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Jakkie Cilliers
Jakkie Cilliers is the founder and former Executive Director of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). He currently serves as chair of the ISS Board of Trustees and head of the African Futures and Innovation Programme at the ISS. His two most recent books, Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution (March 2020) and The future of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities (April 2021) take a rigorous look at the continent as a whole.