By Wavinya Makai The African Union’s support for the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) is one of the most consequential developments in Africa’s financial history, even...
By Lailla Mutajogera The secret to profitable manufacturing in Africa isn’t capital, risk assessment, or even sector selection – it’s understanding who needs your factory to...
By Des H Rikhotso The mathematics of African prosperity tell a stark story. While the continent’s combined gross domestic product is projected to reach US$3.32 trillion...
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 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 Danilo Desiderio The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has become the most celebrated economic initiative on the continent. Leaders, policymakers, economists, and business associations...
By Davida Ademuyiwa When the future of Africa is discussed in global boardrooms, policy forums, or development summits, the narrative often turns to external partnerships: Europe’s...
By John Kourkoutas When it comes to Africa’s emerging business hubs, Mozambique doesn’t always command the spotlight – but perhaps it should. Nestled along the southeastern...
Nigerian serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, Aliko Dangote, has proposed that African states introduce free movement of persons, goods, services and capital across the continent, based on...
Traders on the floor of the Nigerian Stock exchange. PHOTO/File Global investors are being enticed by bountiful opportunities to do business in Africa, as the continent...
