Ranked Top 100 Africa Economic Leaders

Valentina Guebuza, daughter of former president Armando Guebuza, Anabela Chambuca, CEO of the Mozambique stock market and Érik Charas, founder of the A Verdade online newspaper, are three young Mozambicans included among a hundred Africans chosen as economic torchbearers for the continent's future.The selection was made by the Institut Choiseul, a 47-year-old independent body whose research covers Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa. One hundred young Africans who excel in entrepreneurship and economic investment are elected annually.

Anabela Chambuca is 37, is president of the Mozambique Stock Exchange, while Valentina Guebuza (34) is director general of Focus 21, and Érik Charas is managing director of Charas Lda.The top five in the Institut Choiseul list are Igho Sanomi II (Nigeria), Mohamed Dewji (Tanzania), Hishan El Khazindar (Egypt), Mehdi Tazi (Morocco) and Hassanein Hiridjee (Madagascar).According to Institut president Pascal Lorot, "capital flows to Africa reached US$80,000 million dollars (about EUR 74 billion) in 2014, and should rise to US$100,000 million in 2015 (about EUR 93 million)".This remarkable dynamic is linked to the emergence of a group of young business leaders who are well-trained, open to the world and connected to major worldwide economic and informal flows growing out of globalization.From November26 to 27, the 2015 Institut laureates will gather in Marrakech, Morocco, at the second meeting of this forum, following its inaugural conference held in Paris last year and attended by over 70 African economic leaders.In addition to cultural events, the meeting in Marrakech will provide a platform for high-level meetings with government officials and other economic leaders. The meeting also includes workshops on specific projects in the agribusiness, information and telecommunications technology, energy, retail and property sectors.The event is co-sponsored by the government of Morocco, with European economic leaders participating.