Africa is growing in leaps and bounds. What exactly should set the agenda for Africa in Davos? At Africa Shine, here are the issues we believe should be covered at Davos in regards to Africa.
1. Stability and Democracy
Democracy is taking hold in Africa, but it needs to be strengthened. There needs to be more peaceful elections and less military coups. In the last year alone, there were seven peaceful elections. However, there were also coups or near coups in several African countries. For instance, the coup in Burkina Faso and the near coup in The Gambia shaved off some of the light in regards to stability and democracy in Africa.
2. Business and Economic Growth.
The environment for business in Africa needs to be improved. In the World Bank ease of doing business index, many countries in Africa do not rank as great places to do business. Only Mauritius, Botswana, and Rwanda rank high up in the list, and admittedly, many countries must do more to improve the climate of
doing business in Africa. It would also be important to ensure that Africa gets fair trade terms from the rest of the world so that it gains more from its wealth and resources.
3. Ebola.
Ebola is a disease that has affected the three West African countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to a great deal. However, according to WHO, the disease is being contained, and the infection rates are now down. Schools are being reopened, and life is getting back to normal. Even though these three countries have lost a great deal of lives and GDP- 9,000 lives and up to 1 percent of Africa's GDP has been lost, the future nevertheless looks brighter.
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