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 Lailla Mutajogera The secret to profitable manufacturing in Africa isn’t capital, risk assessment, or even sector selection – it’s understanding who needs your factory to...
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 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 Gregory September China has crossed a historic threshold: a US$1 trillion trade surplus. Even as exports to the United States decline sharply, the world’s second-largest...
By Dishant Shah Every few years, Africa receives a new catchphrase. “Africa Rising.” “The Next China.” “The World’s Future Growth Engine.” These slogans circulate through investment...
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 John Kourkoutas While global manufacturers pursue “China+1” strategies in Asia, a quieter, more profound shift is unfolding in an unexpected corner of the globe. Two...
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 Danilo Desiderio As global trade grows increasingly fragmented, Africa stands at a crossroads. According to UNCTAD, average tariffs imposed by major economies – including the...
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 Des H Rikhotso Africa is rapidly becoming a hotspot for global business expansion, home to 10 of the world’s fastest-growing economies. According to 2025–2026 projections,...
By Dishant Shah When we think of low-cost manufacturing hubs, Asia often dominates the conversation. But what if the next big player wasn’t in Asia at...
By Danilo Desiderio Despite significant strides in infrastructure development, energy efficiency, and resource utilization, Africa’s industrialization remains insufficient to meet the continent’s growing needs, according to...
