Future Africa – A unique pan-African platform
Future Africa is the University of Pretoria’s collaborative platform for research that works across the sciences and with society to address Africa’s biggest and most urgent contemporary challenges. Our fundamental purpose is to develop and unleash the transformative potential of African sciences to inform and inspire a future of thriving African societies.
Link to: Transformative research leadership capacity development
Objective 2
To develop Africa’s transformative research leadership capabilities.
Link to: Global Networks and Partnerships
Objective 3
To build transformative global partnerships for African research.
Link to: Dialogue and Action for Change
Objective 4
To foster a culture of dialogue and action for change in African research.
Link to: Dialogue and Action for Change
Objective 5
To serve as a globally recognised African destination
Sustainable African Food Systems
Global Equity in Africa
African Science and Technology Futures
One Health
Sustainability Transformations in Africa
Future Africa to support new Africa–Asia partnership on innovation, skills and leadership development
Future Africa will help implement a new UP–AfDB–University of Tokyo partnership, signed on 14 November 2025, to advance Africa–Asia collaboration on innovation, leadership development and sustainable industrialisation.