Changing the narrative on Africa.
Africa is connecting payment rails. The harder question is whether the money can keep up and whether stablecoins technology offer a unique solution to the challenge.
The two African hubs are among the world’s most connected airports, with airlines expanding routes while new airport projects add capacity for the continent’s growing traffic.
Africa’s gaming market is growing almost twice as fast as the global industry, while studios, payment systems and competitive events are beginning to build the infrastructure around its rapidly expanding player base.
Kenya’s stock exchange is pushing to bring African investors into Dangote Refinery’s record IPO, while discussions over a possible Nairobi cross-listing put the sale at the centre of a wider effort to connect Africa’s capital markets. The bigger test is whether African savings can help finance the next generation of industrial companies at scale.
Ethiopia’s US$12.5 billion Bishoftu airport is emerging as a major test of US-China commercial competition in Africa, spanning construction, aviation technology and finance. Its scale is attracting companies and lenders from across the world to one of the continent’s biggest planned aviation projects.
Africa’s insurance market remains largely untapped, but the biggest players are changing how they chase it. Banking, savings and investments are becoming the gateway to the deeper insurance relationships insurers want.
Uganda produces cotton and has a large market for fabric, but much of the value is still created elsewhere. Manufacturers say investment in spinning, weaving and garment production could lift exports, create jobs and help drive double-digit economic growth.
Africa’s services exports are growing as digital and knowledge-intensive services take a larger share of global trade. From Egypt’s outsourcing industry to Kenya and Nigeria’s push to export digital talent, African economies are positioning for a bigger share of a market increasingly shaped by technology, skills and AI.
Africa’s services exports are growing as digital and knowledge-intensive services take a larger share of global trade. From Egypt’s outsourcing industry to Kenya and Nigeria’s push to export digital talent, African economies are positioning for a bigger share of a market increasingly shaped by technology, skills and AI.
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are building competing petroleum hubs as billions of dollars flow into refineries, pipelines, storage and ports. With Rwanda also considering an investment in Lamu, the emerging network could reshape who controls the infrastructure connecting East Africa’s oil and fuel markets.