The Horn of Africa sits at the center of global trade - yet still has no seat at the table where the rules are made.
Why Africa's shift from the franchise dealer model to agency-based automotive retail could reshape the continent’s car industry - and who stands to benefit most.
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 continent has a rare opportunity - not to replicate a mature ecosystem, but to outsequence one.
By Kelly Mua Kingsly Africa is the world’s youngest continent – and that is not merely a demographic footnote. With a median age of just 19.7...
Across the continent, brilliant entrepreneurial ideas are dying in the gap between inspiration and execution. Venture builders - disciplined, factory-style startup studios - may be the...
By Davida Ademuyiwa Africa’s investment challenge has never been about the absence of opportunity. Nor, contrary to popular perception, has it primarily been about the availability...
By John Kourkoutas When Western executives dismiss Africa as “too hot” for serious business operations, they reveal more about their own biases than they do about...
By Des H Rikhotso While global attention fixates on Tesla’s latest quarterly earnings and Toyota’s hydrogen ambitions, a quieter but potentially more consequential automotive story is...
By Michele Moscaritoli Intra-African commerce has quietly transformed from aspiration to reality – and the implications are profound. For decades, the refrain echoed through development conferences...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Farouk Mark Mukiibi Raising capital in Africa isn’t merely difficult – it’s a labyrinth of mismatched expectations, delayed term sheets, and endless meetings that rarely...
By Edson Mpyisi Africa is not waiting for its future – it is living it. As Coordinator of the Enable Youth Program at the African Development...
By Farhia Noor “When the young carry the drum, the village must dance.” Pan-Africanism is no longer confined to speeches at summit halls or inked declarations....
By Danilo Desiderio Across Africa, a vibrant spirit of entrepreneurship is driving economic activity in markets, villages, and bustling city streets. Yet, despite this energy, the...
By Ajay Wasserman Africa is home to more than 125 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – 44 million of them in Sub-Saharan Africa alone. These...
By Caleb Maru In the global race to build the next generation of tech unicorns, Africa is no longer just catching up – it’s reimagining the...
By Farhia Noor When I saw the map of Africa’s most desired employers, I didn’t see ambition. I saw a continent dreaming in foreign tongues. In...
By Dishant Shah Every few months, the headlines return with familiar fanfare: “Africa’s gross domestic product Set to Grow by 5%,” “Fastest-Growing Economy in the Region,”...
By Curtis Akunfu We have all sat through the panels. The question echoes relentlessly: “Why isn’t agro-processing taking off in Africa?” It is a fair inquiry,...
By Dishant Shah Ninety years ago, the world was starkly divided. Wealth and weapons were concentrated in the hands of a few Western powers, while much...
By Danilo Desiderio Africa’s economic destiny is inextricably linked to its ability to build a thriving ecosystem of large, globally competitive enterprises. Yet, despite a vibrant...
By NJ Ayuk There is a troubling pattern that cannot be ignored: the more foreign aid African governments receive, the worse many of them perform. As...
By David Coleman I once dated someone who proudly showed off a US$30 jar of luxury soap she had just bought. I looked at it and...
By Gregory Simpkins The recently-concluded African Diaspora Investment Symposium 2025 (ADIS2025) commemorated a decade of the promotion of Diaspora investment in Africa by the African Diaspora...
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 JP Følsgaard Bak No matter how successful you have become in the United States, Europe, or anywhere else in the world, the time has come...
The African Entrepreneurship Award has been launched in Namibia. The award is worth US$1 million and seeks to mentor African entrepreneurs. It is the brainchild of...
