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The Infrastructure No One Pitches

Digital Connectivity

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Sep 10, 2026

The Infrastructure No One Pitches

Silverbacks Holdings closed 10 exits in under 7 years, including a 29x LemFi return, challenging assumptions about African PE liquidity. See the numbers.

Ibrahim Sagna | Africa INSIGHTS Special Feature | Digital Connectivity
Ibrahim Sagna | Africa INSIGHTS Special Feature | Digital Connectivity
The Quarry or the Factory: Why Africa is Banning the Export of its Raw Prosperity

Trade and Value Chains

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Sep 9, 2026

The Quarry or the Factory: Why Africa is Banning the Export of its Raw Prosperity

Kenya's ban on raw mineral exports joins Zambia and Nigeria in a continent-wide push to industrialise Africa's supply chains. Here's what's driving it.

Research Analyst
Research Analyst
The Diaspora Economy Africa's Tourism Sector Hasn't Caught Up With

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Sep 8, 2026

The Diaspora Economy Africa's Tourism Sector Hasn't Caught Up With

Diaspora remittances hit $124bn in 2025, dwarfing FDI and aid combined. Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda are racing to turn that cash into tourism revenue.

The Democratisation of Crude: Inside Dangote’s $49 Billion Refinery IPO

Trade and Value Chains

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Sep 8, 2026

The Democratisation of Crude: Inside Dangote’s $49 Billion Refinery IPO

Dangote's $49bn refinery IPO opens to 10 million retail investors at $0.40 a share, marking Africa's largest listing yet. Here's what's driving it.

Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team
Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team
The Sentiment Gap Threatens Africa's Tourism Advantage

Travel and tourism

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Sep 7, 2026

The Sentiment Gap Threatens Africa's Tourism Advantage

Africa INSIGHTS opens a Travel & Tourism Business Intelligence Platform built around a new decision-making asset: destination sentiment.

Stephene Chikozho
Stephene Chikozho
The Hidden Infrastructure Behind Every Globally Competitive City

Real Estate and Infrastructure

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Sep 4, 2026

The Hidden Infrastructure Behind Every Globally Competitive City

South Africa's pension funds control R4.6 trillion, enough to close the R4 trillion infrastructure gap, yet under 3% flows into it. Here's why.

Stephene Chikozho
Stephene Chikozho
The 59 Billion Dollar Bypass Rewiring African Wealth

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Sep 3, 2026

The 59 Billion Dollar Bypass Rewiring African Wealth

Nigeria drew $59B in crypto inflows as the naira crashed 60%. Stablecoins now undercut Western Union by nearly half. Here's who profits next.

Ibrahim Sagna | Africa INSIGHTS Special Feature | Digital Connectivity
Ibrahim Sagna | Africa INSIGHTS Special Feature | Digital Connectivity
Africa Has Destinations. Now It Needs a Travel Intelligence Layer

Travel and tourism

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Sep 1, 2026

Africa Has Destinations. Now It Needs a Travel Intelligence Layer

“Africa has spent decades building extraordinary travel and tourism destinations. The next challenge is building the intelligence infrastructure that allows us to understand, compare, invest in and compete across those destinations. We do not want Africa to be only the subject of global tourism intelligence. We want Africa to increasingly become the producer of it.”— Stephene Chikozho, Chief Executive & Managing Editor, Africa INSIGHTS

Stephene Chikozho
Stephene Chikozho
Seven Industries Building Africa's Next Billion-Dollar Companies

Trade and Value Chains

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Aug 31, 2026

Seven Industries Building Africa's Next Billion-Dollar Companies

Africa's $331B SME financing gap outstrips its VC pool. Seven overlooked sectors—cold chains, customs tech, power—are quietly closing it. Here's the data.

Stephene Chikozho
Stephene Chikozho
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