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The promised pan-African passport was launched and the financing of the African Union (AU) was among the many issues discussed by heads of state...

Mobile technology is allowing tech-savvy Africans to leapfrog western developers, developing African solutions to African problems. Here is a short list of the more innovative companies operating in Africa today.

It's by time countries in Africa work as one to better its economy. This means tearing down borders to allow Africans to freely move and trade within the continent.

Healthcare is a basic human right - and drives prosperity. Using technology to improve healthcare in Africa was one of the topics discussed at the 2016 World Economic Forum on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda last week. The consensus? A healthier population drives economic progress.

Positive returns on investment are almost guaranteed in the infrastructure and ICT sectors in South Africa, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa told potential investors at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda.

The Schwab Foundation announced the winners of its Social Entrepreneurs of the Year awards at the WEF Africa conference in Kigali. This year's winners are entrepreneurs involved in computer literacy, training and socially responsible agriculture.

It is rare to find a product that is made in Africa. Despite the new technologies its one-billion people are embracing, production on the continent is achingly low. Africa's leaders are trying to change that say panellists discussing the future of production at WEF Africa 2016.

The digitalisation of the economy offers a huge leapfrogging opportunity to Africa, as the continent bypasses older technology to immediately embrace the new. This was the starting point of a WEF Africa discussion on the economic potential of digital technology.

South Africa sent a high-powered delegation of government, business and civil society leaders to the 2016 World Economic Forum on Africa, held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 11 to 13 May. Watch video coverage of their contribution to the continental gathering.

During the World Economic Forum on Africa, held in Kigali, Rwanda this week, the Village of the Future panel discussion offered some new insights on the role of technology in rural economies.