The AfCFTA Will Improve Labour Mobility, Spur Wealth Creation
Policymakers say that the free movement of labour will be a key contributor to the successful functioning of the free trade area and realising the above benefits for workers
How Banks Can Best Respond to the Rise of the Mass Affluent in Africa
The continent’s middle class is expected to spend US$2.1 trillion by 2025 and US$2.5 trillion by 2030, thus creating a further upward momentum in the demand for goods and services.How Africa Can Benefit from its Critical Minerals
Africa holds more than half of the world’s reserves of cobalt, 46% of its manganese, and 21% of its graphite, all used in EV batteries.
Africa Must Set the Timing for its Energy Transition
About a year ago, before COP27 began in Egypt, Fiona Harvey and Matthew Taylor wrote in an opinion piece for The Guardian that it was time for gas exploration in [...]Kenya’s New Retail Giants Grow, But Risks Persist
Kenya’s new retail giants,NaivasandQuickmart, are in a breathless competition for market share. If you haven’t noticed yet, Quickmart (and increasingly, Naivas) isoften on the leftas you leave urban areas, cities [...]
Analysis: Kenya's Supplementary Budget Signals Radical Transition
Investors, entrepreneurs and households need to start aligning themselves to this transition while embracing themselves for the short-term negative effects.
Israel-Palestine Conflict: Implications for Kenya
While peace is the ultimate goal, economies and businesses might have to cede short term goals, accounting for all possible risks, in the short term.What Kenya can Learn from Estonia’s E-government Revolution
One interesting result of this forward thinking governance is that for a country with a smaller population than Kakamega County, Estonia has produced as many unicorns as the entire African continent has today.Privatisation: Lessons from the past
The idea behind its composition, and the new privatisation process, is to speed up the process by removing bureaucracy, especially in stages that required parliamentary approval and input. This should be great news for both local and foreign investors eager for a stake in the state enterprises on offer, but there are still likely hurdles ahead.Celebrating a Decade of Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Cortex Hub and Angel Fair Africa
By Andile Ngcaba In a landscape defined by the ebb and flow of African entrepreneurship, milestones are more than mere time markers; they stand as beacons of progress. This year, [...]Esther Dyson; My introduction to Africa and Angel Investing
I’m very much looking forward to visiting East London, South Africa, in late November / early December to meet the amazing collection of start-ups and investors that the team at [...]
In Defense of Local Startups: Let's Give Them A Break
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music — philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche It is unlikely that many have heard [...]
