Chido Munyati is the Head of Africa, and a Global Leadership Fellow, at the World Economic Forum. Chido previously worked as a lawyer at the leading Swiss law firm, Froriep, and the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Seismic change is underway in Africa. The United Nations projects that sub-Saharan Africa will account for more than half of the growth of the world’s population between 2022 and 2050. Th...
As the world converges for COP28, Africa stands at a critical juncture in its fight against climate change. At COP27, the resounding call echoed across the continent and beyond: bridging ...
“On this continent we can see, as under a magnifying glass, the challenges facing the world. But we also see its great potential,” said Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the Inte...
The African Union (AU) has been made a permanent member of the G20, in a move that has been broadly welcomed for giving the continent an important voice on key global issues.
African leaders have proposed a range of new global taxes to fund climate change action.
Africa is a continent teeming with youthful energy and untapped potential, boasting the world’s youngest population with more than 60% of the continent's population under the age of 25. T...
Transformative change is underway in the African automotive industry as trade begins under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The COVID-19 pandemic brushed away any doubt as to the importance of functioning and productive pharmaceutical industries.
African logistics have struggled to cater to the country’s growing population and dynamic private sector for far too long. New research suggests that is about to change — and the benefits...
Agriculture accounts for roughly one-third of the African continent’s GDP, provides a livelihood for 50% of the population and feeds hundreds of millions of people on the continent and be...
At a time of multiple, overlapping global challenges – from climate change to energy shocks to rising inflation and a cost-of-living crisis – the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFT...
Africa needs cheap, affordable and modern energy solutions to realise its development goals. Projections show that one in four of the world’s people will be sub-Saharan African in 2050. A...
With a growth rate of 4.5% in 2021, sub-Saharan Africa’s economy was starting to recover from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic but this progress has been jeopardized. The war in...
In April 2022, heavy rains, flooding, and subsequent mudslides hit the KwaZulu-Natal coast in South Africa. While efforts are underway to establish the extent of the damage, hundreds of l...
In 2006, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defined capacity development as “the process whereby people, organisations and society as a whole unleash, stren...
