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Africa Foresight Network (AFN)

Pan-African community of foresight practitioners and researchers promoting anticipatory policymaking, with a working paper series and capacity-building workshops.

Awaiting verificationJohannesburg, South AfricaAssociations & networks

At a glance

Type
Associations & networks
Parent organisation
University of the Witwatersrand School of Governance (convener)
Based in
Johannesburg, South Africa
Futures focus
Futures is its whole purpose
Regions covered
Africa
Languages
EN
Latest dated output seen
2026-01

What it works on

Governance and policy

Services

ResearchReportsWorkshopsEventsTraining

Recent outputs

Questions about Africa Foresight Network (AFN)

What is Africa Foresight Network (AFN)?

Pan-African community of foresight practitioners and researchers promoting anticipatory policymaking, with a working paper series and capacity-building workshops.

Where is Africa Foresight Network (AFN) based?

Africa Foresight Network (AFN) is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

What does Africa Foresight Network (AFN) focus on?

Its futures work covers governance and policy. Typical outputs include network, policy_research.

Which organisations do similar work to Africa Foresight Network (AFN)?

Organisations doing similar work include Consortium for Scenario Planning, Network of Parliamentary Futures Committees (Latin America and Caribbean), Global Anticipatory Policy (GAP) Coalition. The 311 Institute advises boards and leadership teams worldwide on emerging technologies, megatrends and the future of their industries.

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