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The Infrastructure No One Pitches

Sep 10, 2026

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6 min read

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

Travel and tourism

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Africa Has Destinations. Now It Needs a Travel Intelligence Layer

Sep 1, 2026

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5 min read

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

Money and Markets

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Africa's Capital Is Concentrating. So Is Its Opportunity

Aug 25, 2026

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4 min read

Africa's Capital Is Concentrating. So Is Its Opportunity

Africa's H1 2026 VC hit $3.3bn, but four sectors absorbed 83% of it. Here's what the concentration means for founders, investors and policymakers.

Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer
Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer

Digital Connectivity

Africa's AI Winners Are Choosing Ownership Over Access

Aug 21, 2026

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4 min read

Africa's AI Winners Are Choosing Ownership Over Access

Ten African business leaders were asked what separates the companies that will thrive in the AI economy. None of them talked about the technology first.

Thamsanqa
Thamsanqa

Digital Connectivity

Why LinkedIn Has Become Africa's Gateway to AI Search

Aug 20, 2026

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3 min read

Why LinkedIn Has Become Africa's Gateway to AI Search

What 9.5 million AI citations reveal about visibility, and what it means for African brands, experts and institutions building influence in an AI-first search era.

Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer
Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer

Digital Connectivity

Who's Actually Holding the Bag on Al?

Aug 13, 2026

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12 min read

Who's Actually Holding the Bag on Al?

As Chinese models undercut pricing and private credit hides the risk, Africa's AI infrastructure gap may be its biggest advantage. Here's the data.

Ibrahim Sagna | Africa INSIGHTS Special Feature | Digital Connectivity
Ibrahim Sagna | Africa INSIGHTS Special Feature | Digital Connectivity

Digital Connectivity

Is Venture Capital Alive and Well in Africa?

Aug 12, 2026

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5 min read

Is Venture Capital Alive and Well in Africa?

African VC funding hit $1.5bn in H1 2026, but active investors fell nearly 50% to 527. The capital is there, the alignment isn't. Here's why it matters.

Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer
Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer

Digital Connectivity

The AI Gap We Are Not Addressing

Jul 28, 2026

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4 min read

The AI Gap We Are Not Addressing

The world is spending fortunes to make artificial intelligence smarter and barely anything to make societies ready for it. That imbalance, not the technology itself, is the risk Africa cannot afford to inherit.

Research Fellow | Africa INSIGHTS | Digital Connectivity
Research Fellow | Africa INSIGHTS | Digital Connectivity

Digital Connectivity

Gen Z is Losing Confidence in African Leaders

Jul 25, 2026

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8 min read

Gen Z is Losing Confidence in African Leaders

Nearly half of young South Africans now say they'd back military rule, as trust in leaders across Africa collapses. Here's what the data really shows.

Digital Connectivity

Why Alpha Funders Hunt for Fulcrums?

Jul 23, 2026

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6 min read

Why Alpha Funders Hunt for Fulcrums?

Loan-to-own investors don't buy distressed equity — they buy the debt tranche that decides who controls the company. Africa's fulcrum era has arrived.

Ibrahim Sagna | Special Contributor, Africa INSIGHTS
Ibrahim Sagna | Special Contributor, Africa INSIGHTS

Digital Connectivity

Ramaphosa Headlines Africa's First Google Cloud Summit

Jul 2, 2026

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4 min read

Ramaphosa Headlines Africa's First Google Cloud Summit

South Africa stakes its claim as Africa's cloud and AI capital, as Google, Microsoft and AWS compete on sovereignty and infrastructure rather than price alone.

Stephene Chikozho
Stephene Chikozho

Digital Connectivity

455 Unicorns. $5 Trillion. What Happens When Immigrants Build Global Infrastructure.

Jun 25, 2026

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7 min read

455 Unicorns. $5 Trillion. What Happens When Immigrants Build Global Infrastructure.

African-born founders have co-built 21 U.S. unicorns worth over $1 trillion — in payments, AI, healthcare, and aerospace. The sectors reveal a pattern the headline numbers miss.

Ibrahim Sagna | Special Contributor, Africa INSIGHTS
Ibrahim Sagna | Special Contributor, Africa INSIGHTS

Digital Connectivity

When the Machine Eats Itself: Model Collapse and the Coming Crisis of AI Intelligence

Jun 17, 2026

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5 min read

When the Machine Eats Itself: Model Collapse and the Coming Crisis of AI Intelligence

A new wave of AI-generated content is flooding the internet. The models training on that content are getting worse with each generation. Researchers call it Model Collapse. The implications for Africa extend far beyond a technical footnote.

Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team
Africa INSIGHTS Editorial Team

Trade and Value Chains

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From Technology Transfer to Technology Co-Creation: How the India–Africa Economic Corridor Is Being Rewired

Jun 13, 2026

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4 min read

From Technology Transfer to Technology Co-Creation: How the India–Africa Economic Corridor Is Being Rewired

A generation of Indian-origin entrepreneurs has quietly built some of Africa's most consequential businesses. Now governments, capital markets, and the continent's digital economy are catching up.

Partner
Partner

Digital Connectivity

Africa’s AI Opportunity and the Question Every Nation Must Answer

May 20, 2026

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3 min read

Africa’s AI Opportunity and the Question Every Nation Must Answer

Rwanda's AISCA launch gives African youth access to real AI infrastructure. The compute exists. The policy is moving. The talent gap is the last frontier.

Research Fellow | Africa INSIGHTS | Digital Connectivity
Research Fellow | Africa INSIGHTS | Digital Connectivity

Digital Connectivity

Africa’s Digital Trade Corridor: Can Ghana, Rwanda and Zambia Redefine Intra-African Commerce?

May 9, 2026

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4 min read

Africa’s Digital Trade Corridor: Can Ghana, Rwanda and Zambia Redefine Intra-African Commerce?

Ghana's VP announced a pilot digital trade corridor at the 2026 3i Africa Summit, testing mobile money interoperability, cross-border KYC, and e-invoicing under AfCFTA. Here's what it means for cross-border commerce.

Stephene Chikozho
Stephene Chikozho

Digital Connectivity

The Verdict on Meta Is In. Now What Does It Mean for Africa?

Mar 31, 2026

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11 min read

The Verdict on Meta Is In. Now What Does It Mean for Africa?

Two US Juries have found Meta and YouTube liable for engineering addiction in a child. Together, these rulings mark a turning point for Africa. The continent must decide which side of history they stand on.

Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer
Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer

Digital Connectivity

MTN's R27 Billion Comeback: How Nigeria Rewrote Africa's Biggest Telecom Story

Mar 16, 2026

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12 min read

MTN's R27 Billion Comeback: How Nigeria Rewrote Africa's Biggest Telecom Story

After two years of being battered by currency collapse, hyperinflation, and a balance sheet under strain, MTN Group has staged one of the most consequential financial recoveries in African corporate history. The numbers tell a story that goes well beyond a single earnings cycle.

Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer
Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer

Digital Connectivity

The R17 Billion Heist: How Big Tech Is Bankrupting African Journalism

Mar 12, 2026

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9 min read

The R17 Billion Heist: How Big Tech Is Bankrupting African Journalism

Google and Meta capture 97% of South Africa's R17.8 billion digital advertising market, leaving local newsrooms unable to survive. Here's how the economics of platform dominance are quietly dismantling African democracy's watchdog.

Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer
Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer

Digital Connectivity

How Silicon Valley Extracts Billions From the Continent's Digital Future

Mar 4, 2026

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7 min read

How Silicon Valley Extracts Billions From the Continent's Digital Future

From Nigeria's $290M Meta fine to AI-driven election interference, Big Tech's data extraction from Africa mirrors colonial resource exploitation. Here's why the reckoning is finally here.

Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer
Africa INSIGHTS Staff Writer

Digital Connectivity

Meta Smart Glasses Scandal Exposes Africa's Privacy Crisis

Feb 16, 2026

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10 min read

Meta Smart Glasses Scandal Exposes Africa's Privacy Crisis

A Russian blogger's use of AI smart glasses to secretly film women in Ghana and Kenya exposes Africa's digital governance gap.

Stephene Chikozho
Stephene Chikozho

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