A Taste of Ambition as South African Winemakers Seduce Nairobi's Middle Class
It is undeniable that Nairobi loves to drink. The city lifts its glasses with the zeal of a place forever toasting something. Birthdays, promotions, resignations, long weekends, and short marriages. [...]
Lessons for Kenya from IMF Assessments in Cameroon and Sri Lanka
As Kenya contemplates undergoing a Governance Diagnostic Assessment (GDA) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the experiences of Sri Lanka and Cameroon offer timely and cautionary lessons. While such an [...]
The Best African Investment No One Is Talking About
1.5 billion people need to eat. And they can’t eat software. Startups are shutting down.VCs are retreating. And in the middle of the chaos, one company quietly pulled off 125x [...]
East Africa's Central Banks Turn to Gold as Shield Against Global Economic Shocks
East African central banks are increasingly turning to gold as a strategic component of their foreign exchange (FX) reserves, joining a growing global shift toward buffering against external shocks and [...]Corporate Governance Lessons from Elon Musk’s Unconventional Pay at Tesla
Tesla’s audacious executive compensation plan for Elon Musk has become a modern case study in corporate governance- offering powerful lessons on leadership retention, board accountability, and performance-driven reward structures. At [...]The Early Stages of ESG in Ethiopia's Banking Sector
For Ethiopia's banks and their emerging market peers, now is a critical moment to embrace ESG -not to mimic the West, but to carve a context-specific path that leverages ESG [...]
Seed Funding Was Supposed to Unlock Scale. It Built a Waiting Room Instead
Clogged pipes cannot carry any water, and the seed-to-series funding market is full of what few people are buying, despite the increase in local growth-stage funds. We have an interesting [...]
China Will Open the Tariff Gates, But Can Africa Leverage This?
China’s pledge to scrap tariffs on all African exports flatters the continent with a promise few are equipped to seize. Middle low-income nations in the continent (like Kenya) may celebrate [...]How Higher Capitalisation Will Reshape Kenya's Banks, Economy
Fewer, better capitalised banks may catalyze the mobilization of domestic savings, boost national investment, support economic modernization, and advance Kenya’s Vision 2030 goal of attaining upper-middle or high-income status, comparable [...]NSE's Direct Investor Access Plan Sparks Broker Backlash
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is currently navigating a defining moment, poised between a future of democratized capital markets and the entrenched resistance of traditional stockbrokers. Can Mwiti's Vision Overcome [...]
What US Tariffs Mean for Kenya's Trade
While we can’t predict how Kenya’s tariff positioning will evolve relative to others, we can lean on some key strengths, Kevin Ng'ang'a, Kenya Country Lead at Verto, writes. In April, [...]
Africa’s Leapfrogging From Oil Gas Is Not the Quick Energy Fix the World Thinks It Will Be
All of sub-Saharan Africa could triple its electricity use overnight using only natural gas and still account for only a 1% increase in global emissions, so low is its starting [...]
