Africa’s geography isn’t likely to produce a super power so as to make the continent the “center of humanity’s future” at least in terms of the center of power. The lack of fertile farmland, lack of navigable rivers, lack of deep water ports, lack of self sustainable regional security, and general difficulty getting goods to markets is going to leave Africa seriously capital poor. That is, unless there is some technological development that turns off the geographic disadvantages.<p>If trends continue then it will exceed Asia as the most populous continent, but, due to the lack of capital it will also suffer a severe brain drain as regions with excess capital scoop up the best and the brightest to augment their falling or stagnant populations.