19 must-read stories for the weekend

Leadership lessons from the Premier League, the true cost of Europe’s new borders, and other stories from the past week.

This interactive map has 250 million data points. It’s all the world’s shipping, on your screen.

Winning without superstars. A football team’s success has lessons for us all.

Europe’s new fences could cost it €1.4 trillion. And there are non-economic costs too.

More important than Gross Domestic Product? Bhutan aims to build Gross National Happiness on these four pillars.

But we still can’t do without it. GDP should be complemented, not replaced.

What’s happening to oil prices? It’s mostly, but not entirely, supply and demand.

Africa is undergoing a digital revolution. Meet the technology, trends and people driving it.

Businesses should support LGBT rights in Africa. Doing the right thing will also help their bottom lines.

African cities are at a tipping point. They need to plan for the future now to make growth smart.

The continent has the world’s fastest growing workforces. They need better higher education.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: better healthcare, fewer skilled jobs? Take surgeons out of surgery and robotic healing hands give better results.

Violent crime is decreasing. But was lead poisoning to blame for its rise? New research links water pipes and crime rates.

The next big thing for retail? Not selling things, but mending them.

Inequality is growing in China and India. The International Monetary Fund sounds the alarm.

Does migration fuel resentment? Are ‘likes’ just ‘slacktivism’? Not necessarily. Immigration can inspire altruism and social media can create communities of action.

Blended finance: mixing public, charitable and private money. Quotes Forum work. (The Economist)

Tech companies are well positioned to advance gender equality. Cites Forum research. (Huffington Post)

Dirt to data – The new revolution in agriculture. Previewing the World Economic Forum on Africa. (BiztechAfrica)

The African Union wants to be more like the European Union. Cites planned discussions at the World Economic Forum on Africa. (Newsweek)

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