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Magatte Wade is an entrepreneur and advocate for African dignity and prosperity. Her TED talk, “Why it is too hard to start a business in Africa – and how to change it” has been seen by more than 600K people. She is a Forbes “20 Youngest Power Women in Africa”, a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum at Davos, a TED Global Africa Fellow, and a “Leading Woman in Wellness” award winner by the Global Wellness Summit. In 2014 she was featured on the cover of Forbes Afrique for being the person in Francophone Africa having the greatest positive impact on the future. She serves as the Director of the Atlas Network’s Center for African Prosperity. Wade is a member of the board of Directors of Conscious Capitalism Inc. She also serves on the Advisory Board of the Whole Planet Foundation, of Whole Foods Market. She has written for The Guardian, HuffingtonPost.com, and Barron’s, and has been profiled by the NYT. She has spoken at numerous high-profile venues including the U.N., The Clinton Global Initiative, the Aspen Institute, TED, Conscious Capitalism, and many dozens of universities including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, MIT, UC Berkeley, Dartmouth, and the Wharton School of Business.
In 1960, the per capita GDP of East Asia exceeded that of Sub-Saharan Africa for the first time. That year, the average person in both regions made approximately $1,100 (in 2010 dollars); today, the average East Asian makes 11 times that, but the average Sub-Saharan
Are all acronyms sinister? Are some acronyms more sinister than others? The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) needs no introduction and its protégé Tiktok is currently under global investigation. The Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) was a less successful cousin of the CCP but had its
This policy brief examines the long-term impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Tanzania, focusing on their role in fostering sustainable economic growth. Building on a previous brief that assessed the immediate economic effects of SEZs, this analysis delves into the potential for SEZs to
Each month, the CCI team selects a new book to read and discuss together. Our book club selections cover a wide range of topics that are relevant to charter cities, but they are most often related to development, urban issues, and governance. In this ongoing
The Africa Urban Lab (AUL), a collaborative initiative established by the African School of Economics (ASE) and the Charter Cities Institute (CCI), with support from UN-Habitat (UN-H), will host an engaging side event for urban leaders attending the Africa Urban Forum in Addis Ababa on
August 23, 2024 The Africa Urban Lab (“AUL”) – which will be housed at the new African School of Economics Zanzibar campus (“ASE-Z”) – is an initiative of the Charter Cities Institute (“CCI”) – and Ardhi University (“Ardhi”) entered into a Letter of Agreement (“LOA”)
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