By Ziad Hamoui 2025 will be remembered as the year West African trade infrastructure graduated from PowerPoint presentations to bulldozers and rail tracks. After decades of...
By Jastine Martine The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) promises to unite 1.4 billion people across 54 countries into a US$3.4 trillion market. On paper,...
By John Kourkoutas Western companies are losing billions waiting for African roads to look European – while competitors profit on the infrastructure that already exists. The...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly The narrative of African poverty has become the world’s most persistent fiction. It is time to dismantle it entirely. Africa is not...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The Alliance of Sahel States has finally operationalized its founding ambition, but the implications extend far beyond military posturing. What began as...
By Danilo Desiderio Five years into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the gap between promise and delivery threatens to undermine the continent’s boldest economic...
By Dishant Shah While banks remain flush with capital, millions of African entrepreneurs access credit through trust-based systems that formal institutions fail to recognize. Across Africa,...
By John Kourkoutas Wealthy nations that built their prosperity on fossil fuels now demand developing countries skip the same path. The timing raises uncomfortable questions. A...
By Gregory September China has crossed a historic threshold: a US$1 trillion trade surplus. Even as exports to the United States decline sharply, the world’s second-largest...
By Daki Nkanyane Every awakening carries a cost. To awaken is not merely to see more clearly – it is to become responsible for what one...
By Apollo Buregyeya The 2024 Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Statistical Abstract reveals a truth that Uganda’s industrial policymakers have studiously avoided confronting. The country’s cement...
By Gregory Simpkins Recently, I wrote about the need for Africa governments to protect their natural and human resources and the need for African leadership to...
By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya What the world called “policy tightening” this year was actually preparation. Africa was setting the stage for 2026 sovereignty. Most observers...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly Africa proclaims the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as the world’s largest free-trade zone, spanning 1.4 billion people across 54 countries...
By Dishant Shah Every few years, Africa receives a new catchphrase. “Africa Rising.” “The Next China.” “The World’s Future Growth Engine.” These slogans circulate through investment...
By Wavinya Makai Pan-Africanism occupies an awkward position in African intellectual discourse. Too often dismissed as mere sentiment rather than rigorous thought, it faces a peculiar...
By Jastine Martine The true measure of a continent’s economic potential lies not in what it has built, but in what it enables. Africa stands at...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo When Airtel Africa announced its partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX this week, it marked more than another corporate deal in the telecommunications...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Southern Africa stands apart. While military coups have swept across West and Central Africa with alarming regularity, the Southern African Development Community...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson “We cannot be beggars in the international community when we have abundant resources. We must have the leverage – and even bring them...
By Daki Nkanyane There is a quiet truth we rarely confront honestly: no continent can rise higher than the inner world of its people. Empires, economies,...
By Sheena Raikundalia The numbers don’t lie: simple farm practices are unlocking US$25–35 million in annual income gains with virtually no climate finance behind them. Yet...
By Lailla Mutajogera This past weekend in Kigali, something far more significant than a routine business meeting unfolded. President Paul Kagame convened with Jack Ma, founder...
By Ajay Wasserman Here is an uncomfortable truth that eludes most Western observers: connectivity has become the defining currency of upward mobility in the 21st century....
By Apollo Buregyeya “It is not possible for us to continue importing cement. We have limestone and all the other raw materials. Somebody needs to explain...
By John Kourkoutas The chasm between corporate ambition and African market reality is littered with failed strategies that never survived contact with the ground. Corporate boardrooms...
By JP Følsgaard Bak The mathematics of transformation are deceptively simple: 54 visionary leaders – one per African state – could fundamentally alter the trajectory of...
By Farhia Noor I come from a continent where leadership was once a responsibility carefully passed from one generation to the next. In our tribes and...
By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya “Africa has 33 currencies, yet none is accepted anywhere on the continent. I fly from Nairobi to Addis Ababa, show my...
By Dishant Shah At first glance, the map appears to be nothing more than a transport plan: rail lines threading through the continent, ports dotting the...
By Danilo Desiderio The global energy conversation is undergoing a profound transformation. As the World Economic Forum recently highlighted, advanced economies are increasingly prioritizing energy security...
By Des H Rikhotso A state-designed electric bus does not typically make international headlines. Yet, the recent arrival of Uganda’s Kayoola Electric Coach in Cape Town,...
By Victory Azimih Africa’s greatest risk is not overpopulation. It is underemployment at scale. Across the continent, the response to insecurity has followed a predictable pattern:...
By Gregory Simpkins Recently, I wrote about the violence and conflict within Africa endangering the progress that has been achieved thus far. However, the current instability...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly A quiet revolution is reshaping Africa’s investment landscape. While traditional Development Finance Institutions remain trapped in endless diagnostics, a parallel story of...
By John Kourkoutas Goldman Sachs projects Nigeria to be the world’s sixth-largest economy by 2075. Yet, in 2025, countless European companies still won’t respond to emails...
By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya A single 15 percent value-added tax (VAT) removal could unlock millions in new exploration capital for Ghana. For decades, that tax...
By Ajay Wasserman The narrative around African capital markets has grown stale. For decades, investors have filed the continent under “emerging markets” – a polite euphemism...
By NJ Ayuk The global energy sector faces a demographic crisis that threatens to reshape the industry’s future – and nowhere is this more consequential than...
By Godfred Zina The ink has barely dried on the U.S.- and Qatar-brokered peace agreement for eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), yet the ground...
By Farouk Mark Mukiibi Some corporate transactions announce themselves with fanfare. Others slip through quietly, their true significance buried in regulatory filings and footnotes. The Safaricom-Vodacom...
By Dishant Shah The world is fracturing along fault lines that would have seemed improbable a decade ago. US-China rivalry has escalated from trade tensions to...
By Daki Nkanyane There are moments in history when a continent doesn’t “rise” – it remembers. Africa stands at precisely such a threshold today. For years,...
By Juwon Akin-Olotu My father posed a deceptively simple question over dinner recently, one that cuts to the heart of West Africa’s agricultural conundrum: Why are...
By Des H Rikhotso The narrative surrounding Africa has shifted dramatically in recent years, and for good reason. While other regions grapple with aging populations and...
By John Kourkoutas Nigeria possesses 37.1 billion barrels of proven oil reserves – more than the United Kingdom and Norway combined. Yet the West African nation...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu A stark challenge has emerged to the diplomatic consensus taking shape in Washington last week: while world powers negotiate with governments over...
By Jastine Martine African businesses moved US$205 billion in cryptocurrency transactions last year. The figure is staggering, but the reason behind it is simple: waiting 45...
By Gregory Simpkins Africa is blessed with natural and human resources. The continent holds 60 percent of the world’s best solar resources, 60 percent of the...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Technology will not replace farmers. But farmers who embrace technology and master communication will define agriculture’s future – and those who don’t...
By Dishant Shah Africa’s marine resources represent one of the continent’s most overlooked competitive advantages. With sovereign control over 13 million square kilometers (5 million square...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly The arithmetic is brutal: a liter of gasoline in many African cities costs roughly what a gallon – nearly four liters –...
By Des H Rikhotso While Western investors obsess over basis points in saturated markets, a more compelling story is unfolding across Africa. The continent is not...
By Ronald Sanders The governments of the world’s powerful nations have learned to live with disregard for human suffering. That is the bleak truth behind a...
By John Kourkoutas The world’s most intact ecosystems lie in Africa – yet Western nations that destroyed their own forests centuries ago now demand environmental compliance...
By Juwon Akin-Olotu Walk into any international development conference in Europe or the United States, and you will encounter the same carefully curated imagery projected onto...
By NJ Ayuk Vilifying fossil fuels has become fashionable in certain circles these days. Take United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who recently equated them with war,...
By Des H Rikhotso Nigeria’s maritime sector has delivered a striking performance in early 2025, with exports surging 12 percent in the first half of the...
By Caleb Maru Africa’s venture capital and private equity landscape appears robust on paper. Last year delivered one of the continent’s strongest fundraising performances, with funds...
By Victory Azimih The question facing Africa today is not whether the continent is politically independent – that battle was won decades ago. The question is...
By Farhia Noor The moment I began speaking openly about my continent – simply sharing my truth – everything in my life shifted. I wasn’t loud....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When discussing insecurity in Africa, a familiar narrative often takes hold: widespread chaos, economic paralysis, and state fragility. But reality is rarely...
By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya If you only skimmed the headlines this week, you might conclude that Africa’s story is defined by a single thread: diplomatic...
By Dishant Shah Here is an uncomfortable truth that rarely makes headlines: Africa hemorrhages billions of dollars annually simply moving money within its own borders. Not...
By Gregory Simpkins Africa is home to 11 of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, with countries like Niger, Senegal and Libya leading the charge....
By John Kourkoutas Corporate boardrooms across the developed world repeat the same tired mantra: African infrastructure challenges. Executives bemoan logistics while the Congo River carries more...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo A few days ago, on a farm in Nebraska, I watched a revelation unfold. A farmer demonstrated his tractor – a sophisticated...
By Ajay Wasserman The world came to Africa in 2025 – but not everyone showed up. That, however, turned out to be beside the point. While...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly Africa stands at the precipice of an industrial renaissance. Across the continent, nations are awakening to a powerful truth: true economic sovereignty...
By Lailla Mutajogera More than 80 percent of African migration occurs within national borders – a statistic that deserves far more attention than it receives. From...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Guinea-Bissau’s military has once again seized power, plunging the small West African nation into yet another cycle of political instability. While this...
By Dishant Shah Too often, Africa is discussed as a monolith – a single, undifferentiated market of 1.4 billion people. But the reality is far more...
By NJ Ayuk In May 2021, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its landmark report, Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector....
By Davida Ademuyiwa One of the most persistent and damaging misconceptions about rural electrification in Africa is the assumption that “people can’t pay.” This narrative fundamentally...
By Farhia Noor The older I get, the more certain I become of one inconvenient truth: the world doesn’t misunderstand Africa by accident. It misunderstands Africa...
By Des H. Rikhotso Nestled in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia isn’t just a country – it’s a living chronicle of human history, a mosaic of...
By Wavinya Makai For decades, Africa’s development narrative has been drafted in foreign ministries and multilateral boardrooms. The plot hinges on foreign direct investment, concessional loans,...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Africa stands at the cusp of a dairy revolution – one that could reshape its agricultural landscape, bolster food security, and drive...
By Farouk Mark Mukiibi We say it often: “Africa has talent.” But if that’s true – and it is – then why does African expertise so...
By Balbir Singh At global forums – from Davos to Addis Ababa – policymakers and development advisors repeat a familiar mantra: Africa must industrialize and boost...
By John Kourkoutas In 1880, roughly 90 percent of Africa remained “unclaimed” by European colonial powers. A map from that year shows a continent mostly in...
By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya When Aliko Dangote announced a US$1 billion investment in Zimbabwe – centered on a 2,000-kilometer (1,243-mile) fuel pipeline stretching from Namibia’s...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson Africa’s demographic trajectory is reshaping the global landscape. With more than 1.5 billion people today – double what it was three decades ago...
By Dishant Shah Every conversation about Africa’s economic future eventually circles back to the same question: How do we industrialize at scale, and who leads the...
By Victory Azimih The world is reorganizing into powerful, consolidated blocs. Africa cannot afford to remain the outlier, negotiating as 54 fragmented voices. The cost of...
By Gregory Simpkins In executing a nation’s foreign policy, of course language and actions give an indication of intentions, but governments also must consider how these...
By Des H. Rikhotso Africa’s fintech revolution is no longer a story of isolated outliers – it’s increasingly a tale of dynamic urban hubs driving continent-wide...
By Ajay Wasserman What if the so-called “informal sector” in South Africa isn’t informal at all – but simply formalized in a different register? One that...
By Balbir Singh For decades, academic papers, NGO briefings, donor reports, and media commentary have repeated a single storyline: Africa is chronically food insecure. It is...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu If a wall is to be built between West Africa’s coastal states and the encroaching extremism of the Sahel, it cannot be...
By John Kourkoutas While global manufacturers pursue “China+1” strategies in Asia, a quieter, more profound shift is unfolding in an unexpected corner of the globe. Two...
By Lailla Mutajogera The recent confirmation of a major gold deposit in Kenya, valued at over a billion dollars, has sent predictable ripples through commodity markets...
By Dishant Shah When pundits discuss Africa’s economic future, they often fixate on familiar themes: mineral wealth, youthful demographics, or the rapid adoption of digital technology....
By Curtis Akunfu “A farmer with a hoe cannot compete with a farmer driving a combine harvester.“ This simple truth reverberates across the farmlands of the...
By Farhia Noor In African cosmology, the Harmattan is more than a seasonal wind – it is a revealer. It strips away illusion with its dry,...
By Victory Azimih For much of the past half-century, analysts speculated about when Africa would “rise.” That question is now obsolete. The real issue is how...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson Despite home to nearly 18 percent of the world’s population and some of its fastest-growing economies, Africa is projected to contribute less than...
By Godfred Zina The release of Hannibal Gaddafi from a Lebanese prison after a decade of detention without trial is a masterclass in realpolitik, but a...
By Ronald Sanders Sovereignty is supposedly the cornerstone of international order: the formal declaration that every state has the right to govern itself, protect its territory,...
By Martin Mpukani After years marred by debt distress, energy shortages, and climate shocks, Zambia is emerging as one of Africa’s most compelling turnaround stories. The...
By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya Nairobi’s beats echo from Lagos to London, from TikTok feeds to global festival stages. Kenyan artists are topping international charts, collaborating...
By Des H. Rikhotso In boardrooms from London to Singapore, Africa is often discussed in binaries: risk versus reward, chaos versus opportunity, poverty versus potential. Yet...
By Gregory Simpkins Tragically, there is widespread conflict on the continent of Africa. However, none have been quite as vicious and brutal as what has been...
By Ajay Wasserman For decades, Africa’s economic narrative has been tethered to foreign direct investment. While external capital has played a role, it has often arrived...
By Davida Ademuyiwa While headlines often spotlight coups, crises, or commodity booms, one West African nation has been quietly crafting a different narrative – one rooted...
By Dishant Shah Africa is home to nearly 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land – roughly 200 million hectares lying fallow across the continent....
By Des H. Rikhotso From 2008 to 2022, Africa defied monolithic narratives. While the continent is often painted with a single brush – either as a...
By Princess C. Mutisya Not every day does a landlocked, fragile state stride into a desert capital and demand not just investment – but a new...
By John Kourkoutas When most European executives think of African industry, they picture mines, quarries, and raw commodity exports. But while that narrative persists in boardrooms...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly When the world thinks of artificial intelligence (AI), the usual suspects dominate the imagination: Silicon Valley’s tech titans, Shenzhen’s hardware ecosystems, or...
By Des H Rikhotso For decades, Sub-Saharan Africa has shipped its raw gold overseas – often at a fraction of its potential value – while foreign...
By John Dale In an era obsessed with sleek co-working spaces, Instagram-friendly packaging, and investor pitch decks, the enduring engine of commerce across much of Africa...
By Farouk Mark Mukiibi Despite a steady drumbeat of optimism about foreign investment flooding into the continent, African markets remain among the least progressive in the...
By Davida Ademuyiwa For decades, Nigeria’s oil story read like a cautionary tale of squandered potential. The discovery of crude in Oloibiri in 1956 – by...
By Dishant Shah Cocoa has sweetened balance sheets from Zurich to New York for over a century – but in the very soils where it’s grown,...
By Danilo Desiderio Africa’s trade corridors have long been hamstrung by congestion, unpredictable delays, and opaque cross-border procedures. For freight operators and logistics firms, moving goods...
By NJ Ayuk Africa emits less than 3 percent of global carbon dioxide – yet it bears the brunt of climate moralism that would deny it...
By Godfred Zina In early November 2025, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier concluded a landmark three-day state visit to Ghana, underscoring a strategic bilateral relationship that is...
By Gregory Simpkins As I have stated recently, the United States, which strode the world stage as a political and economic colossus after World War II,...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Africa stands at a pivotal crossroads. With a rapidly growing population, climate volatility, and persistent post-harvest losses, the continent’s food systems are...
By John Kourkoutas When people hear I built a thriving export advisory business focused on African markets, they often say, “You were just lucky.” “Right place,...
By Dishant Shah Africa’s greatest obstacle was never its colonial-era borders. It was the enduring belief in their permanence – the idea that African economies must...
By Godfred Zina The slow-motion unravelling of West Africa’s established security order has entered a critical new phase. The decision by the junta-led Alliance of Sahel...
By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya Africa stands at a pivotal crossroads. The dream of a truly integrated continent – bound by one passport, one customs regime,...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly When it comes to global commodities, few markets rival the sheer economic heft of crude oil. In 2022 alone, the global oil...
By Farouk Mark Mukiibi Africa accounts for less than 3 percent of global trade – a figure so persistently low it defies mere coincidence. Conventional wisdom...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Diplomacy, in its ideal form, is a subtle art of calibrated language and mutual respect. The recent exchange between Abuja and Washington...
By Yannick Lefang In boardrooms and policy forums across Africa, a familiar refrain echoes: “But is this the right kind of data?” On the surface, it...
By Davida Ademuyiwa In an era when emerging economies often wait for foreign investors to signal confidence before committing public funds, Ethiopia chose a different path:...
By David Coleman Africa stands at a historic inflection point. Home to the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population, the continent is on the cusp of what...
By John Kourkoutas A groundbreaking map showing the two most consumed fruits in every country reveals an irrefutable truth with profound implications for international fruit trade...
By Farhia Noor From the protest-plagued boulevards of Lagos to the highland villages of Nepal, from the Amazonian foothills of Peru to the rainforests of Cameroon,...
By NJ Ayuk As the G20 convenes in South Africa, African nations must send a clear and unified message: our continent needs energy policies grounded in...
By Des H Rikhotso In the heart of Africa lies a nation of staggering contradictions: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). At once a...
By Gregory Simpkins I am a volunteer contributor to the William O. Lockridge Foundation in Washington, DC, which seeks to inform young people in the less...
By Dishant Shah Electricity doesn’t just illuminate homes – it ignites opportunity. Nowhere is this truer than in Africa, where energy access remains the linchpin of...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly Africa is the silent engine of the global economy – its soil rich with the very minerals that power electric vehicles, its...
By John Kourkoutas While global investors crowd into familiar markets – chasing diminishing returns in over-analyzed corridors – a quiet transformation is unfolding in Southern Africa....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Across Africa, a recurring political drama is playing out: ousted autocrats, even after years in exile, continue to cast long shadows over...
By Ajay Wasserman For years, Africa’s investment story has been told through the lens of venture capital: fast-paced, high-stakes, and fixated on exits. Yet as the...
By Dishant Shah When Ethiopia and Djibouti inaugurated the 752-kilometer (467-mile) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in 2018, it was heralded as a bold infrastructure bet. Today,...
By Godfred Zina Every year, Africa hemorrhages approximately US$5 billion – not to corruption or illicit financial flows, but to a quieter, systemic flaw: the continent’s...
By John Dale A few years ago, if someone had told me I would soon sign a billion-naira palm oil export contract with a business partner...
By Davida Ademuyiwa Africa stands at a historic inflection point. Across the continent, economies are growing, cities are expanding, and a youthful, tech-savvy population is demanding...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When Angola finally gained independence from Portugal in 1975 – following decades of anti-colonial struggle and a transformative military coup in Lisbon...
By Danilo Desiderio Four years after its historic launch, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) remains a promise more than a practice. Conceived as the...
By NJ Ayuk As Africa’s energy sector surges – whether through traditional hydrocarbons or the emerging promise of green hydrogen – the continent’s need for strategic...
By Des H Rikhotso In an era of global uncertainty, one financial flow remains remarkably resilient – remittances. Across Africa, these cross-border transfers from diaspora communities...
By Ronald Sanders Just four days after Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders jointly reaffirmed the region as a “Zone of Peace,” Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla...
By Godfred Zina In October 2025, two of Africa’s longest-serving leaders – Cameroon’s 92-year-old Paul Biya and Ivory Coast’s 83-year-old Alassane Ouattara – secured yet another...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson Africa stands at a historic inflection point. By 2026, the continent’s economy is projected to reach US$3.32 trillion – a figure that commands...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo For generations, African farmers have fed nations with little more than hand hoes, resilience, and deep agrarian knowledge. They have sustained food...
By Dishant Shah In diplomatic corridors and boardrooms across the continent, a familiar question echoes: “Should Africa align with India or China?” The premise is flawed...
By Gregory Simpkins Since the end of World War II, the United States has been a superpower, able to impose its will on much of the...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the sudden removal of Nigeria’s four top military commanders – including the Chief of Defence Staff...
By Godfred Zina After emerging from the ashes of the 2010–11 post-election violence – a crisis that left over 3,000 dead and deepened national fractures –...
By Davida Ademuyiwa History offers a clear and unambiguous lesson: no nation has ever achieved sustained prosperity without first undergoing an industrial transformation. From 18th-century Britain...
By Ajay Wasserman By 2025, the combined market capitalization of Africa’s stock exchanges is projected to surpass US$1.42 trillion, with annual trading volumes exceeding US$343.7 billion....
By Ronald Sanders For decades, the international community has invoked a “rules-based order” as if law alone governed global affairs. In truth, power has always written...
By Dishant Shah On paper, Africa is a geological powerhouse. The continent harbors nearly 30 percent of the world’s known reserves of cobalt, lithium, manganese, rare...
By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya While global markets fixated on oil volatility and U.S. monetary policy last week, Kenya executed a move that may well mark...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu A century ago, Europe’s descent into the First World War was hastened not by a single spark – but by a continent...
By Lailla Mutajogera Contrary to popular belief, Africa’s largest creditor is no longer Beijing – it’s African governments themselves. A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) warning...
By Farouk Mark Mukiibi Africa is watching the global AI revolution with a mix of hope and hype. From Lagos to Nairobi, policymakers and entrepreneurs speak...
By John Dale Aliko Dangote is Africa’s largest real estate player. Yet no one calls him a real estate mogul. Why? Because he doesn’t flip plots...
By Danilo Desiderio For decades, a persistent narrative has shadowed Africa’s economic trajectory: the continent exports what it doesn’t consume and imports what it needs. A...
By John Kourkoutas Africa is not a monolith – and nowhere is this truer than in its energy sector. A continent often mischaracterized as uniformly underpowered...
By Des H Rikhotso As Africa navigates a decade of transformation, its economic landscape is evolving with remarkable speed and complexity. Driven by a confluence of...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Did you know that rural women produce more than half of the world’s food – yet remain among the least empowered when...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Efforts to broker peace in Sudan are faltering once again. Despite renewed pledges to revive the stalled Jeddah talks, violence continues to...
By Dishant Shah Africa’s roads are far more than ribbons of asphalt and gravel – they are arteries of commerce, conduits of community, and catalysts for...
By Davida Ademuyiwa For more than a century, the physical architecture of the African economy was not designed for African prosperity. It was engineered for export...
By Gregory Simpkins Now that there is a peace accord signed in Gaza, attention to charges of genocide there are now giving way to examination of...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last Friday, I arrived in Lomé for the second edition of the Lomé Peace and Security Forum – an event that has...
By Danilo Desiderio Africa’s biggest trade vision, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), is gathering momentum – but not because policymakers willed it so. It...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Africa is undergoing a digital transformation unlike any the world has seen – and it’s happening faster than on any other continent....
By Dr. Princess C. Mutisya Every time a Kenyan exporter ships goods to Uganda and pays US$20 in foreign-exchange fees to settle the transaction, it’s not...
By John Kourkoutas A glance at a global map of the two most widely cultivated crops per country reveals more than just farming patterns – it...
By Danilo Desiderio As the world’s economic center of gravity tilts decisively from West to East, Africa finds itself at a defining historical juncture. The rise...
By Des H Rikhotso Nairobi is quietly powering a continental transformation. As global markets pivot toward sustainable transport, Kenya is emerging not just as a participant...
By Lailla Mutajogera Guinea is not for the faint of heart – or the short-term speculator. But for disciplined investors attuned to structural transformation, this West...
By Dishant Shah There’s a quiet power in symbolism – especially when it arrives not with fanfare, but in the form of a refrigerated truck loaded...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In a region long scarred by cycles of violence and broken accords, a new peace agreement brokered in Doha offers a glimmer...
By Danilo Desiderio Contrary to the prevailing narrative of deglobalization, the world’s supply chains are not unraveling – they are evolving. The latest October 2025 update...
By Farouk Mark Mukiibi For much of the 20th century, Coca-Cola was more than a soft drink in Africa – it was a symbol. A crimson...
By Davida Ademuyiwa Africa is not lacking in ideas – it is overflowing with them. From bustling Lagos markets to remote villages in the Sahel, ingenuity...
By John Kourkoutas There’s a now-iconic image making the rounds online: a portable power adapter duct-taped to a flip-flop sandal. To many, it’s a punchline –...
By Godfred Zina As ballots are tallied in Cameroon and tensions mount ahead of Ivory Coast’s pivotal vote later this month, two of West and Central...
By Danilo Desiderio For more than half a century, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has served as the world’s default yardstick for national progress. Yet this narrow...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo In rural Kenya, a self-taught farmer manages 50 acres of maize and dairy cattle – feeding his community and turning a steady...
By David Coleman In a landmark move that reverberates far beyond West Africa, Ghana has secured Geographical Indication (GI) status for Kente cloth – its first...
By Gregory Simpkins When the United Nations General Assembly reconvened in September, there was a renewed call for Africa to assume at least one permanent seat...
By Martin Mpukani After years of economic turbulence, Zambia is staging a formidable return to the global mining spotlight – backed by over US$12 billion in...
By Godfred Zina For decades, Africa has been the world’s largest recipient of foreign aid. Yet despite pouring over US$50 billion annually into the continent, the...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo For years, well-meaning voices have insisted that Africa isn’t ready for artificial intelligence. “Focus on tractors first,” they say. “Distribute fertilizers. Build...
By Dishant Shah There is a quiet revolution unfolding across Africa – one paved not just with asphalt, but with ambition. At its heart are industrial...
By Ajay Wasserman Africa is home to 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land – yet it spends more than US$60 billion annually importing food....
By Des H Rikhotso After seven years of strategic preparation, Ethiopia is officially set to begin trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) marking...
By John Kourkoutas If you want to glimpse the future of global business, forget the stock tickers and quarterly earnings reports for a moment. Instead, look...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In recent years, a troubling refrain has gained traction across Africa: “Democracy is not good for Africa.” I heard it echoed last...