Thought Leadership

Where Africa’s Thinkers, Creatives, and Changemakers share their Views

Powering Growth in Africa Through Digital Infrastructure

Powering Growth in Africa Through Digital Infrastructure

Did you know Africa now has over 530 million people online, representing nearly 40% of its population? Connectivity is no longer optional. It is shaping how economies grow and how people access opport...

Nov 30, 2025

Youth Deployment: Rethinking Africa’s Misdiagnosed Crisis

Juliana J Kayombo

Youth Deployment: Rethinking Africa’s Misdiagnosed Crisis

For years, Africa’s defining challenge has been framed in one familiar, exhausting phrase: youth unemployment . Economists recite the grim statistics, policymakers lament the job deficits, and some de...

Nov 26, 2025

Kilwa: The Story of Two Brothers Who Built Africa's First Global Business Empire

Kilwa: The Story of Two Brothers Who Built Africa's First Global Business Empire

In the heart of the Indian Ocean, along the eastern coast of Africa, lies the historic island of Kilwa Kisiwani , a place that once thrived as the epicentre of trade, culture, and wealth in mediaeval ...

Nov 24, 2025

Africa Needs Better PR, Not a Credit Rating Agency.

Africa Needs Better PR, Not a Credit Rating Agency.

Mr Zemedeneh Negatu, Co-founder & CEO CBE Capital said at the AIM summit in Dubai the following: "Africa has a lower debt default rate than any other emerging market. But, according to a Bloomberg rep...

Nov 22, 2025

Africa’s Digital Payments Revolution: The Numbers Are Piling Up

Ali Hussein Kassim

Africa’s Digital Payments Revolution: The Numbers Are Piling Up

The just-released State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report reveals extraordinary momentum in Africa's digital financial transformation, and we're only getting started. The Big Pi...

Nov 20, 2025

Untapped Opportunities for Global Firms: Rethinking PR in Africa

Untapped Opportunities for Global Firms: Rethinking PR in Africa

When I began working in public relations in Africa over fifteen years ago, the landscape looked very different. Our work revolved largely around NGOs, international organizations, and public health ca...

Nov 17, 2025

Nairobi’s Rise Isn’t Random. It’s Engineered.

Marcus Bienvenu Mavakala Nzolameso

Nairobi’s Rise Isn’t Random. It’s Engineered.

I spent weeks studying the data. And it’s clear: Nairobi’s rise isn’t random. It’s engineered. Here’s what the world missed: Kenya’s GDP grew 5.6% in 2024, outpacing the EU at 0.8%. But that’s surface...

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Nov 4, 2025

What It Means to Build Bridges Between Home and the World

Damilola Rachel Lawal

What It Means to Build Bridges Between Home and the World

In today’s Africa–diaspora story, returning home is no longer an act of nostalgia; it’s a strategy. For many of us who have lived and learnt across continents, home is not a static place we left behin...

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Oct 27, 2025

Why Funded African Startups Still Fail?

Why Funded African Startups Still Fail?

It’s a bittersweet paradox: in Africa’s entrepreneurial circles, securing funding is often framed as the victory lap. Yet too many stories end not at scaling heights, but at the shutdown. Money may op...

Oct 24, 2025

They Trust Your Gold, Not Your People

They Trust Your Gold, Not Your People

They trust Africa’s gold, bauxite, cobalt, and oil. They just don’t trust Africans. Because once Africans grasp the scale of what leaves the continent daily in resources, data, and capital flight, the...

Oct 20, 2025

AI and Virtual Power Plants Transforming Energy

AI and Virtual Power Plants Transforming Energy

Artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and distributed energy resources (DERs) are transforming Africa’s energy sector. Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) are being piloted in South Afri...

Oct 17, 2025

Mama Pack: Redefining Postpartum Care with Tech-Enabled Support Rooted in Ancestral Wisdom

Mama Pack: Redefining Postpartum Care with Tech-Enabled Support Rooted in Ancestral Wisdom

For centuries, African women have relied on restorative postpartum practices, from nutrient-rich meals and herbal baths to the collective support of mothers and grandmothers. These traditions recogniz...

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Sep 11, 2025

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