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Thought Leadership

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

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

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...

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Sep 11, 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

Sep 10, 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...

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Aug 30, 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...

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Aug 13, 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

Jul 26, 2025

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