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World Economic Forum on Africa 2009

More than 900 participants from 50 countries participated in the 19th World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, 10-12 June 2009, under the theme Implications of the Global Economic Crisis for Africa. While sub-Saharan Africa was less impacted by the global recession than most other emerging regions, the economic crisis represented both a challenge and an opportunity, business and political leaders said.

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  • 10 Nov 10  Africa 2009 - Africa Brainstorming
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  • 19 Nov 10  Africa 2009 - FIFA World Cup 2010
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Sessions

  • Africa's Roadmap: From Crisis to Opportunity
  • Why Green Thinking Is Smart Thinking
  • Political Leaders in Changing Times
  • Reconstructing Zimbabwe
  • Innovative Financing for Africa's Growth
  • A New Climate for Agriculture
  • Access to Energy: Empowering Africa's Development
  • Unlocking the Entrepreneurial Spirit
  • Africa: The World's Potential Breadbasket?
  • Global Redesign Series: The Cost of Conflict
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Co-chairs

  • Kofi Annan photo
  • Soud Ba'alawy photo
  • Jiang Jianqing photo
  • Graham Mackay photo
  • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala photo

Future Events

16 - 18 Apr 12
World Economic Forum on Latin America 2012
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
09 - 11 May 12
World Economic Forum on Africa 2012
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
30 May - 01 Jun 12
World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012
Bangkok, Thailand
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Past Events

25 - 29 Jan 12
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
12 - 14 Nov 11
India Economic Summit 2011
Mumbai, India
21 - 23 Oct 11
Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World
Dead Sea, Jordan
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Media Coverage

  • African Development Bank Group
  • World Economic Forum 2009: Kofi Annan calls for more rubust civil society
  • 19th WEF on Africa "just about elite agendas"
  • Launch of the 2009 Africa Competitiveness Report
  • African leaders need to turn crisis around-report

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