Africa’s next Billion

WEF on Africa – Today the World Economic Forum in Davos brought a very interesting discussion on Africa. “We’re enjoying in Africa what I call the democracy dividend“, said Ghana’s president John Dramani Mahama. The basic assumption behind almost all statements was that Africa will be the success story for the next decades. Although, with Africa’s population rising to 2 billion by 2050, what actions are needed now to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth? Watch the interesting discussion here: https://webcasts.weforum.org/widget/1/davos2014?p=1&pi=1&a=52642 WEF on Africa  

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