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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.
August 2025
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.
August 2025
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.
August 2025
What are Africa’s largest jobtech opportunities right now?
Africa is experiencing a crisis of missing jobs. Over the next decade, these ten jobtech platform categories will create the most impact in addressing it.
November 2024
How the world’s best companies build strong cultures
A quick introduction to building company culture for founders & leaders of early-stage companies.
October 2024
Can Kenya’s CheckUps disrupt the way healthcare is financed & delivered in Africa?
CheckUps offers an innovative approach to healthcare financing and delivery in a market replete with challenges.
September 2024