World Economic Forum on Africa

3–5 May 2017 Durban, South Africa

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Search for Africa’s Top Female Innovators

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Undersecretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

Winnie Byanyima

Frédéric Lemoine

Global Chair, Boston Consulting Group

Ulrich Spiesshofer

Agenda in Focus: Africa 2017 View all

Forest Whitaker: How young people can break the cycle of violence

Forest Whitaker 02 May 2017

Winnie Byanyima: We need a new African economic system that works for everyone

Winnie Byanyima 03 May 2017

Meet the imam of Africa’s first gay-friendly mosque

Anna Bruce-Lockhart 04 May 2017

Top stories from day two of the World Economic Forum on Africa 2017

Anna Bruce-Lockhart 04 May 2017

Which are Africa's most competitive countries?

Anna Bruce-Lockhart 04 May 2017

3 ways to make rich Africa work for poor Africans

Elsie S. Kanza 26 Apr 2017

Here's what's happening to African jobs - in 5 charts

Till Leopold and Vesselina Stefanova Ratcheva 03 May 2017

How to follow and embed our Africa 2017 meeting

Ross Chainey 27 Apr 2017

Forget internet scams: young Nigerians now use digital tech for good

'Gbenga Sesan 26 Apr 2017