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A Cassava snack company just won $100,000! Here’s what the “NSIA Prize for Innovation” means for young Africans.
Come Again Foods has emerged as the overall winner of the fourth edition of the NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI 4.0), receiving a $100,000…
THE $20 MILLION BET: AFRICA’S GREEN HYDROGEN MOMENT IS HERE
Green hydrogen is having a moment. And this week, the African Development Bank put $20 million behind that moment. The Bank announced on September…
West Africa’s Economy Just Did Something Unexpected. Here’s What It Means For You.
While the world argued about trade wars, inflation, and geopolitical tension, West Africa grew at 4.8% in 2025; faster than the African average of…
Being Poor Is an Expensive Currency
There's a version of poverty most economists never quite capture. It's not just that poor people have less, It's that they pay more for…
ATIDI Celebrates Silver Jubilee at AGM, Posts Strong Performance and Is Endorsed as Pan African Guarantee Platform
July 7, 2026 - Nairobi, Kenya - At the 26th Annual General Meeting of the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI), President William Ruto of…
The Ledger, The Logo, and The Roof Over Your Head
Let’s talk about rent. Not the abstract kind policymakers debate in air-conditioned conference rooms while sipping mineral water. The kind that keeps you awake…
The World Ships Grain to Sudan. What If We Helped Them Grow It Instead?
Let me tell you about a field in Sudan. Not the kind you see in travel brochures. The kind where the soil remembers war.…
Four Hundred Billion Reasons Africa Can’t Wait for Permission
Four hundred billion dollars is the the annual gap between what Africa needs to build its future and what it can actually afford to…
THE MONEY IS THERE. THE BRIDGE ISN’T.
Let's skip the press releases for a second. Imagine you're sitting in a café in Nairobi last week. The city's buzzing. Not because of…
Money for Promises vs. Money for Proof: How Development Finance Actually Works.
You’ve heard words like “World Bank, AfDB, AFD” “funding,” and “impact.” But how does the money actually move? And why is everyone suddenly talking…