This year’s edition drew financial backing from 32 global private-sector organisations, double the number present in 2024—a clear indicator of the Forum’s expanding global stature.

Africa sits at the centre of the global race for minerals that will power the world’s future yet historically, Africans have ...

When in 2013 Aliko Dangote dreamt of establishing the first privately–owned refinery in his country, he turned ...

For decades, African economies grappled with limited private investment flows, constrained by perceptions of high risk, weak regulatory systems, and insufficient project preparation.

Amid rising debt and falling development aid, African nations must turn to private capital and intra-continental trade for ...

Africa’s relationship with global capital is evolving from aid de- pendency to assertive invest- ment partnerships. While geo- political competition presents both risks and opportunities, the ...

Makhtar Diop has enjoyed a long and varied career, in politics as well as at international financial institutions. He was recently appointed vice-president for infrastructure at the World Bank, after ...

Whilst illicit financial flows are widespread, systemic and aggressively international in nature, Africa is perhaps most vulnerable to their existence and impact. Estimates from the Organisation for ...

Founded by white mining magnates, the Rand Club mirrors South Africa’s rise and fall as the capital of the global gold ...