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Thinking Africa’s
futures together

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.

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Research

We advance rigorous research that rethinks Africa’s place in the world

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Creative Work

We support artists and scholars whose work crosses disciplinary and cultural boundaries.

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Public Engagement

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

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The Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Futures grows out of the rich intellectual tradition

Building African futures requires shared commitment. We welcome partnerships that sustain research and dialogue.