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The Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Futures grows out of the rich intellectual tradition
The Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Futures is a space of inquiry and imagination, situated at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. Drawing on Africa’s histories and lived realities, it cultivates scholarship, art and debate that insist on Africa as a site of knowledge and imagination about the future.
We advance rigorous research that rethinks Africa’s place in the world
We support artists and scholars whose work crosses disciplinary and cultural boundaries.
We engage the public through seminars, exhibitions and collaborative initiatives that make futures thinking accessible and urgent.
The Centre brings together scholarship, creativity and public dialogue to make futures thinking a shared African resource
Our approach is collaborative and rigorous, linking research, residencies and public engagement in ways that serve institutions and communities
The Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Futures grows out of the rich intellectual tradition