Trajectories — Portrait No. 1 Strive Masiyiwa spent five years and most of his money in court, arguing that Zimbabwe’s telephone monopoly was an assault on free speech. He won, switched on his network, and then left the country for twenty-six years. The infrastructure group he built from exile is now being tested by the...

The money hasn’t left Africa. It has simply become much harder to convince. Institutional investors are no longer asking whether the continent holds promise; they want to know how that promise is being captured, measured and converted into liquidity. Two fund managers — Anza, based in Johannesburg, and Farmties Capital — agreed to describe what...

A payments stack that clears transactions in Lagos will not necessarily clear them in Nairobi. What performs in Accra can stall in Kampala. That fragmentation is the wall most companies hit when they try to scale across the continent — and it is precisely the market Tola Mobile has chosen to occupy. The payments infrastructure...

United Bank for Africa Plc has announced that Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, Group Chairman of UBA, will retire from the Board of Directors of UBA on 21 August 2026, upon the completion of the 12-year tenure limit prescribed for Non-Executive Directors of Banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria. At its meeting held on...

When Cannes Lions welcomes a speaker, it is never simply about celebrating a career. It is about creating a dialogue on influence, leadership, and the power to shape culture. In 2026, the presence of Oprah Winfrey at the world’s largest festival of creativity is set to be one of the most anticipated highlights of the...

One runs Africa’s biggest bank. One governs a country at war. One holds a presidency, one a 130,000-strong empire, one the rules of world trade. None of them was supposed to be here — and that is exactly why they are. The story of five women who didn’t break into power so much as out-calculate...

Aliko Dangote is eradicating polio in Nigeria alongside Bill Gates. The Rockefeller Foundation is betting on electrifying 300 million Africans. Tony Elumelu has funded 27,000 entrepreneurs across 54 countries. And Idris Elba is converting his global fame into diplomatic leverage for local farmers. The TIME 100 and TIME100 Philanthropy 2026 honor a profound shift: Africa...

As global capital increasingly turns its gaze toward Africa’s fast-growing markets, AFSIC – Investing in Africa announces the first wave of speakers for its landmark 2026 edition. Bringing together the world’s foremost investors, dealmakers, and development leaders under one roof, the forum promises to be the defining moment of the Africa investment calendar — and...