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In conversation with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tony Blair
In the latest edition of the New African Magazine Tony Blair and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf discuss the future of Africa, the importance of infrastructure development, and the challenges facing the continent’s new generation of leaders. ...
Tony Blair, Bill Gates and President Paul Kagame share panel at Milken Global Conference
Tony Blair this week attended the Milken Global Conference in Los Angeles with AGI CEO Nick Thompson. With economic development in Africa one of the major themes of this year’s annual event, the conference brought together a range of leaders from business and philanthropy....
The New Prosperity: Strategies for Improving Well-Being in Sub-Saharan Africa
AGI and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have launched a new report exploring the factors behind the development progress being made in Africa. Read the full report plus coverage from the FT and Economist here. ...
Tony Blair to join Bill Gates to discuss Africa’s future prosperity
On Wednesday 1 May Tony Blair will take part in a panel discussion with Bill Gates and President Paul Kagame at the Milken Global Conference. The event, ‘Investing in African Prosperity,’ will discuss the future of a region which has seen significant and consistent growth over the last five years and what the implications of this are for development. ...
Andy Ratcliffe: Capacity building is key to delivering development in Africa
After the World Bank’s recent event on ‘the art of delivery’ Andy Ratcliffe writes for the Guardian Development Network on how he believes governments can be supported to define and deliver their development priorities. ...
AGI appoints new CEO
After a public recruitment round the AGI Board have appointed Nick Thompson to the role of CEO, succeeding Kate Gross who stepped down in February on personal health grounds....
AGI at the World Bank and Harvard
Last week AGI Director of Strategy Andy Ratcliffe took part in two big development events in the United States. In Washington he took part in a panel discussion on the 'science of delivery' hosted by the World Bank before going on to speak at the Harvard International Development Conference. ...
Jim Yong Kim, Tony Blair and Michael Barber discuss the role of government in creating change
On Wednesday 10 April World Bank President Jim Yong Kim joined Tony Blair and Sir Michael Barber, the former head of the UK Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, to discuss the importance of governments' capacity to implement programs for the delivery of real change for people in the developing world. ...
How to Get Things Done: Influence Lessons from Africa's New Generation of Leaders
In a wide ranging article for Forbes Online Joseph Grenny talks to AGI’s Nick Thompson and Andy Ratcliffe about the organisation’s approach and their experiences in supporting several visionary governments in Africa....
Sierra Leone among best performers in UN Development Index
The UN last week published its 2013 Human Development Report in which Sierra Leone was recognised as one of the fastest improving countries in the world. ...
