Conference in Abidjan: Dr Fokam Kammogne sets out his vision for the knowledge economy
At a dinner-debate held in April 2026 in Abidjan, Dr Fokam Kammogne called on African nations to move decisively away from the commodity-export economic model and toward a knowledge economy anchored in local value addition and intellectual capital. Convened at the initiative of Afriland First Bank Côte d’Ivoire — which has injected over 800 billion CFA francs into the Ivorian economy — the event underscored the imperative of innovation as the foundation of Africa’s structural and sustainable transformation.