Africa 2050
An integrated vision for productive, connected and resilient development
Ten outcomes describing the capabilities a transformed economy would hold. Each is a direction of travel supported by programs, not a forecast or a commitment.
How to read this
These are outcomes, not targets. A target implies a figure someone has committed to; an outcome describes the state the strategy works toward. Where numbers appear anywhere on this platform, they carry a data-confidence level stating how well evidenced they are.
Connected Africa
Multimodal transport linking production to markets
Develop multimodal transport systems connecting farms, production zones, cities, ports and regional markets, so that distance ceases to be the principal cost in reaching a customer.
Programs
- Strategic Road Corridors
- Bridge Modernization
- Rail Modernization
- Urban Mass Transit
- Port Connectivity
- Airport Modernization
- Logistics Hubs
- Intelligent Transport Systems
Powered Africa
Reliable, affordable and diversified electricity
Strengthen reliable, affordable and diversified electricity supply to support households, hospitals, industries, digital infrastructure and productive enterprises.
Programs
- Hydropower optimization
- Utility-scale solar
- Distributed solar
- Battery storage
- Transmission modernization
- Distribution modernization
- Mini-grids
- Industrial power systems
- Energy efficiency
Industrial Africa
From resource export to value creation
Build processing and manufacturing capability so that agricultural and mineral output is transformed domestically, retaining both value and employment within the producing regions.
Programs
- Agro-processing
- Construction materials
- Wood transformation
- Textiles
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Packaging
- Renewable-energy components
- Special Economic Zones
Food-Secure Africa
Production that reaches market in saleable condition
Reduce post-harvest loss and stabilise producer incomes through storage, cold chain, processing and reliable market access, addressing the value chain at the point where output is actually lost.
Programs
- Improved inputs
- Irrigation
- Storage
- Cold chain
- Processing
- Market access
- Agricultural finance
Healthy Africa
Care available regionally, not only in the largest cities
Modernise regional facilities and establish specialist capacity domestically, so that routine and emergency treatment does not depend on travel, and specialist procedures need not be sought abroad.
Programs
- Regional hospitals
- Specialist centers
- Diagnostics
- Digital health
- Pharmaceutical production
- Medical training
Skilled Africa
The capability to build and operate what is built
Develop technical and vocational capability aligned to the trades national programmes require, so that delivery and operation draw on a domestic workforce.
Programs
- TVET network
- Industrial apprenticeships
- STEM
- Teacher development
- Digital skills
- Entrepreneurship
Digital Africa
Connectivity institutions can depend on
Extend broadband, data centre and cloud capability with the redundancy that lets public services, enterprise and education place critical functions on the network.
Programs
- National broadband
- Fiber backbone
- Data centers
- Government cloud
- Cybersecurity
- Digital identity
Urban Africa
Cities where systems are planned together
Coordinate mobility, drainage, water, waste, housing and digital services within each city, sequencing by the constraint that limits the others.
Programs
- Mobility
- Drainage
- Waste
- Water
- Housing
- Public spaces
- Climate resilience
Sustainable Africa
Resilience designed in, not added afterward
Treat environmental and climate assessment as an input to design, protecting the watersheds, forests and coastlines on which agriculture, energy and settlement all depend.
Programs
- Watershed protection
- Forest monitoring
- Flood resilience
- Coastal resilience
- Circular economy
- Biodiversity protection
Investment-Ready Africa
Projects prepared to the standard capital can assess
Raise the quality and transparency of project preparation so that suitable opportunities can progress toward credible financing, with every figure carrying its evidence level.
Programs
- Project preparation
- Commercial structuring
- Investment passports
- Data rooms
- PPP screening
- Capital matching
An outcome is only credible if the route to it is written down.
Every outcome above resolves into programs, and every program into projects carrying a readiness level and a data-confidence classification. That chain is what separates a strategy from an aspiration.