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Africa is repeating colonial patterns in the digital age: Kenya’s tech envoy on breaking the cycle
Having stepped out of the slums of Nairobi into global influence, Ambassador Philip Thigo warns that Africa has little time to claim technological sovereignty before it's too late.

Africa’s hidden venture advantage: Dr. Ola Brown on African startups needing less capital to reach $1B
HealthCap Africa's Dr. Ola Brown calls out a key disconnect in global VC: African startups produce unicorns with remarkable capital efficiency yet receive less than 1% of global venture funding.

“Africa can only be made great by Africans”: How Aliko Dangote is proving his own philosophy right
With a $20 billion refinery that's reshaping global energy markets, Africa's richest man isn't just building wealth — he's building a model for African self-sufficiency that other entrepreneurs can replicate.

The end of aid: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s blueprint for African self-reliance
As global aid rapidly shrinks, the WTO Director-General reveals how the continent can tap $250 billion in pension funds, diaspora bonds, and underutilized development banks to fund its own growth.

Africa is deliberately kept poor: Dr. Fadhel Kaboub on breaking Africa’s colonial economic traps
The Tunisian economist explains what's preventing African prosperity, and why pan-African cooperation is the only path to economic sovereignty.

An ‘Entrepreneur’s Paradise’: Fred Swaniker’s vision for turning Africa’s problems into prosperity
While Silicon Valley chases the next viral app, this serial Ghanaian entrepreneur sees Africa's challenges as the foundation for building world-changing businesses.