{"id":12793,"date":"2016-05-09T05:24:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T05:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.francinebeleyi.com\/?p=12793"},"modified":"2025-04-23T19:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T19:09:08","slug":"africadigital-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francinebeleyi.com\/africadigital-marketplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming the Digital Marketplace in Africa-Replay from #WEFAfrica2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/webcasts.weforum.org\/widget\/1\/africa2016?p=1&pi=1&th=1&hl=english&id=73337&auto=1\" width=\"850px\" height=\"700px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/events\/world-economic-forum-on-africa-2016\/programme\" target=\"_blank\">Full programme<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><strong>About Francine Beleyi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Francine Beleyi is a digital strategist, change consultant and entrepreneurial journalist who helps businesses thrive in the digital age. who helps businesses thrive in the digital age. 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