Afrilition: Engineering an operating system for the future, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

Afrilition as a path of evolution outlines key areas, chapter by chapter. It starts by setting out the critical role that women play and will play in African transformation. They make up about half of the African population and are primary child rearers, as well as key contributors, not just to the family but also to the wider African economy. The role of women cannot be overestimated. The African future, without the critical development and full partnership of women, is not just that of poverty but also a severely damaged family unit and fundamentally impaired community. In this part of Afrilition, it explores prototypes of fuller participation, while highlighting some African and Caribbean countries where great strides are being made to build a better and more interdependent world of gender inclusion. It points out the kind of results that this understanding and practice can bring to the African world.