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...
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...
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 Victory Azimih The world is reorganizing into powerful, consolidated blocs. Africa cannot afford to remain the outlier, negotiating as 54 fragmented voices. The cost of...
By Davida Ademuyiwa History offers a clear and unambiguous lesson: no nation has ever achieved sustained prosperity without first undergoing an industrial transformation. From 18th-century Britain...
By Dishant Shah There’s a quiet power in symbolism – especially when it arrives not with fanfare, but in the form of a refrigerated truck loaded...
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 Farhia Noor I am African. And I say this with unshakable conviction: the lion is not stirring. The lion is not awakening. The lion has...
By David Coleman Africa is more than a continent of 54 nations – it is a brand. A powerful, ancient, and evolving identity that carries the...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson In a move that could redefine the global diamond trade, Botswana is asserting its right to majority ownership of De Beers, the world’s...
By Curtis Akunfu We have all sat through the panels. The question echoes relentlessly: “Why isn’t agro-processing taking off in Africa?” It is a fair inquiry,...
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 When most envision doing business in Africa, the image is deceptively simple: locate buyers, ship containers, and reap profits. Yet beneath this surface...
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 Danilo Desiderio A compelling article published by Semafor Africa sheds light on a significant challenge: the low brand awareness of African products among Africans and...
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...
By Leah Lynch Yesterday the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) released their eagerly awaited International Development Strategy. It has been an agonizing wait; the...
