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Why Hard Work Does Not Always Become Wealth in Africa

Money and Markets

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Oct 27, 2026

Why Hard Work Does Not Always Become Wealth in Africa

New evidence from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe shows where the route from payday to asset breaks down.

Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team
Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team
Why Can Africans Afford to Visit Dubai but Struggle to Holiday in Africa?

Travel and tourism

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Oct 26, 2026

Why Can Africans Afford to Visit Dubai but Struggle to Holiday in Africa?

A market brief on price, friction and the cost of uncertainty across African travel corridors

Stephene Chikozho
Stephene Chikozho
Who Owns Africa's Growth? The Numbers Behind Corporate Control

Economy and Finance

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Oct 23, 2026

Who Owns Africa's Growth? The Numbers Behind Corporate Control

Africa has 1,141 listed companies worth USD 561 billion, just 0.4% of the global total. Dangote's refinery share offer is putting the ownership question to a live test.

Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team
Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team
African Aviation: Facing Today's Challenges, Believing in Tomorrow

Travel and tourism

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Oct 22, 2026

African Aviation: Facing Today's Challenges, Believing in Tomorrow

Lessons from the Stockdale Paradox in Good to Great

Stephene Chikozho
Nessebho Hailu | Industry Contributor | Travel & Tourism
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Why Africa's Digital Payments Growth Stops at the Border

Money and Markets

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Oct 21, 2026

Why Africa's Digital Payments Growth Stops at the Border

Can Africa finally make cross-border payments work? Mobile wallets have made domestic payments routine across much of the continent, but a small exporter still cannot collect across the border with the predictability of a domestic sale.

Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team
Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team
Why Chinese Goods Often Beat Neighbouring African Suppliers on Cost

Trade and Value Chains

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Oct 20, 2026

Why Chinese Goods Often Beat Neighbouring African Suppliers on Cost

Border delays, thin production scale and fragmented standards can outweigh the advantage of distance. A landed-cost view shows where African suppliers can compete.

Stephene Chikozho
Stephene Chikozho
Tourism Investment in Africa: From Promoting Potential to Delivering Growth

Travel and tourism

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Oct 19, 2026

Tourism Investment in Africa: From Promoting Potential to Delivering Growth

Nancy Abdelhadi, Founder and CEO of IBIS and Chief Operating Officer of the African Tourism Board, on what makes African tourism projects bankable: preparation, access, visas, destination data and local participation.

Stephene Chikozho
Stephene Chikozho
Africa’s Energy Bank Faces Its Real Test: Turning Capital Into Corridors

Economy and Finance

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Oct 16, 2026

Africa’s Energy Bank Faces Its Real Test: Turning Capital Into Corridors

The Africa Energy Bank says it will fund its first projects in early 2027. African Energy Week 2026 showed how much now depends on coordination, discipline and honest accounting of the capital.

Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team
Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team
Connecting Africa to Global Opportunities Through the African Diaspora

Travel and tourism

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Oct 15, 2026

Connecting Africa to Global Opportunities Through the African Diaspora

Dr. Byron E. Price, Executive Director and Founder of the Global TIES Alliance Foundation, on the diaspora as Africa’s Sixth Region, and on turning remittances, diaspora networks, and AfCFTA frameworks into closed transactions with measurable local surplus.

Stephene Chikozho
Stephene Chikozho
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