Africa: The $10 Trillion Question: How to End a Lost Decade of Global Productivity

Ten years on from the global financial crisis, the global economy remains locked in a cycle of low or flat productivity growth despite the injection of more than $10 trillion by… Read more »

Africa: African Public Health Foundation to Address Epidemic Preparedness and Response

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the African Union and World Economic Forum, today announces the establishment of the Africa… Read more »

Africa: Debt Pile Looms Over Africa's Fragile Economic Recovery

Africa’s pace of economic growth is set to pick up this year but the recovery remains patchy and debt levels are soaring, adding urgency to the continent’s drive to… Read more »

South Africa: Call for Action from Leaders and Business on Violence against Women

Spiralling levels of violence against women in Africa require immediate action from governments and businesses, including tangible measures to create safe spaces, experts from… Read more »

Africa: Africans Must Concentrate on What Unites Them, Not Seperates Them

The majority of South Africans are appalled at the attacks on African migrants and refugees in the country by South Africans, said its Finance Minister Tito Mboweni at the opening… Read more »

Africa: Youth and Women Key to Making this Africa's Century

Africa can achieve a step change in economic growth by addressing shortfalls in governance, reducing barriers to trade and – crucially – embracing the potential of its… Read more »

Africa: 28th World Economic Forum on Africa To Focus on Inclusive Growth

Sub-Saharan Africa’s future prosperity hinges on the ability of its leaders to create inclusive, sustainable growth at a time of rapid transformation in the Fourth Industrial… Read more »

Africa: From a Refugee Camp to Davos: One Co-Chair's Story

Mohammed Hassan Mohamud has never seen snow. But this week, the deep drifts that sit like thick icing atop the Congress Centre will become familiar as he takes up the role of… Read more »