Catalyzing African Union Development Ambition into Action

Frederick S. Pardee Institute for International Futures. (2026). Catalyzing AU development ambition into action: African Union development ambition and International Futures. University of Denver.

For more than 10 years, the Frederick S. Pardee Institute for International Futures has worked with the African Union to support long-term development planning using its International Futures (IFs) model. IFs helps leaders explore different future scenarios and understand how policy decisions could affect areas like the economy, education, health, and governance. This work helped shape the African Union's Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan for Agenda 2063 by providing data-driven targets and supporting the development of the plan's seven "Moonshot" priorities.

The Pardee Institute has also used IFs to study important issues across Africa, including trade, food security, COVID-19 recovery, and long-term development. By showing how different parts of society are connected, IFs helps policymakers compare possible outcomes and make better-informed decisions. The partnership has strengthened development planning across the continent by giving African Union institutions and member countries a reliable tool for planning and measuring progress.