South Africa: drive into Africa Many assume that South African businesses are a natural fit for other markets on the…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
Malawi: infrastructure After fifty years of ‘overlooking’ economic growth, Malawi plans to encourage public-private partnerships to fund infrastructure development By…
Mauritius: getting it right Once dismissed as an unlikely success story, this island nation has built a thriving, diverse economy…
Southern Africa: economic nationalism ‘Empowerment’ benefits political elites while businesses are spooked and citizens are left with nothing but empty…
Africa: the data The Africa Rising narrative is an example of how a number or a small set of statistics…
Africa: banking innovation While only 11% of Africans have bank accounts, some 80% have mobile phones: a huge new mobile…
Botswana’s diamonds The World Bank says that adding value to precious stones is a dead-end street Should African countries be…
A giant Chinese shoe manufacturer is lacing up for the long run. Will others follow in its footsteps? Treading…
Why manufacturing is key to creating jobs and building diversified economies Can the continent make it? By Ronak Gopaldas…
Africa: innovation Success in Africa needs innovative business models that take account of the way people interact in Africa, not…
