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Kenya Makes AfCTA Look Personal

Dr. Princess C. Mutisya LLD (FACMAD), DBA (EIU-Paris)

Kenya Makes AfCTA Look Personal

One roadshow in Nairobi sparked a $100B+ continental shift. Not with fireworks or fanfare, but with focus, bold declarations, and a renewed urgency to turn African trade inward. On 5th June 2025, at t...

AfCTA Africa IATF2025 Investment Kenya

11‏/09‏/2025

How Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Agro-Industrial Alliance Unlocks Billions of Dollars in AfCFTA

How Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Agro-Industrial Alliance Unlocks Billions of Dollars in AfCFTA

The African Union Commission, ECOWAS Commission and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa recently launched a groundbreaking initiative in Accra, to strengthen cross-border agricultural value ...

AfCTA Africa Agriculture Transformation Agriculture Value Chains Cross Border Trade ECOWAS Regional Integration West Africa

10‏/09‏/2025

How Solving the ‘Address Problem’ Could Fix Africa’s Last-Mile Crisis

Christine Wanjiru

How Solving the ‘Address Problem’ Could Fix Africa’s Last-Mile Crisis

In Africa, millions live entire lives without an address. No street name. No house number. No digital dot to mark their spot on the map. You can be born, go to school, and start a business and still h...

Africa

30‏/08‏/2025

Will Africa Catch the Next Wave of Global Renewable Growth?

Will Africa Catch the Next Wave of Global Renewable Growth?

Global electricity demand is expected to surge in 2026, with renewables overtaking coal for the first time to become the world’s largest source of power generation. This shift is being led by rapid de...

AfCTA Africa Clean Energy Africa Renewable Energy African Entrepreneurs Thought Leadership

13‏/08‏/2025

Unlocking the Power of Superfoods: How Kijani Blue Agribusiness Is Championing Local Producers in a Global Boom

Agnes Chikukwa Hove

Unlocking the Power of Superfoods: How Kijani Blue Agribusiness Is Championing Local Producers in a Global Boom

In recent years, the global superfood market has experienced an unprecedented surge, fuelled by consumer demand for healthier, nutrient-rich foods that support wellness and longevity. Valued at over U...

AfCTA Africa Africa Economy Africa Food Security Food Security

26‏/07‏/2025

Nigerian Women Cracked the Ceiling

Nigerian Women Cracked the Ceiling

Dr. Adaora Umeoji had been named CEO of Zenith Bank - one of Nigeria’s most profitable banks. She was the first woman to ever hold that role in the bank’s 30-year history. After nearly three decades i...

Africa African Women African Women CEOs

09‏/07‏/2025

Unlocking the Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Automotive Aftermarket Industry: A Pathway to Growth

Ezra Group of Companies, Des H Rikhotso (PgDip-BA) (MBL)

Unlocking the Potential of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Automotive Aftermarket Industry: A Pathway to Growth

The global automotive aftermarket industry is projected to grow at an annual rate of approximately 3 percent through 2030. Among the most promising growth frontiers lies in emerging markets, particula...

AfCTA Africa Africa Trade African Entrepreneurs Clean Energy Energy Transition Renewable Energy

29‏/06‏/2025

The Journey of Kwame and the New Era of Africa–China Trade

The Journey of Kwame and the New Era of Africa–China Trade

In a small studio behind his family home in Kumasi, Ghana, Kwame Addo had a dream stitched in cotton. He wasn’t just a tailor, he was a fashion entrepreneur crafting Afro-fusion jackets from recycled ...

AGOA AfCTA Africa Africa Trade African Entrepreneurs Business China FOCAC Innovation

26‏/06‏/2025

America is Building a Climate Stock Market. Africa Should Too.

America is Building a Climate Stock Market. Africa Should Too.

Two months ago, America approved a stock exchange built from the ground up for sustainability. The Green Impact Exchange (GIX) will be a capital market with teeth, requiring transparent disclosure fra...

Africa African Entrepreneurs Climate Climate Action Economy

23‏/06‏/2025

Strategic Foresight: Empowering South African SMMEs in the Digital Age

Strategic Foresight: Empowering South African SMMEs in the Digital Age

Amidst South Africa's evolving economic landscape, characterised by fiscal constraints and stringent cost containment measures, Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) face unprecedented challenge...

Africa Business Development Economy SMEs

21‏/06‏/2025

Toward Technological Sovereignty: The Case for a Self-Reliant African Digital Future

Hamilton Conford

Toward Technological Sovereignty: The Case for a Self-Reliant African Digital Future

As artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other emerging technologies continue to reshape global systems, the urgency for Africa to transition from technological dependency to digital self-determina...

Africa Development Digital Africa Innovation Technology

21‏/06‏/2025

Africa’s Cross-Border Payments: The $1 Trillion Opportunity

Ali Hussein Kassim

Africa’s Cross-Border Payments: The $1 Trillion Opportunity

Africa’s cross-border payments market is on the cusp of a seismic transformation projected to triple from $329B in 2025 to $1T by 2035, according to a report by Oui Capital . Yet, the journey is anyth...

Africa Development Digital Payments Finance

15‏/06‏/2025

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