As Trump 2.0 kicked off last week, government and business leaders at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 55th Annual Meeting in Davos discussed global risks that will shape the coming year.

Questions abound over how Trump will deal with China and Russia, as well as India and emerging powers in the global South.

Africa's lack of robust application of statistical research has been flagged as slowing the use of evidence-based data to drive development.The continent is home to a mix of socio-economic challenges ...