International Investors See Opportunity in Kenya, Ivory Coast, and Ethiopia
International investors have a critical role to play in the future of Africa. A recently published survey reveals insights into how they perceive opportunity & risk across countries, sectors, and trends.
July 2017
Emerging Business Models Help Smartphone Affordability & Africa’s Digital Pioneers
For many mass-market consumers in Africa, smartphones are out of reach, thus limiting the ability of digital businesses in sub-Saharan Africa to grow and achieve scale. New business models are emerging to help.
July 2017
Ethiopia is the World’s Fastest Growing Economy
Three of the world's fastest growing economies in 2017 are African, and Ethiopia leads the pack with a GDP growth rate 2.4x faster than the global average.
July 2017
Should African Entrepreneurs Target the Few Affluent or the Many Low-Income Consumers?
Afridigest's Editorial Board briefly explores a Harvard Business Review article that suggests the road to success in Africa involves targeting affluent consumers.
July 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa is the World’s Fastest Growing Mobile Market
By 2020, sub-Saharan Africa will have more than half a billion unique mobile subscribers (around half of its population), offering great opportunities for social & commercial innovation.
July 2017
U.S. Entrepreneurs Target Africa’s Solar Opportunity
A slew of VC-funded, American solar energy startups seek to profit by electrifying African communities, per Bill McKibben in the latest issue of the New Yorker.
June 2017