Davos 2025: African solutions to navigating change

Davos 2025: African solutions to navigating change

This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos will be held under the theme of the ‘Intelligent Age’. Rapid advancements in AI, quantum computing and blockchain are set to reshape the world as we know it – and the forum provides an opportunity for African leaders from government and business to think about how best to cultivate these enormous opportunities.

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WEF 2025: Ramaphosa sets out G20 priorities in Davos address

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Jan 24th, 2025

WEF 2025: Ramaphosa sets out G20 priorities in Davos address

By Omar Ben Yedder

WEF 2025: S&P Global Ratings insists that it rates Africa fairly

Finance

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Jan 22nd, 2025

WEF 2025: S&P Global Ratings insists that it rates Africa fairly

By Omar Ben Yedder

WEF 2025: Africa’s $1.5 trillion tech opportunity

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Jan 21st, 2025

WEF 2025: Africa’s $1.5 trillion tech opportunity

By Chido Munyati

WEF 2025: Fragmentation will hit multinationals, say economists

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Jan 16th, 2025

WEF 2025: Fragmentation will hit multinationals, say economists

By Camilla Mina

WEF Davos 2025: Africa’s positive energy can light darkening globe

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Jan 16th, 2025

WEF Davos 2025: Africa’s positive energy can light darkening globe

By Anver Versi

Africa House plans to spark discussions at WEF Davos 2025

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Dec 30th, 2024

Africa House plans to spark discussions at WEF Davos 2025

By Kwame Ofori Appiah

Women in Africa are better off but equality remains out of reach

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Nov 27th, 2024

Women in Africa are better off but equality remains out of reach

By African Business

South Africa’s G20 presidency: a chance to tackle the debt crisis

Finance

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Dec 16th, 2024

South Africa’s G20 presidency: a chance to tackle the debt crisis

By Vera Songwe

The case for an African-centric sustainability index

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Dec 17th, 2024

The case for an African-centric sustainability index

By Isaac Fokuo

WEF 2025: Africa’s $1.5 trillion tech opportunity

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Jan 21st, 2025

WEF 2025: Africa’s $1.5 trillion tech opportunity

By Chido Munyati

Why it’s time for a Buy African Act

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Jan 10th, 2025

Why it’s time for a Buy African Act

By Thebe Ikalafeng

Unlocking Africa’s potential

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Jan 7th, 2025

Unlocking Africa’s potential

By African Business

Opportunities and challenges in a shifting global landscape

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Jan 7th, 2025

Opportunities and challenges in a shifting global landscape

By African Business

Closing the infrastructure gap

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Jan 7th, 2025

Closing the infrastructure gap

By African Business

Zipporah Maubane on Shifting Negative Stereotypes about Africa

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Jan 17th, 2025

Zipporah Maubane on Shifting Negative Stereotypes about Africa

By African Business

The reality of infrastructure investment in Africa – it’s attractive

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Jan 16th, 2025

The reality of infrastructure investment in Africa – it’s attractive

By Alain Ebobissé

Akinwumi Adesina: the African Development Bank you see today is different

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Nov 28th, 2024

Akinwumi Adesina: the African Development Bank you see today is different

By Omar Ben Yedder

Exclusive interview: Nigeria finance minister Wale Edun on reforms

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Jan 6th, 2025

Exclusive interview: Nigeria finance minister Wale Edun on reforms

By African Business

Inside Nigeria’s plan to overhaul healthcare

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Jan 16th, 2025

Inside Nigeria’s plan to overhaul healthcare

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South Africa showcases the success of public-private economic collaboration

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Jan 8th, 2025

South Africa showcases the success of public-private economic collaboration

By Dianna Games

 South Africa’s bold green energy ambitions 

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Jan 8th, 2025

 South Africa’s bold green energy ambitions 

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South Africa ready to unleash infrastructure boom

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Jan 8th, 2025

South Africa ready to unleash infrastructure boom

By David Thomas

South Africa’s banks grow revenues as economic climate improves

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Dec 20th, 2024

South Africa’s banks grow revenues as economic climate improves

By Harry Clynch

Old Mutual Strengthens Offerings Across Africa

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Jan 8th, 2025

Old Mutual Strengthens Offerings Across Africa

By African Business

Navigating trade priorities in a complex world

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Jan 8th, 2025

Navigating trade priorities in a complex world

By Dianna Games

Cape Town tech hub brings corporates and innovators together

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Aug 6th, 2024

Cape Town tech hub brings corporates and innovators together

By David Thomas

Ecobank’s $400m fundraising offers platform for growth, says CEO

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Dec 12th, 2024

Ecobank’s $400m fundraising offers platform for growth, says CEO

By Omar Ben Yedder

TDB chief: “Influential actors choose to label trade finance wrongly”

Finance

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Jan 13th, 2025

TDB chief: “Influential actors choose to label trade finance wrongly”

By Omar Ben Yedder

Leading in 2025: from regional consolidation to driving the Global Africa agenda

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Jan 16th, 2025

Leading in 2025: from regional consolidation to driving the Global Africa agenda

By African Business

Taking Africa to the world

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Jan 16th, 2025

Taking Africa to the world

By Kwame Ofori Appiah

From extraction to value addition

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Jan 16th, 2025

From extraction to value addition

By Kwame Ofori Appiah

Creating a multi-billion dollar creative industry

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Jan 16th, 2025

Creating a multi-billion dollar creative industry

By African Business

Unlocking the constraints of trade finance

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Jan 16th, 2025

Unlocking the constraints of trade finance

By Kwame Ofori Appiah

Empowering Africa’s brightest minds to lead the digital revolution

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Jan 7th, 2025

Empowering Africa’s brightest minds to lead the digital revolution

By African Business

‘People who don’t use AI will be replaced with people who do’

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Jan 3rd, 2025

‘People who don’t use AI will be replaced with people who do’

By Omar Ben Yedder

This is Africa’s digital decade, says Google’s Okosi

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Nov 7th, 2024

This is Africa’s digital decade, says Google’s Okosi

By Lennox Yieke

Africa Improved Foods targets shift to commercial food production

Business

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Jan 2nd, 2025

Africa Improved Foods targets shift to commercial food production

By Kwame Ofori Appiah

Olam Agri: shaping the futureof global food systems

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Jan 7th, 2025

Olam Agri: shaping the futureof global food systems

By African Business

Mining Indaba 2025: putting communities at the heart of mining’s future

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Jan 7th, 2025

Mining Indaba 2025: putting communities at the heart of mining’s future

By Collen Dlamini

High-tech Moroccan university takes on the Ivy League

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Jan 15th, 2025

High-tech Moroccan university takes on the Ivy League

By African Business

A new era for African female leadership and investment: The FLAIR Summit, London 2025

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Jan 7th, 2025

A new era for African female leadership and investment: The FLAIR Summit, London 2025

By African Business

WEF 2025: Davos, Africa and the ‘Intelligent Age’

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Jan 14th, 2025

WEF 2025: Davos, Africa and the ‘Intelligent Age’

By Camilla Mina