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Strive Masiyiwa
Strive Masiyiwa is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Econet Group and one of the early pi
oneers of the mobile telecoms industry in Africa.
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Malado Kaba
Malado Kaba served as the first female Finance Minister of the Republic of Guinea between 2016 an
d 2018.
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Weldon Turner
Weldon Turner was formerly the Director of International Equity Sales/Trading at Credit Suisse in
New York, and has been a senior product manager at RCS Solar, a leading supplier of solar power plants in Europe and Africa.
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Interview with K.Y. Amoako on Africa’s Economic Recovery and Transformation
COVID-19 Africa Watch speaks to K.Y. Amoako, President of the African Center for Economic Transfor
mation, about the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across the continent.
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Small-Scale Farming in the Face of COVID-19 in South Africa: An Interview with Mbali Nwoko
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Mbali Nwoko, CEO of Green Terrace, about how COVID-19 is impacting
small-scale farming in South Africa.
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article
Interview with K.Y. Amoako on Africa’s Economic Recovery and Transformation
Key Takeaways
The following are a few of the main takeaways from COVID-19 Africa Watch’s conversati
on with K.Y. Amoako, Founder and President of the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET):, “Leaders need to build trust with the people, and there’s no better time than to build trust than when you have a crisis – that’s what leadership is about.”
, But beyond that, one thing now that we need to stress, is that you need to build trust. Leaders need to build trust with the people, and there’s no better time to build trust than when you have a crisis – that’s what leadership is about.
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report
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and SME Exchanges
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in generating economic growth in the wo
rld’s economies. In developing countries, SMEs play a significant part in creating jobs, building thriving private sectors, and diversifying economies.
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landing page
Recent Milken Institute Speakers
Every year, the Milken Institute Global Conference brings together more than 800 of the brightest mi
nds across sectors including:
Cristiano Amon
President and CEO, Qualcomm
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panel
US Foreign Policy in a Complex World (Invite only)
The challenges and opportunities facing US foreign policymakers displays a degree of continuity
across successive administrations.
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podcast episode
Ep. 90: Well-Being, with the Motsepe Foundation’s Precious Moloi-Motsepe
“Your well-being, your wealth, is very intertwined and dependent on other people's well-being....T
hat is the philosophy that also drives us because we know that our children's well-being cannot be isolated from the well-being of the other childr
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Interview with Aya Chebbi, African Union Youth Special Envoy
COVID-19 Africa Watch speaks to Aya Chebbi, African Union Special Envoy on Youth about the impacts
of COVID-19 on youth across the continent.
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video
Interview with Omer Omarabi: Using FinTech in Sudan’s Economic Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 Africa Watch speaks to Omer Omarabi, the General Manager of Electronic Banking Services S
udan, about how financial technology has played a role in Sudan’s COVID-19 response initiatives.
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