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Zimbabwe is named the world’s best country to visit in 2025 by Forbes. Explore the tourism boom and SME opportunities in travel and hospitality.

AI for African SMEs: 7 workflows to automate today, from sales and support to invoicing and hiring. Practical steps to save time and boost profit.

Stablecoins can help African founders move money faster, but regulation is tightening. Understand the risks, compliance and best use cases.

PAPSS is reshaping cross border payments in Africa with local currency settlement. Learn how SMEs can cut costs and scale regional trade.

Africa’s 2025 funding rebound is real, but investors want proof. Discover what’s getting funded, what’s ignored and how founders can win.

Historic Africa business delegation meets UAE leadership. Key takeaways on investment corridors, partnerships and SME opportunities across Africa.

How VC founders turned $150K into $8M by backing an African unicorn. Lessons on fundraising, distribution, unit economics and scale.

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger launch a $895M regional investment bank. See the business impact for SMEs in energy, agriculture and projects.

Kenya signs a $311M power transmission deal with Africa50 and an Indian firm. What it means for SMEs, reliable power, jobs and growth.

Dangote says Nigerians should share in wealth from his businesses. Explore the refinery listing debate and SME supply chain opportunities in Nigeria.

When the news arrived that Rise had cleared the bar for Oscar consideration, it was not a red carpet moment. It was a flurry of messages between Victoria Falls, Harare and Los Angeles, a small team realising that a story born beside a rubbish dump in Zimbabwe now sat inside the same awards process that shapes global film careers. For a country whose cinema has long worked at the edge of international visibility, this was more than a feel good headline. It was a signal that th

On a humid evening beside Dubai Marina, it is easy to spot the visitors who are not just there for the skyline selfies. They walk slower, asking brokers for service charge breakdowns, checking rental listings on their phones, comparing yields with what they know back home in Lagos, Nairobi or London. For a growing number of Africans and diaspora professionals, Dubai property is no longer just a holiday fantasy. It has become a serious question of strategy. Is this still a sma

When Strive Masiyiwa walked journalists through a chilled data hall on the outskirts of Johannesburg this year, the story was not the blinking lights. It was the promise behind them. His company Cassava Technologies had just announced a partnership with Nvidia to build what they call the first AI factory in Africa, a facility packed with thousands of advanced graphics processors designed to turn local data into intelligence at scale. For a continent that has mostly consumed a

Kojo Ampadu, widely known online as LittleBlackBook91, did not arrive on YouTube chasing influence. He arrived with an instinct to help. Raised in a Ghanaian family where men quietly advised others on marriage and life, he saw early what principled guidance looked like. At 17 he was already offering counsel of his own. Years later, when his videos on relationships and reality dating shows started attracting global attention, the digital world simply confirmed what his upbring

At 29, Zimbabwean born, events host and curator Joseph Muruko, known on stage as MR. SHOWTIME has already lived the kind of arc many creatives only imagine. His career did not begin in front of stadium lights or beside global Afrobeat stars. It began in a small Birmingham club where he paid £10 every Friday, not to party, but to practice. He would slip inside, convince the DJ he was working, and use the room as a training ground. No fee. No applause. Just an emerging talent s

In a region where wellness has become both aspiration and industry, one name keeps surfacing in conversations about quality, character and access. Ishaq Kayiizi, a Ugandan born fitness expert based in Dubai, has steadily built himself into one of the most visible and trusted trainers in the Middle East. Media in the UAE have already profiled him as a leading African voice in the sector, recognising his rise from personal trainer to fitness entrepreneur with clients that inclu

Anosike saw how many young people drift through classrooms without ever interrogating the why of their talent. Her answer was to build a model that connects learning to identity, values, and service. The foundation’s programming and toolkits are designed to help children name their strengths early, then apply them in simple projects that build confidence and agency. This is an attempt to move purpose from slogan to practice. Media coverage across Nigerian outlets has document

On Yas Island, where the lights are bright and expectations are higher still, Zidane Kudi’s job is to make the unforgettable feel effortless. As a VIP Experience Manager, he orchestrates moments that earn loyalty and spark stories guests carry home. Off the clock, he is the co-founder of Founders Media and the builder of a thriving connection business that turns introductions into momentum. The common thread is not glamour, it is service. Kudi’s philosophy is simple and deman

Ackim Bukhosi Tshuma grew up believing that confidence could change the arc of a life. That belief anchors House of Ackim Cosmetics, the beauty and lifestyle brand he founded to celebrate individuality and encourage self expression. Tshuma is South African by origin and creative by design, a founder who treats product as a vehicle for purpose. His core thesis is disarmingly simple. Beauty is not camouflage. Beauty is permission for people to show up as themselves.