Insights from the Ground
Real-time perspectives from Africa’s innovation frontlines.
Which African country is home to Africa’s largest wind farm?
Kenya. The Lake Turkana Wind Power project, at Loiyangalani in Marsabit County, about 545 kilometres north of Nairobi, is Africa’s…
Which African country moves the most mobile money?
Kenya. And it’s not close. In 2025, M-Pesa — Safaricom’s mobile money platform — processed KES 83.7 trillion in transactions.…
Which African country is raising the most startup money right now?
The answer is Nigeria. Between January and September 2026, Nigerian startups pulled in $635 million, reclaiming the top spot on…
Which African country is furthest ahead in the green hydrogen race?
Namibia — and the project carrying the flag is Hyphen Hydrogen Energy’s green ammonia complex in the Tsau ǁKhaeb National…
Which African country produces the most copper?
The Democratic Republic of Congo — the world’s second-largest copper producer. The DRC mined roughly 3.3 million tons in 2024,…
Which African country produces the most manganese?
South Africa. By a wide margin. The United States Geological Survey estimates South African mines produced roughly 7,600 kilotons in…
Which African country produces the most cobalt?
The Democratic Republic of Congo — and it’s not close. The DRC supplies roughly 70 percent of the world’s cobalt,…
Which African country produces the most lithium?
Zimbabwe — and by a distance that surprises people who still think of lithium as a Latin American story. In…
Africa Didn’t Leave You. You Left Africa.
While Washington was busy writing think-pieces, Beijing was building airports. Let’s be brutally honest. The United States spent decades treating…
Dragon Meets Desert
Burkina Faso · Togo · Niger · Shenzhen · The Blockchain Beijing isn’t sending diplomats anymore. It’s sending capital—quietly, quickly,…
Top Tech Entrepreneurs & Companies in Africa (2026 Guide)
Africa’s tech ecosystem is no longer a quiet contender—it is a global force shaping the future of innovation. While there…
Nu Africa: The Untapped Goldmine
Forget what you think you know. Africa isn’t “emerging” — it emerged. While the West was debating AI ethics at…
Crack the Code
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