By Dishant Shah Every Nigerian knows the sound. A low hum rises somewhere down the street. Then another joins it, and another, until an entire neighborhood...
By Dishant Shah In 1993, a Zimbabwean engineer applied for a license to build a mobile phone network in his country. His own government spent the...
The campaign to block African oil and gas development isn't environmentalism - it's a new form of colonial paternalism.
The continent's energy deficit is not merely an infrastructure failure. It is a crisis of sovereignty - and the clock is running out.
By Dishant Shah The most powerful river in Africa carves its way through one of its most troubled nations. The Congo River’s hydroelectric potential is, by...
Africa's industrial ambitions will remain illusory until energy is treated not as infrastructure, but as the foundation of sovereign economic strategy.
By Danilo Desiderio Africa is no longer simply a talking point at international summits. It is fast becoming one of the world’s most fiercely contested economic...
By Caleb Maru A few weeks ago, one of Africa’s most ambitious climate-tech startups quietly ceased to exist. KOKO Networks, a Kenya-based company that had spent...
By Lance Chisue The continent’s true competitive advantage lies in its people – and the leaders who invest in them know it. For generations, the story...
By Dishant Shah The era of potential has ended. Africa’s execution phase has begun. More than US$200 billion in transformative infrastructure projects are fundamentally reconfiguring Africa’s...
By Davida Ademuyiwa Middle Eastern capital is no longer a distant promise for Africa – it has arrived, and it is reshaping the continent’s economic landscape...
By NJ Ayuk The Power Africa initiative was doomed from the start – not because it lacked ambition, but because it was built on ideological rigidity...
By NJ Ayuk The digital economy’s insatiable appetite for computing power may prove the catalyst Africa’s electrical infrastructure desperately needs. A quarter-century into the digital age,...
By Des H Rikhotso The narrative around African investment has shifted from cautious optimism to calculated urgency. While much of the developed world grapples with demographic...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly A quiet revolution is reshaping Africa’s investment landscape. While traditional Development Finance Institutions remain trapped in endless diagnostics, a parallel story of...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly The arithmetic is brutal: a liter of gasoline in many African cities costs roughly what a gallon – nearly four liters –...
By NJ Ayuk Vilifying fossil fuels has become fashionable in certain circles these days. Take United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who recently equated them with war,...
By NJ Ayuk In May 2021, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its landmark report, Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector....
By Davida Ademuyiwa One of the most persistent and damaging misconceptions about rural electrification in Africa is the assumption that “people can’t pay.” This narrative fundamentally...
By Dishant Shah When pundits discuss Africa’s economic future, they often fixate on familiar themes: mineral wealth, youthful demographics, or the rapid adoption of digital technology....
By Victory Azimih For much of the past half-century, analysts speculated about when Africa would “rise.” That question is now obsolete. The real issue is how...
By NJ Ayuk Africa emits less than 3 percent of global carbon dioxide – yet it bears the brunt of climate moralism that would deny it...
By Godfred Zina In early November 2025, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier concluded a landmark three-day state visit to Ghana, underscoring a strategic bilateral relationship that is...
By Dishant Shah Electricity doesn’t just illuminate homes – it ignites opportunity. Nowhere is this truer than in Africa, where energy access remains the linchpin of...
By NJ Ayuk As Africa’s energy sector surges – whether through traditional hydrocarbons or the emerging promise of green hydrogen – the continent’s need for strategic...
By Dishant Shah For generations, Africa’s economic trajectory has been dictated by the global appetite for its natural wealth – gold mined in Ghana, oil pumped...
By Ajay Wasserman Every year, Africa generates more than 18 million tonnes of plastic waste – enough to fill 180,000 Olympic swimming pools. Much of it...
By NJ Ayuk As global leaders rush to declare victory over fossil fuels, a dangerous blind spot is emerging – one that threatens to condemn hundreds...
By Apollo Buregyeya When the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) began generating electricity in 2023, it marked more than an engineering triumph – it signaled a...
By Farhia Noor “When the young carry the drum, the village must dance.” Pan-Africanism is no longer confined to speeches at summit halls or inked declarations....
By Davida Ademuyiwa For decades, Africa has waited – patiently, then impatiently – for reliable, scalable energy to power its economies, transform lives, and unlock its...
By Davida Ademuyiwa Africa is often called the continent of the future. But futures aren’t built on slogans – they are built on steel, silicon, and...
By John Kourkoutas Africa is no longer a frontier market – it’s a battleground for global economic influence. And while European and American businesses continue to...
By John Kourkoutas While global investors continue to focus on West Africa’s coastal giants – Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) – a quieter transformation...
By Ajay Wasserman In the first half of 2025, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) shattered records – signing over US$124 billion in new investments across...
By John Kourkoutas In the heart of West Africa, a quiet but powerful transformation is underway. Once defined by civil conflict and economic hardship, Sierra Leone...
By Davida Ademuyiwa Africa is no longer a frontier market whispered about in boardrooms – it is a dynamic, data-backed investment powerhouse ready for the global...
By John Kourkoutas In the dynamic landscape of African economic opportunity, size doesn’t always dictate significance. Take Equatorial Guinea – a nation of just over 1.5...
By Des H Rikhotso Africa’s electric vehicle (EV) market has long been seen as a sleeping giant – slow to awaken but brimming with untapped potential....
By Dishant Shah Africa is often one of the most misunderstood regions when it comes to long-term investment. Yet beneath the surface of outdated perceptions lies...
By Dishant Shah The African Development Bank’s latest projections paint a vibrant picture of transformation across Africa, with a striking mix of nations poised to outpace...
By Mary Alorh Despite the swirling currents of global economic uncertainty, Africa’s economic growth is poised to remain resilient, with regional economies charting diverse yet promising...
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 Chike Ayodele Igwegbe Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its history. For decades, the continent has been ensnared in the global rush for fossil...
