“Africans must not fear Africa”: Mo Ibrahim’s call for self-investment
Having sold Celtel for $3.4 billion when few believed in Africa’s promise, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation chair now urges African investors & institutions to bet on the continent, not abroad.
September 2025
How Tosin Eniolorunda built Nigeria’s largest business payments platform
In a prescient 2022 interview, Tosin Eniolorunda outlined the exact strategy that would make his company Nigeria's newest billion-dollar startup two years later.
September 2025
What Okra’s final interview reveals about startup strategy in African markets
A February 2025 panel discussion with the then-CEO of Nigerian open banking platform Okra now reads as a jolting preview of the startup's shutdown months later.
September 2025
How Chowdeck plans to succeed where Jumia Food failed
By prioritizing couriers and everyday local foods, Chowdeck is riding an online food delivery wave that drowned Jumia Food and other early market entrants.
September 2025
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.
August 2025
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.
August 2025