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Sahel front
From News 17 May 2012

Getting the right response to food shortages in the Sahel

The brewing food crisis in the Sahel has been overstated, and the headlines fail to identify the core causes of food insecurity

Entrepreneur(1C)
From News 15 May 2012

Supporting Africa's Entrepreneurs

Start-ups do not need bank finance, but a culture in which entrepreneurship can grow

Kofi Annan WEF new front
From News 11 May 2012

Africa Progress Report: Growing inequalities threaten African success

Strong African economic performance risks being undermined by social disparities

Pascal Lamy front
From News 11 May 2012

African businesses should lobby for openness

At the World Economic Forum on Africa, Pascal Lamy, director general of the WTO, argued trade openness fosters development

Ethiopia building front
From News 10 May 2012

CDC launches Ethiopia private equity fund

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, is investing $15m into the SGI Ethiopia Growth and Transformation Fund

Hailemariam Desalegn
From Reports

WEF Africa 2012: Ethiopia’s moment

As the home of the African Union, and of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa can claim to be the diplomatic capital of the continent, writes Hailemariam Desalegn, deputy prime minister of Ethiopia 

Doug McMillon
From Reports

WEF Africa 2012: Doug McMillon, President and Chief Executive of Walmart International

“Our investment in Massmart is really an investment in the continent of Africa. We believe in Africa”

Kofi Annan front
From Reports

WEF Africa 2012: Africa’s growth must become more inclusive

Wherever you go in the world, increasing inequality and lack of opportunities are growing causes of anger and concern, writes Kofi Annan, chair of the Africa Progress Panel and a co-chair of this year’s World Economic Forum on Africa

Investment flows
From Reports

WEF Africa 2012: Building investment flows to match Afro-optimism

Business sentiment is bullish, but there remains a gulf between an improving reputation and concrete investment flows

Cesar A. Hidalgo
From Reports

WEF Africa 2012: The Observatory of Economic Complexity

A new online tool monitors “the genes of economic development”

More articles from TIA

From Development

Karel de Gucht, European Trade Commissioner

“The idea that we need the African market to develop and to recover is not necessarily true”

From Business

Africa’s growing appeal as a desination for FDI

With confidence in Africa’s business sector on the rise, the continent is well placed to capture the foreign direct investment flows heading to emerging and frontier economies

Articles from fDi Intelligence

Articles from fDi Intelligence

Zambia experiences large FDI increase for 2011

The levels of FDI into Zambia increased markedly in 2011 compared to the previous year, according to data supplied by fDi  Markets .

South Africa enjoys record year for FDI

South Africa had its best year ever for FDI in 2011, attracting more than 150 projects for the first time, and is on course for another record-breaking year in 2012.

Finland’s Adelia Group targets DRC’s Équateur province

With political tensions in the country easing, Finnish natural resources company Adelia Group is looking to take advantage of untapped opportunities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Global governance lags behind globalisation: Unctad

A recently released report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development suggests that developing countries must approach governance and regulation with the same urgency as developed countries in order to ensure the sustainable growth of their economies.

Arab Spring tempers Middle East and Africa FDI growth

While FDI numbers increased in the Middle East and Africa in 2011, capital investment was down slightly and job creation only showed a slight rise.

World Economic Forum 2012: Videos

World Economic Forum on Africa 2012 video, part of 'The African growth series'

 

This Is Africa’s editorial team discuss some of the main themes covered in our 2012 supplement for the World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa, from May 9 - 11. This Is Africa will be in Ethiopia, bringing you daily coverage, live streams and social media updates.

World Economic Forum 2012

ThisIsAfricaOnline.com features special coverage of the forthcoming World Economic Forum annual meeting, being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, running on 09-11 May 2012.

Visit our WEF Africa 2012 page to see details of:

  • A special report
  • Pre event interviews
  • Live streaming
  • Live updates from the event