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African manufacturing facility showing industrial development and value chain processing

Africa’s Value-Addition Mirage: The Real Culprit Isn’t Policy – It’s Business

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...

Factory workers in Africa highlighting the productivity and infrastructure challenges behind the “cheap labor” myth in manufacturing.

Opinion2 months ago

Why Africa’s “Cheap Labor” Advantage Is a Dangerous Myth

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...

A chart showing $97 billion in foreign direct investment flowing into Africa, with icons representing tax forms, currency exchange, and local partnerships

Business3 months ago

The $97 Billion Question: Why Most Investors Get Africa Wrong

By Lailla Mutajogera Last year, US$97 billion flowed into Africa – a staggering 75 percent surge that pushed the continent to 6 percent of global foreign...

Executives and local business leaders meeting in an African city, symbolizing real market entry, relationship building, and long-term business commitment beyond strategy hype.

Business4 months ago

Beyond the Hype: What It Really Takes to Win in African Markets

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...

The Pros and Cons of Contemporary Africa for Technological Development

Opinion2 years ago

The Pros and Cons of Contemporary Africa for Technological Development

By Emmanuel Musaazi Historically, technological developments span the globe. Every region and people of the world have contributed to technological development at some time in history,...