Thank you for your interest but just a couple of hours ago i was directed to what i needed. I should probably remove this question as it is no longer needed
This question is good and I do not recommend that you remove it as stated earlier in your reply. You may share what you found here to inform all followers with the valuable answer.
Raster files of global land use scenarios for the year 2050 can be found at www.environmentalgeography.nl. These were generated by peter verburg and colleagues who have published in this field.
Hlelowenkosi - for a land use layer of Africa this can be downloaded from Sedac-NASA under the title Anthropogenic biomes of the world