In the coming decades the magnitude of africas markets and rising influence of its people will intersect with other key trends to shape a new era one in which africas progress finally overshadows its challenges transforming an emerging continent into a global powerhouse the next africa captures this story. The next africa an emerging continent becomes a global power authors jake bright aubrey hruby by irwin barkan august 2016 in april 2014 nigeria quietly passed south africa as the largest economy in africa its gdp registering at 510 billion a staggering increase of 1600 from its 1990 gdp of 31 billion. The next africa an emerging continent becomes a global powerhouse ebook bright jake hruby aubrey amazonin kindle store. The next africa an emerging continent becomes a global powerhouse the next africa will change the way people think about the continent the old narrative of an africa disconnected from the global economy depicted by conflict or corruption and heavily dependent on outside donors is fading a wave of transformation driven by business