Forget GDP charts. The real story of African commerce is written in steel, asphalt, and pipeline - and three seismic shifts in the past two years...
By John Kourkoutas Western companies are losing billions waiting for African roads to look European – while competitors profit on the infrastructure that already exists. The...
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 In 1880, roughly 90 percent of Africa remained “unclaimed” by European colonial powers. A map from that year shows a continent mostly in...
By Gregory Simpkins I am a volunteer contributor to the William O. Lockridge Foundation in Washington, DC, which seeks to inform young people in the less...
By John Kourkoutas After guiding more than 100 companies into African markets, one principle stands out: geography shapes opportunity, but being there in person seals the...
By Dishant Shah For centuries, the Horn of Africa has served as a vital maritime corridor, connecting global trade routes and shaping geopolitical dynamics. Today, Berbera...
