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Almost everything written about Africa’s informal economy frames it as a challenge to be overcome. The most interesting social entrepreneurs on the continent have figured…
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265,000 young Africans applied to the Tony Elumelu Foundation this year alone. Over 60% of young African founders are using AI tools to build their…
The numbers from Davos are striking. Here’s what they mean for the person building a venture in Nairobi, Lagos, or Accra right now. Every January,…
The same problems destroying livelihoods are also creating the continent’s most exciting business models. Here’s a number that should stop you in your tracks: Africa…
The Impact That Backfired The Rwanda community health project seemed perfect on paper. A European NGO would train local women as health workers, providing them…
The Crisis That Almost Killed the Company At 2am on a Tuesday, Aisha sat in her Accra office staring at three messages: From her COO:…
The App That Worked Perfectly (In Nairobi) Fatima’s agricultural extension app was beautiful. Clean interface. Real-time data sync. Rich multimedia content. Cloud-based analytics. Her demo…
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