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By Maame Tutua Dadson, Managing Partner at Stafford Law; and Amma A. Gyampo, Chief Executive Officer at Ghana Venture Capital & Private Equity Association With over US$700 billion in domestic pension, insurance, and long-term savings, Africa has no shortage of capital. The real question is why so much of it ....
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By Dr. Dorothy Nyambi, President and CEO, MEDA If you believe African investment is too risky, too early, or too difficult to exit, you’re outdated. Africa is not a caricature. There, founders build for real markets, regional trade corridors are opening, and a new generation of fund leaders define value. Recently, I met a young […]
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By Japhet Gana: Group Head, Transaction Risk & Financial Crimes, Yellow Card In the past decade, our financial systems have become more digitally interconnected than ever before. Convenience and speed now come with a price: financial crime. From sophisticated money-laundering networks to cyber-enabled fraud rings, criminal actors are exploiting gaps in regulation and oversight. As […]
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Botswana and Ghana Show How Africa’s Mining Agenda Is Moving Inward By Thuso Tseetse, Head, Natural Resources , Botswana & Reindolf Ofosu-Hene, Absa Head of Natural Resources, Ghana, Absa CIB It is often said that Africa holds close to a third of the world’s known reserves of the minerals essential to the energy transition and […]
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By Eric Osiakwan As 2025 concludes, the performance of the Africa tech ecosystem is under scrutiny, prompting various projections for 2026. I largely agree with Ido Sum’s comprehensive, data-driven review, “Early. Not Broken,” which analyzes the ecosystem I helped build. His analysis conclusion specifically highlights the landscape of exits, noting: “Nearly half of those exits […]
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By Ademola Ajagbe, Regional Managing Director Africa, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Climate finance is on trial this November in Belém, Brazil. World leaders and climate advocates attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) must decide whether the long-discussed plan for funding efforts against climate change can finally deliver for the people and places that […]
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By Peter West and Mayibongwe Sangweni, Financial Institutions Group Client Coverage at Standard Bank Africa’s insurance sector remains largely underpenetrated, with most markets (apart from South Africa) reporting penetration levels below 3%, compared to a global average of upwards of 7%. Insurance penetration is closely tied to macroeconomic realities and given Africa’s low GDP levels, […]
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