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.
Objective 1
To lead transformative research in, and for Africa.
Objective 2
To develop Africa’s transformative research leadership capabilities.
Objective 3
To build transformative global partnerships for African research.
Objective 4
To foster a culture of dialogue and action for change in African research.
Objective 5
To serve as a globally recognised African destination
Health – People – Place (One Health)
Sustainability Transformations in Africa
Climate, Water and Food Nexus
Global Equity in Africa
Future Africa hosts WEF Nexus Advanced school to strengthen research capacity
Researchers and doctoral students from Africa and Asia are building capacity to apply WEF Nexus approaches to interconnected water, energy and food challenges at Future Africa.