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Population dividend, technological leapfrogging, and high growth rates signal opportunities for African economies

Population dividend, technological leapfrogging, and high growth rates signal opportunities for African economies

Update: 2025-07-09
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Host Landry Signé speaks with Acha Leke, chairman of McKinsey & Company’s Africa Region and senior partner in their Johannesburg office, about Africa’s many advantages in human and natural resources. Leke explains how different actors, from family-owned businesses to national governments and international investors, can align themselves to benefit from the continent’s strengths.

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Population dividend, technological leapfrogging, and high growth rates signal opportunities for African economies

Population dividend, technological leapfrogging, and high growth rates signal opportunities for African economies