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bird interview: In Conversation with Channel Andrews on African mobility, diaspora identity, and the border contradictions shaping continental integration
What began as a dispute at an airport in Togo soon evolved into a much larger conversation about mobility across Africa. After an encounter with immigration officers unexpectedly helped spark a landmark visa-free announcement for Africans, immigration attorney and law professor Channel Andrews found herself at the center of debates around Pan-African movement, diaspora identity, and the barriers that continue to shape travel across the continent. In this conversation, she reflects on citizenship, belonging, borders, and why Africa’s integration ambitions cannot succeed without fixing how Africans move within Africa.
M-KOPA’s Ghana push is evidence of Africa’s smartphones as financial gateways
M-KOPA’s expansion in Ghana highlights how device financing is evolving into bundled ecosystems that combine payments, protection, and financial products into a single repayment structure.
This engineer helped shape Kenya’s renewable energy story
Jennifer Gache has built a career at the center of the country’s evolving energy sector, helping pioneer wind energy projects while mentoring a new generation of women engineers.
African sport is the new battleground for African corporate capital
African banks, betting firms, telecoms companies and consumer brands are moving beyond traditional sports sponsorship into deeper commercial partnerships tied to league financing, digital fan systems and long-term sports infrastructure.
Africa is not waiting
Opportunity Africa launches #NotWaiting today on Africa Day, calling on Africans across the continent and diaspora to spotlight the people, ideas, businesses and progress already shaping Africa’s future.
Scale or fail: In Kigali, Africa chooses collective economic power
In Kigali, the tone of the conversations has fundamentally shifted. In the hallways of the Kigali Convention Centre, moving among heads of state, investors, entrepreneurs, and executives from across the continent, one dominant message shaped the 2026 edition of the Africa CEO Forum: Africa can no longer afford to think small.
African filmmakers are experimenting with AI as Hollywood debates its risks
As Hollywood debates the ethics of AI filmmaking, African creators are increasingly testing whether artificial intelligence can solve the economics of making films on the continent.
Ghana, Rwanda, and Zambia test interoperable cross-border payment system
Ghana, Rwanda, and Zambia have launched a pilot digital trade corridor aimed at enabling instant cross-border payments and reducing reliance on dollar-mediated settlement systems. The initiative integrates payment rails, digital identity, and regulatory frameworks under the African Continental Free Trade Area and the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS).
Botswana races to diversify beyond diamonds
Botswana is accelerating efforts to reduce its dependence on diamonds as global demand weakens and synthetic alternatives reshape the market. The country is expanding partnerships, sovereign investment tools, and regional integration strategies to build new sources of growth.
East Africa’s private capital market is deepening through debt, exits, and real economy finance
East Africa’s private capital market is entering a more structured phase, with debt, exits and real-economy sectors increasingly shaping how capital is deployed. Venture funding still plays a role, but investors are leaning more toward cash-flow-backed deals and structured instruments.