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The Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, in Dar es Salaam on January 27-28, 2025, will bring together leaders to accelerate energy access for 300 million people in Africa by 2030. Hosted by the United ...

President Samia Suluhu Hassan became the sixth President of the United Republic of Tanzania in March 2021, following the death of President John Magufuli. She served as Vice President of Tanzania from ...

A global industrialist and business strategist, Hussain Al Nowais has over 35 years of experience in investing, developing and managing businesses in the Middle East, Africa and Asia across multiple ...

Ousmane Dione is currently the World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa where he leads the Bank's work to provide critical support to region's countries in the face of complex, ...

World Bank Live is the World Bank's event streaming platform designed to engage global audiences in conversations about international development. The platform features high-level debates and events ...

Rania A. Al-Mashat has been part of Egypt’s cabinet of ministers since 2018. She currently serves as the Minister of Planning, Economic Development & International Cooperation, and previously served ...

Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected as Singapore’s President in September 2023. He served in politics for 22 years before resigning to contest in the Presidential Election. He was Deputy Prime Minister ...

Situmbeko Musokotwane was appointed as the Minister of Finance and National Planning for the Republic of Zambia in August 2021. He has spearheaded Zambia’s economic transformation agenda. In November ...

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers is one of America’s leading economists. In addition to serving as 71st Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration, Dr. Summers served as ...

A British national with Nigerian heritage, Femi Oke is an international journalist, writer and moderator. Since the 1980s, she has worked for BBC television and radio, Sky TV, all U.K. terrestrial ...

Dr. James Mwangi is Group CEO of Equity Group Holdings, credited with democratizing financial access, leading Equity to become an integrated financial services Group operating in 6 African countries ...