The Minister of Power recently declared that Nigeria requires over $100 billion in public and private investment across generation, transmission, and distribution to deliver reliable electricity. The figure is staggering. But is capital really the binding constraint? The privatisation of 2013, selli
Last week, I watched a video with kids lined up in the rain for food. Whether it is an AI-generated video, a real video of “content-humanitarians”, or political messiahs in their theatre of absurdity, it is time to rethink how we use human beings in our politics and content creation. The imagery was
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The IMF has downgraded growth projections for Sub-Saharan Africa as the conflict drives an energy shock, inflation, and fiscal pressures.
As The Africa We Build Summit gets set to unite leaders to accelerate execution and unlock capital, Stanley Eleko and Toni Kan look at Kenya's infrastructure model.
A 21% rise in pre-tax profit and double-digit revenue growth underline the bank's resilience, with gains across regions and business segments offsetting asset quality pressures.
Mining remains central to South Africa's economic prospects, but without functioning rail and port infrastructure, growth will remain constrained. As the government sets out an ambitious infrastructure agenda in the wake of Mining Indaba and the latest Budget, the real test lies in whether fiscal po
An exhibition in Ikoyi, Lagos, reveals that young Nigerian artists are happy to draw from a diverse range of global influences.
Founder Mokgome Mogoba is leveraging decades of mezzanine debt experience to back mid-sized South African businesses, combining strong returns with social impact as private credit gains momentum across the continent.
DRC minister of finance Doudou Likunde hailed the issue as a vote of confidence in the country's economic direction as it navigates a $2.76bn IMF programme.