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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…
You’ve survived the startup phase. Your model works. You have proof. And you still can’t raise money. This is the growth-stage funding gap — and…
A $3.4 trillion continental market. A digital trade framework that’s finally operational. And 54 different regulatory environments that are slowly becoming one. Here’s the practical…
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…
Kwame’s Ghanaian agricultural input distribution company had a diversity problem, and he knew it. His leadership team was 100% male. His field agents were 95%…