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Africa:
Kenya's Global ICT Ranking Shoots Up
CIO, 5 June 2015
Kenya has moved six positions up in this year's ICT Network Readiness Index revealed at this year's World Economic Forum in Cape Town. Read more »
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South Africa:
Motsepe Says He Backs Meaningful BEE in SA
News24Wire, 5 June 2015
While there should be more focus on entrepreneurship and business competitiveness in South Africa, billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe said he still ultimately supported black… Read more »
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South Africa:
Motsepes in Multi-Million Rand Social Entrepreneur Pact
News24Wire, 4 June 2015
World Economic Forum (WEF) executive chair Klaus Schwab and WEF on Africa co-chair Patrice Motsepe might be the big names of the forum, but their wives had a moment in the sun on… Read more »
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South Africa:
Last Day of WEF Africa 2015
SAnews.gov.za, 5 June 2015
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Africa 2015 will wrap up later today after a host of ministers participate in various sessions. Read more »
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Africa:
U.S. Govt Delegates Report on WEF on Africa
State Department, 4 June 2015
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) President and CEO Elizabeth Littlefield; U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Director Leocadia I. Zak; Millennium Challenge… Read more »
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Africa:
WEF Names Africa Growth Finalists
News24Wire, 3 June 2015
The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced its selection of Global Growth Companies (GGCs) regional finalists for Africa on Wednesday. Read more »
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Africa:
WEF Turns Spotlight On African Economies
DW, 2 June 2015
Business experts from Africa and the rest of the world meet in Cape Town to debate past progress and future prospects for the continent's economies. The forum precedes a conference… Read more »
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Africa:
Africa Needs New Healthcare Model
WEF, 2 June 2015
Social development and economic growth in Africa are increasingly being recognised as critical in the effort of steering the continent towards the right direction. Dr Anuschka… Read more »
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Africa:
NGO Calls for Tax Reform to Benefit Africa
Oxfam, 2 June 2015
Africa is known as the ‘paradox of plenty’. How can a continent so rich in natural resources be so poor? Read more »
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Africa:
Quantum Leap Needed for African Agriculture
WEF, 2 June 2015
Agriculture is sub-Saharan Africa's main industry. It employs 65% of its labour force, accounts for one third of gross domestic product and is expected to grow in value by a factor… Read more »
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Africa:
'Internet of Everything' Will Drive Africa's Growth
WEF, 2 June 2015
As Africa's leaders gather for the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, one of the most important discussions will be about the impact of technology on the continent's… Read more »
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Africa:
Africa At the Crossroads
OPIC, 1 June 2015
When world and regional leaders gather in Cape Town for the World Economic Forum this week, they will no doubt hear about the enticing potential of Africa: the companies, the… Read more »
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Africa:
How to Make Sustainable Development a Reality
WEF, 2 June 2015
The 25th World Economic Forum on Africa aims to focus on the continent's efforts to enhance competitiveness, invest in human capital, strengthen risk resilience and harness… Read more »
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Africa:
New Blueprint Offers Hope of Closing Africa's Infrastructure Deficit
WEF, 1 June 2015
The challenge of how to address Africa's massive $100+ billion annual infrastructure deficit is a step closer to being met, following a three-year project by the World Economic… Read more »
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Africa:
Revealed: the Digital Poverty Holding Back Global Growth and Development
WEF, 15 April 2015
The Global Information Technology Report 2015 finds a growing digital divide within and across countries, with the full economic and social benefits of the internet only available… Read more »
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Africa:
Will Africa Feed Itself Within the Next 15 Years?
WEF, 23 January 2015
Africa will be able to feed itself in the next 15 years. That's one of the big "bets on the future" that Bill and Melinda Gates have made in their foundation's latest annual… Read more »