Spotlight: Ideas & Perspectives

Expert opinions & narratives from business leaders in Africa & beyond that have potential for impact across the continent.

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

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