The ’Africa Works!’ conference on 29 and 30 October was a great success! A wide range of delegates came from private companies as well as from NGOs, knowledge institutions and different government departments and we were also honoured by the presence of many African guests and representatives from African embassies. We sincerely hope that the energy, ideas, dynamism and cooperation that emerged during ‘Africa Works!’ will provide stepping stones towards enhanced and genuine partnerships across all sectors and countries in the future.