From Dangote's cement empire to a Ghanaian shoemaker working from his parents' house—these are the Africans who didn't wait for funding, approval, or foreign validation. They just built.
Africa loses 70,000 skilled professionals every year. But the diaspora sends back $96 billion annually—twice the foreign aid the continent receives. Brain drain isn't just a loss. It can be a lifeline.
Africa produces 70% of the world's cocoa but imports most of its wheat. The continent feeds global chocolate cravings while 282 million Africans go hungry. This is the story of how colonial agriculture still shapes what Africa grows—and who benefits.
While Africa spends $65 billion yearly importing food it could grow, Morocco and Ethiopia are charting a different path. Through strategic agricultural policies, irrigation expansion, and import substitution, these nations are proving that African food sovereignty is possible.
Africa holds 60% of the world's best solar resources, the planet's largest untapped hydropower site, and geothermal reserves that could power the continent for centuries. Yet 600 million Africans still lack electricity. This is the story of Africa's green energy paradox—and how to solve it.
Nigeria produces 1.5 million barrels of oil daily but generates less electricity than Slovakia. Nigerians spend $10-22 billion yearly on generators while the national grid collapses repeatedly. Here's why Africa's largest economy remains in darkness.
Over 50 million hectares of African farmland have been sold or leased to foreign investors since 2000. Gulf states, China, and Western corporations are buying up land while 850 million Africans go hungry. Here's what's happening.
Africa's 22 billionaires hold $105 billion while 850 million Africans go hungry. Are tycoons like Dangote, Motsepe, and Masiyiwa building the continent—or benefiting from a rigged system?
54 countries. 1.5 billion people. The world's largest free trade area. AfCFTA could lift 30 million Africans from poverty—or become another failed integration project. Here's what's actually happening.
14 African countries use a currency controlled by France. 95% of West Africans want out. Here's how the CFA franc works, why it's called 'monetary slavery,' and what's finally changing.
Africa has 3% of the world's health workers but 24% of global disease burden. Meanwhile, there are more Ghanaian nurses in the UK than in Ghana. Here's the $2 billion annual extraction of human capital.
Africa pays $163 billion in debt service annually. More than 40% of African governments spend more on debt than healthcare. Here's how the debt trap works—and why Kenya's Gen Z took to the streets.
Your phone contains Congolese cobalt. 70% of the world's supply comes from a country where 62% live in poverty. From child labor in cobalt mines to Shell's oil spills in Nigeria, here's how resource extraction really works.
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