African founders in a world being rewritten

A sign sits in the snow during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026.

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There is a gathering that happens every year in a small Swiss town called Davos. World leaders, policymakers, investors, and corporate executives converge to debate the state of the global economy and the future of power.

For many readers, Davos feels distant, abstract, even irrelevant. Yet what is discussed there increasingly shapes the conditions under which African businesses operate.

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