By Peter Ongera Global conflicts often reshape economic relationships, supply chains, and geopolitical alliances. The ongoing instability in the Middle East—long a critical hub for global energy supply, has once again highlighted the vulnerability of international markets to regional crises. For Africa, however, such disruptions may also present an opportunity. With strategic planning and coordinated
Pan-African free market advocacy group Suvira Africa has called for urgent reforms to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock economic opportunities for African entrepreneurs, youth, SMEs, and informal traders. Charles Nyakumbo, Executive Director of Suvira Africa, highlighted the human cost of trade inefficiencies: “Africa is rich, Africa is great, but her people
By James Booth, Head of Revenue at Verto Africa’s fintech revolution has moved from promise to performance. Over the past decade, the continent has evolved from a mobile money pioneer to a global laboratory for financial innovation. Kenya’s mobile money services showed that technology could drive inclusion. Now, the entire continent is building on that