World Economic Forum (Geneva)
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May 23
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Africa: Global Enabling Trade Report 2012 [press release]
Geneva, Switzerland, 23 May 2012 - East Asian economies have recorded marked improvements in their ability to enable trade, while traditional frontrunners Singapore and Hong Kong... Read more »
May 18
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Africa: Obama Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Investments for Continent's Agriculture
Over forty-five companies have committed to invest over US$ 3 billion in Africa's agricultural sector as part of the G8's New Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security initiative,... Read more »
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Africa: Today, Food Security on the Continent is More Than Just a Dream [editorial]
Africa's "lion" economies are widely touted to become the next global growth pole, much as Asian tiger economies were in previous decades and, clichés aside, the optimism is... Read more »
May 14
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Africa: Young Leaders Call for Change [press release]
Young African leaders called for greater optimism and transformative change to bring about a more positive image of their continent at the closing plenary session of the World... Read more »
May 10
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Four African leaders at the World Economic Forum meeting on Africa agreed that honesty, vision, clear priorities, responsibility, accountability and perseverance are... Read more »
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Africa: Political Energy Needed to Boost Intra-African Trade
It is time to move past diagnosis of why African countries do not trade nearly enough with each other or to the degree that they should or could, Pascal Lamy, Director-General,... Read more »
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Africa: Leaders Rally Private Sector to Accelerate Agricultural Transformation
African agriculture is undergoing a transformation, creating a new era of opportunity for both farmers and investors, according to African and global leaders at the World Economic... Read more »
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Ethiopia: Can Nation Rise to Its Next Big Challenge? [column]
Ethiopia is a fascinating location for this year's regional World Economic Forum on Africa, not least because of the nation's recent amazing progress, and the remaining challenges... Read more »
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Africa: The Continent of Opportunity [column]
It is with a great deal of optimism and pride that I prepare for my role as Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Africa in the country of my birth. Read more »
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Africa: Supporting Sustainable Development Through Mutual Capitalism [column]
The World Economic Forum is travelling to Ethiopia this week to bring together the voices of Africa and help transform the region. This blog post is part of the One Year One Change... Read more »
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Africa: Balancing Economic Growth With True Sustainability [column]
I am privileged to attend the World Economic Forum for the first time. For me, it is very poignant that this forum is taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addis is not only... Read more »
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Africa: Lexicon of Health Care for Continent - M Is for Mobility, T Is for Transport [column]
In my last blog I wrote about the focus on innovation at the World Economic Forum for Africa. One of the most significant changes in development in Africa is the spread of the use... Read more »
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Africa: Building a Pan-African Literary Agency for Children [column]
The World Economic Forum is travelling to Ethiopia this week to bring together the voices of Africa and help transform the region. 32 Global Shapers from across the continent will... Read more »
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Africa has experienced the best decade of the past 50 years, but there are still challenges that need to be tackled, said Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank... Read more »
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Africa: Philanthropic Fund Ensures Engagement of Young Global Leaders From the Continent Civil Society Groups [press release]
A group of six Young Global Leaders (YGLs) from Africa are being supported by the African Fellowship Programme which was set up in May 2011 by Aliko Dangote, President and Chief... Read more »
May 9
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Africa: Can Entrepreneurs Transform the Continent's Brand? [column]
This meeting, held this year in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, is about Africa's Transformation. And there is no greater transformation taking place than in the continent's... Read more »
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Africa: 2022 - a Tipping Point for the Continent? [column]
How to describe this moment in Africa? Not to be dramatic, but yet it is dramatic. This is the deluge; history is speeding up in the continent like a muddy river in the rainy... Read more »
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North Africa: What If Frustrated Young People See No Alternative to Terrorism? [interview]
Ikram ul-Majeed Sehgal, who has rehabilitated former terrorists, on the risks of allowing hopelessness to take root. The interview is part of the Risk Response Network's "What if?"... Read more »
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Africa: Continent is Looking for Partners not Donors [column]
In January, I was at the World Economic Forum in Davos as a Global Shaper representing Ethiopia and the Addis Hub. This meant a very rare and unique opportunity to meet and share... Read more »
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Africa: Leading African Social Entrepreneurs Awarded At World Economic Forum
Five leading innovators were named the Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2012 Africa by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship at the World Economic Forum on Africa in... Read more »
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Africa: Over 700 Leaders from Over 70 Countries Convene in Addis Ababa [press release]
Over 700 from more than 70 countries to participate at the World Economic Forum on Africa this week. The meeting will take place in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia for the first time,... Read more »
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Africa: Finding a Solution for the Continent's Energy Gap [column]
In advance of the World Economic Forum on Africa, Sameer Hajee, CEO of Nuru Energy, discusses the need for a new approach to energy poverty. Read more »
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Africa: One Change, One Year, One Continent [column]
The World Economic Forum is travelling to Ethiopia this week to bring together the voices of Africa and help transform the region. This blog post is part of the One Year One Change... Read more »
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Africa: Doing Development Differently [column]
What is the difference between a social entrepreneur and an entrepreneur original, the entrepreneur-on-the-rocks? Read more »
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Nigeria: Racing Towards Rights for the Disabled [column]
Nigerians with Disabilities have been struggling for years to end social exclusion, to no avail. In 2007, several interested parties took the bull by the horns. The Association for... Read more »
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