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“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
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
“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.
August 2025