Documentary Provides Roadmap For Africa To Unlock Its Potential
South African think tank the Brenthurst Foundation has unveiled its latest documentary, entitled the Asian Aspiration, which promises to provide a roadmap for Africa to unlock its potential.
Narrated by Bobi Wine, and featuring contributions from former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn, The Asian Aspiration is a short documentary which asks a simple question: can Africa be the next Asia?
Based on the popular book of the same name, the documentary draws on research from across 30 countries in Africa and Asia, to see how Asia’s story of rapid and successful development can be emulated in Africa.
The film takes a look at the economic and political circumstances which precipitated the meteoric rise of some of Asia’s biggest economies, specifically Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam. It then examines how these circumstances can replicated in Africa by prioritising business, eradicating corruption and opening up to foreign expertise.
The Asian Aspiration offers a roadmap for African countries to no longer be prisoners of their past, but rather to unlock their potential and lift their populations out of poverty.
The Brenthurst Foundation is a Johannesburg-based think tank which supports African development and seeks to strengthen the continent’s economic performance. Since 2004 it has provided policy advice to a number of African governments and regularly publishes research aimed at addressing the greatest problems facing Africa.