Population Growth and Security in Africa

As recent projections estimate, population growth will remain a challenge throughout Africa, although growth rates have slowed over recent decades. Africa’s population will continue to grow strongly over the next few decades, especially in sub-regions such as the Sahel. Many observers and practitioners have started to warn that population growth may escalate distributional conflicts and could increase related challenges such as uncontrolled migration.

Team: Dr. Matthias Basedau, Dr. Eckart Woertz, Dr. Charlotte Heyl & Hana Attia. This project was funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (FFO), 2020-2021. More information can be found here.