Focus on Leadership and Education
African countries should focus on raising the quality of leadership and education to capitalize fully on the growing opportunities available thanks to strong economic growth and the significant decrease in conflict in recent years, business and government leaders said at the closing session of the 18th World Economic Forum on Africa.................................................................................................
African business ready to forge new kinds of global partnerships
The private sector is poised to play a growing role to help Africa become more competitive and forge international alliances that extend beyond the customary handouts that have long characterized the region’s relationship with rich countries. That conclusion emerged as one point of consensus among panellists in a session entitled “Taking Control of Global Partnerships” at the World Economic Forum on Africa today.................................................................................................
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Support for Smallholders Key to Addressing Food Crisis
Governments, multilateral organizations and aid agencies should ensure that African smallholders receive the inputs they need for the next planting season and create the conditions for sustained growth in agriculture to defuse what Jacob G. Zuma, President of the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa, called a “time bomb” of food prices that could lead to an “uprising” should the poor be “cut out from buying food”.Push for peace a priority in Africa
At the opening plenary session of the 18th World Economic Forum on Africa, five African government leaders welcomed the progress that their countries have made in recent years but also highlighted the challenges faced by the continent, notably food security, the management of resources, political development and sustainable growth. “Africa is evolving very well in the correct direction,” said Thabo Mbeki, the President of South Africa.>> More news