by Kathy Gibson | May 30, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Africa is a vast continent, occupying about 20% of the world’s land area. With the continent increasingly open for business, and actively developing intra-African trade, logistics is emerging as arguably its biggest challenge and opportunity. Thato Moloi, president of...
by Kathy Gibson | May 30, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Digital transformation can have impressive benefits for just about every vertical market – but in Africa, medical technology (medtech) and education technology (edtech) stand to gain the most from technology adoption. Glenn du Toit, MD of Acer Africa, explains why....
by Kathy Gibson | May 30, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
African multilateral financial institutions, policymakers, development partners and private sector leaders have called for more coordinated, innovative and better-structured financing approaches to support Africa’s digital and technological transformation. This was a...
by Kathy Gibson | May 30, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
By Wayne Meisel – Africa has spent the post-pandemic years pursuing strategic investments into more resilient supply chains. This year, amid growing geopolitical disruption and escalating conflict, those investments will be tested to their limits. Since 2020,...
by Kathy Gibson | May 30, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
The ability to quickly and easily connect to the Internet, make safe and convenient payments at any time, even to call just about anyone on a mobile phone are all acts that millions of Africans take for granted in 2026. But just 17 years ago, most of these actions...
by Kathy Gibson | May 30, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Data centre construction around the world is proceeding at a frenetic pace. They are vital building blocks for the provision of artificial intelligence (AI) tokens that are increasingly driving new business models. While Africa lags the rest of the world in the number...
