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Opaia Motors vehicle assembly plant in Luanda Angola showing automotive manufacturing facility

Angola’s Automotive Revolution: A Blueprint for African Industrial Independence

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...

Empty retail shelves in an African store, symbolizing the gap between consumer demand and local manufacturing capacity.

Opinion5 months ago

Africa’s Retail Reality: The Untapped Promise of Local Manufacturing

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...

Cement bags stacked at construction site in Uganda showing industrial manufacturing challenges

Opinion6 months ago

Industrializing for People: Uganda’s Policy at a Crossroads

By Apollo Buregyeya The 2024 Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Statistical Abstract reveals a truth that Uganda’s industrial policymakers have studiously avoided confronting. The country’s cement...

A modern factory with 'Made in Africa' branding.

Opinion7 months ago

Africa Doesn’t Need to Copy Anyone’s Industrial Playbook – It’s Writing Its Own

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...

Trump’s Policies and Africa: A Wake-Up Call for Local Growth and Self-Sustainability!

Opinion1 year ago

Trump’s Policies and Africa: A Wake-Up Call for Local Growth and Self-Sustainability!

By Ajay Wasserman Recent policy shifts under Donald Trump’s administration have unveiled a hard truth: Africa remains vulnerable to external political changes. From the reinstatement of...