Nigeria, May 31 -- Some of Africa's innovators, researchers, economists, thinkers and technology experts, on Saturday, held conversations on the collective future of Africa and the roles of individuals, groups, governments and corporations in birthing the desired future.

The discussions held at a virtual conference organised by TEDxYaba, the 2020 edition of the "Convergence."

At the conference, various speakers delivered ideas on various sectors of the African society including security, health, agriculture and business, and how synergy can be built by African countries to foster growth and development.

Speaking at the conference, Lawal Bakare, the founder of EpidAlert, a Nigerian not-for-profit health organisation, said in order to at...