The World Ahead 2026 is the 40th edition of The Economist’s future-gazing annual, published every November since 1986, to provide a guide to the trends, themes and people likely to shape the coming ...
In many ways, there has never been a better time to be born African. Since 1960, average life expectancy has risen by more than half, from 41 years to 64. The share of children dying before their ...