Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- To state the truth, Africa was significantly nowhere at the World Economic Forum which took place this 19-23 January. You may say absent figuratively, sidelined more specifically, and that has been very much the pattern over the years. The World Economic Forum was established in 1971 by Professor Klaus Schwab to provide a forum for the global powers to come together to discuss global markets, create new models and discuss stakeholder capitalism - a tribute to multilateralism, an elite meeting point for political leaders, the private sector, captains of industry, civil society, celebrities and the youths of the world. It was not until 1992 that South African leaders FW de Klerk, and Nelson Mandela made a joint appearanc...