Veda Vaidyanathan is an associate fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress, a public policy think tank based in New Delhi.
As host this year of the first ever G20 to be held in Africa, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa last month in Davos described the region as "the next frontier of global growth and productivity." With a young population, unparalleled natural resources and market potential unleashed by the African Continental Free Trade Area, the world is increasingly turning its attention to Africa.
