Africa’s problem is not simply that it lacks capital. The deeper crisis is how that capital is organized, controlled, and imagined.
Investors who evaluate African markets country by country are asking the wrong question entirely.
By Franco Bonghan Mozambique’s early repayment of its US$701 million IMF debt is a symbolic earthquake in a continent long portrayed as permanently indebted. As of...
The campaign to block African oil and gas development isn't environmentalism - it's a new form of colonial paternalism.
The continent's investment gap is real - but capital is not what is missing.
When a global food giant quietly reformulates its products to strip out the world's most iconic ingredient, it isn't just a story about confectionery - it's...
The continent's visa regime is not a footnote to its economic ambitions - it is a direct contradiction of them.
The data on global immigration reveals a striking paradox: while the world debates African emigration, the deeper economic challenge is the continent's near-total absence from the...
By John Kourkoutas Forget the GDP charts. Forget the foreign direct investment heatmaps. Forget the trade-flow diagrams and the color-coded risk indexes that have become the...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Economic inequality remains the defining fault line of African political stability – and the world’s emerging powers are taking notice. For a...
By Gregory Simpkins In the most recent Habari Network podcast, Habari director Emmanuel Musaazi asked our guest about how Communalism affected business and entrepreneurship in Africa....
By Davida Ademuyiwa Middle Eastern capital is no longer a distant promise for Africa – it has arrived, and it is reshaping the continent’s economic landscape...
By Lance Chisue Beijing’s unprecedented tariff elimination for African exports raises a critical question: Will this reshape global trade dynamics, or merely deepen colonial-era dependencies? China...
By Des H Rikhotso As Ethiopia embarks on an ambitious plan to localize currency production, the continent’s banking landscape reveals a striking concentration of financial power...
By Des H Rikhotso Southwestern Africa presents a fascinating study in contrasts. Angola and Namibia share a border, similar climates, and abundant natural resources, yet these...
By John Dale For decades, Africa’s agricultural challenges have provided fodder for countless panel discussions, media interviews, and development conferences. The narrative is familiar: inadequate infrastructure,...
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 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 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 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 Kelly Mua Kingsly The arithmetic is brutal: a liter of gasoline in many African cities costs roughly what a gallon – nearly four liters –...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Farouk Mark Mukiibi Africa is often hailed as “the last frontier” – a continent brimming with demographic promise, untapped resources, and explosive urban growth. Yet...
By Dishant Shah Africa is not just a player in the global coffee story – it’s the origin. Ethiopia, the cradle of coffee civilization, gifted the...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly When global investors turn their gaze to Africa, the spotlight often falls on economic powerhouses like Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. These...
By Dishant Shah Across Africa, cities are far more than clusters of people and buildings – they are dynamic engines of transformation, turning raw potential into...
By Ziad Hamoui As the September 30, 2025, expiration date of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) approaches, Africa stands at a pivotal economic crossroads...
By Davida Ademuyiwa For decades, foreign aid has been framed as a lifeline – a well-intentioned effort to uplift nations, stabilize economies, and alleviate suffering across...
By Curtis Akunfu The future of Africa isn’t being streamed – it’s being shaped. Not in soundbites, but in supply chains. Not in viral quotes, but...
By Davida Ademuyiwa In the 1960s, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong – now known as the “Asian Tigers” – were economic underdogs. Plagued by...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Africa stands at a crossroads. We can continue relying on fragmented systems, food imports, and outdated perceptions of farming – or we...
By Farhia Noor Every time the U.S. economy sneezes, African currencies catch a cold. Ghana. Nigeria. Kenya. South Africa. The Democratic Republic of Congo. Across the...
By Dishant Shah Africa is not a monolith – it’s a dynamic continent made up of more than 50 countries, each with its own distinct languages,...
By Dishant Shah Take a closer look at a map of Africa’s critical minerals, and you will see an extraordinary mosaic of resources that underpin modern...
By Danilo Desiderio In an increasingly competitive global economy, African nations face mounting pressure to protect their domestic industries from unfair trade practices such as dumping,...
By Jide Akinsemoyin In September 2024, an extraordinary spectacle unfolded in Beijing: 53 high-level African delegations, including 36 heads of state, gathered for the 9th Forum...
By Danilo Desiderio A recent publication from AfCFTA Dialogues, a platform dedicated to raising awareness and fostering a deeper understanding of the African Continental Free Trade...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has officially announced five candidates for its highly anticipated presidential election, set to take place on May 29, 2025. Competing for...
The ascent of China as a contending economic superpower with United States and Europe (the west), has opened up an alternative philosophical and economic path for...
