By Lailla Mutajogera The most important investment opportunity of the next decade is not in artificial intelligence, not in green energy, and not in the next...
By Franco Bonghan When Burkina Faso banned fresh tomato exports to feed its own processing plants, it did more than protect a crop. It quietly repudiated...
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...
By Danilo Desiderio The refrain echoes through conference halls from Addis Ababa to Cape Town with predictable regularity: Africa must stop exporting raw materials and start...
By Des H Rikhotso As major economies decelerate, the continent’s structural transformation is rewriting the global growth narrative. The latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections reveal...
By Dishant Shah The dominance of finished goods in African markets isn’t about capability – it’s about cold economic calculation. Local manufacturing across Africa isn’t failing...
By Dishant Shah The unit economics of manufacturing reveal that low wages mean little without productivity to match. The conventional wisdom about African manufacturing rests on...
By Lailla Mutajogera Africa’s investment landscape presents a compelling paradox. While Ethiopia surges ahead with breakneck growth rates, South Africa offers the continent’s most sophisticated economy....
By Lance Chisue Only a few weeks into 2026, and the signals are already unmistakable. Tariffs, geopolitical fragmentation, and friendshoring are forcing companies to fundamentally rethink...
By Lance Chisue A striking pattern is emerging across Africa’s economic landscape. After decades of fragmented markets and externally oriented trade, the continent is finally turning...
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 Michele Moscaritoli For decades, Africa occupied a singular role in the global imagination: the perpetual recipient. Aid packages, charitable donations, development programs – always framed...
By Dishant Shah Viral videos of bare retail shelves across African cities tell a deceptively simple story. But these fleeting social media moments capture something far...
By Victory Azimih For centuries, Africa has endured the label “the dark continent” – a phrase that speaks not to any absence of value, but to...
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 Lailla Mutajogera As returns compress across mature Asian markets, East Africa offers investors a compelling alternative: markets where fundamentals are improving faster than asset prices....
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 JP Følsgaard Bak Last week, I attended what felt like the funeral of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) – not in a chapel,...
By Ajay Wasserman Africa is home to the world’s youngest population – a dynamic, fast-growing demographic that represents both a historic opportunity and a pressing challenge....
By Mark-Anthony Johnson Since its launch in May 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has provided sub-Saharan African countries with preferential access to the...
By Gregory Simpkins I have been associated with the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) since House staffer Mike Williams wrote the first draft. I worked...
By Ziad Hamoui When history looks back on the defining infrastructure projects of 21st-century Africa, the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor will stand out – not as just another...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly Africa’s trade volume is surging – its exports to global markets reached record highs in 2024. Yet beneath the headline numbers lies...
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 Farhia Noor In 2055, I didn’t dream of Africa’s future – I stepped into it. What I saw was not the continent of yesterday’s headlines...
By Davida Ademuyiwa Across boardrooms and policy forums, the phrase “Made in Africa” is gaining momentum – a rallying cry for a continent ready to assert...
By Yaw Kissi True change begins with ownership – not influence. In today’s digital era, everyone wants to inspire Africa – but few are committed to...
By Dishant Shah Africa is often one of the most misunderstood regions when it comes to long-term investment. Yet beneath the surface of outdated perceptions lies...
By Danilo Desiderio A groundbreaking study from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, titled “Diversifying European Supply Chains: Can Africa Play a Role?“, argues that...
By Danilo Desiderio Could the concept of a national “Made in” brand evolve into a unified, continent-wide “Made in Africa” initiative? This question is gaining traction...
By Dishant Shah Since its inception in 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has stood as one of the cornerstone trade programs fostering economic...
