Accelerating Africa’s inclusive and sustainable growth agenda
Africa’s economic outlook remains mixed. It features several of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but the average growth rate is below the global average. Commodity driven economies still face hardship, but also offer opportunities for economic diversification and reforms.
Regional agenda
The Forum’s Africa regional community has identified three priorities: integration, industrialization and innovation. The community is addressing these issues through thought leadership, by fostering scalable innovative collaborations, and by driving rapid transformation.
Current activities in the region are organised in the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda.
Regional engagement with Africa encompasses a series of projects and meetings, which align with the Forum’s System Initiatives.
African countries with high youth employment tend to have higher rates of working poverty, suggesting that young people in the region are not earning enough to improve their lives.
Zimbabue ha introducido una nueva moneda respaldada en oro, el ZiG, con la que las autoridades esperan poner fin a décadas de inestabilidad monetaria.
Last month, Zimbabwe rolled out a new gold-backed currency called the ZiG. Officials hope the ZiG can mitigate the currency instability that has plagued the country for decades.
