Ghana’s economy has grown rapidly in recent years but poor governance and increased costs threaten stagnation.
Dare Okoudjou raised $500,000 easily in six months to start Mobile Financial Services Africa – a money transfer business that made his fortune. Three years in,...
Getting Africa out of the development woods will require more than technology and telecommunications. After decades of lost trading opportunities, Africa needs a new trading lens....
Agriculture has become an increasingly crucial issue for African governments. Poor infrastructure and lack of long-term finance have been fingered as the culprits blocking Africa’s path...
He spent $1 billion last year and is going to invest $850 million more this year. These are the high stakes of $200 million-man Issam Darwish...
Strive Masiyiwa wrote entrepreneurial history by beating the authorities and the odds to build a billion-dollar business spanning 17 countries over five continents. No wonder they...
Beneath the sheen of the golden moneybags nation of Africa lies simmering discontent. The youth complain of bungling administration, unemployment and ask where the platinum millions...
Growing up in Apartheid South Africa, examples of bravery, heroism and inspirational humanity were all around me. Some of my heroes were personal; ordinary people working...
As a precocious trainee, Mitchell Elegbe identified the opportunity to transform electronic payment processing in Nigeria’s financial sector.
It is one of the most ambitious countries in Africa with a story that Hollywood scriptwriters would have struggled to write. Can a shattered country, scarred...