By Ziad Hamoui The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) recently closed a US$1.75 billion receivables purchase facility for Angola’s Sonangol HR, serving as mandated lead arranger and...
By Danilo Desiderio The global trading system is fracturing, and Africa faces a pivotal choice: become a strategic player or remain a passive bystander in a...
By Juwon Akin-Olotu The year 2025 tested agribusiness leaders across Africa with relentless volatility: devastating floods in northern regions, stubborn inflation eroding margins, and supply chains...
By Dishant Shah Ethiopia’s manufacturing surge reveals what economists often miss: successful industrialization isn’t about speed – it’s about sequence. A headline slipped through global business...
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 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 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 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 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 Davida Ademuyiwa In little more than half a century, Dubai transformed from a quiet desert emirate into one of the world’s most dynamic global hubs...
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 John Kourkoutas Most people have never heard of the Lobito Corridor, a transformative trade route that connects Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo...
