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Thought Leadership

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

Africa’s Energy Crossroads: Refinery Dreams, Electric Futures, and the Unmined Gas Gamble

Africa’s Energy Crossroads: Refinery Dreams, Electric Futures, and the Unmined Gas Gamble

In the race toward an electric future, Africa finds itself in the paradoxical position of standing atop untapped oil and gas wealth while importing second-hand hybrids. The world is shifting. Fast. Fr...

Africa Renewable Energy

Jun 8, 2025

Africa’s Moment for Entrepreneurial Reform?

Africa’s Moment for Entrepreneurial Reform?

In a time when African nations are racing to unlock inclusive economic growth, a new global report by the OECD sheds light on what it takes to create truly thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems and what...

Africa Business Entrepreneurship

Jun 8, 2025

Africa is No longer a Quiet Player on the Global Economic Stage

Fredrick Owusu, MSc, CGIA

Africa is No longer a Quiet Player on the Global Economic Stage

Africa is no longer a quiet player on the global economic stage; it’s stepping into the spotlight as one of the most exciting frontiers for investment and innovation in the 21st century. What are the ...

Africa Business Economy

Jun 7, 2025

Transforming Africa’s Landlocked Countries, From Isolation to Integration

Des H Rikhotso (PgDip-BA) (MBL)

Transforming Africa’s Landlocked Countries, From Isolation to Integration

Africa’s 16 landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) have long faced a paradox of geography and economy: though endowed with vast natural resources and a youthful population, they remain disconnected f...

Jun 6, 2025

The Funding Paradox in Africa

Agnes Chikukwa Hove

The Funding Paradox in Africa

As an African entrepreneur and ecosystem builder, I’ve seen firsthand the incredible talent and innovation bubbling across the continent. Opportunity abounds, but trust is scarce. Africa is bursting w...

Africa Economy

Jun 6, 2025

Why Every African Nation Needs a Compendium of Investment and Business Opportunities.

Juliana Jacquline Kayombo

Why Every African Nation Needs a Compendium of Investment and Business Opportunities.

In a world rapidly redefining power and prosperity, Africa is not being left behind, but it must not leave itself behind either. As the continent rises with one of the youngest populations globally, g...

Africa Business Economy Entrepreneurship

Jun 5, 2025

A Just Transition for Africa’s Charcoal Economy

A Just Transition for Africa’s Charcoal Economy

Across African cities, charcoal remains the primary cooking fuel for nearly 200 million Africans, including 27% of urbanites. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, over 70% of households rely on it. In...

Africa Economy Entrepreneurship Renewable Energy

Jun 4, 2025

Creating safe and reliable healthcare, by women, for women

Creating safe and reliable healthcare, by women, for women

Meet Doctors Zara Isa Modibbo and Nabila Ado Wanka, creating safe and reliable healthcare, by women, for women. The pairing of Drs Isa Modibbo and Ado Wanka would please many within the field of life ...

Africa Health

Jun 2, 2025

Reimagining African Media: Beyond Breaking News and Crisis Narratives

Reimagining African Media: Beyond Breaking News and Crisis Narratives

In the global media arena, Africa is too often cast in a narrow frame — one dominated by crises, conflict, and struggle. This reductive lens not only distorts the continent’s complexity but also reinf...

Media News

May 22, 2025

The Power of Local Knowledge in Solving Africa’s Climate Crisis

The Power of Local Knowledge in Solving Africa’s Climate Crisis

As the world grapples with the escalating impacts of climate change, it is becoming increasingly clear that the solutions to this crisis may not lie solely in the hands of policymakers or scientists i...

climate

May 15, 2025