Africa Claims Its Rightful Place casts a fresh, panoramic light on a continent poised to reshape the global order. From the lingering legacies of colonialism to shifting centres of power, from climate pressures and armed conflicts to economic transformation and regional cooperation, this book takes readers on a journey through Africa's challenges, ambitions, and untapped potential. Fifty-four diverse nations, rich in cultures, languages, and natural resources, move between internal struggles and external pressures, while a youthful population sketches the outline of a new future.With analytical precision, the author shows how strategic reforms, technological and educational innovation, and regional collaboration could propel Africa to a position of real influence in a world increasingly moving beyond Western dominance. Yet the study is grounded in realism: full continental integration is distant, and pragmatic alliances of states may form the true foundation of Africa's emerging power. Bold, insightful, and forward-looking, Africa Claims Its Rightful Place invites readers to see Africa not as a passive stage, but as a dynamic actor whose vision, leadership, and imagination will shape its trajectory to 2040 and beyond. Paul Lookman is a Dutch geopolitical analyst and author based in Belgium. Writing for Geopolitiek in Context and De Wereld Morgen, his work has been republished by NRC, ChinaSquare, NATO Watch Observatory, and Russia in Global Affairs. Author of three books, he is known for nonconformist perspectives on global politics, drawing on field experience in over 60 countries and close engagement with leading scholars and institutions. For a comprehensive statement of the author's beliefs, mission and credentials, visit

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