DRC's $900m education gap is now an investable market. Here's where capital lands.
The Kinshasa Declaration priced the shortfall. A $500m World Bank package is funding the first customers. Here's who gets paid.
Andrew Mwaniki
Why Ethiopia telecom is shifting from subscriber growth to monetisation and infrastructure sharing
Ethiopia's mobile subscriptions nearly doubled to 87.6 million by 2024, yet the country still needs 10,000 to 15,000 more towers. The next phase of telecom value lies in data monetisation, mobile money and shared infrastructure, and the investable pipeline is already visible.
Why Uganda’s growing digital economy is driving cybersecurity investment
Uganda cybersecurity is no longer a box-ticking exercise, so who captures the upside? As mobile money surges and internet banking users retreat over cyber fears, managed security, fraud analytics and mobile endpoint protection are the market to watch.
Why Uganda's coffee boom is shifting from raw bean exports to roasting and branding
Uganda exported 8.78 million bags of coffee worth $2.38 billion in the year to April 2026. But the next chapter isn't about growing more beans — it's about roasting, branding, and processing at origin. Here's where the value, and the investable opportunities, now sit.
Where to invest in the growing DRC mini-grid and solar sector
With 21.5% electrification and over 1,500 MW of unmet mining demand, DRC power investment is moving to mini-grids, provincial hydro and captive solar. A single-permit regime and a $37 billion Compact funding are redrawing where bankable returns sit.
Who is winning Kenya's fixed broadband race
Who is winning Kenya's fixed broadband race? Safaricom leads a market growing more than 40% a year, but challengers like Ahadi and Vilcom are taking a rising share of new growth. We break down the regulator's data on where durable value sits for investors.
The real investment opportunities in Uganda's oil boom beyond the crude
Uganda's oil investment hit $1.96 billion in 2023 and oil projects now drive most FDI. As first oil nears in 2026, the real returns sit in logistics, insurance and supplier finance, not the crude. Here is where the money flows in the EACOP era.
How banking became Kenya's first real market for AI
Half of Kenya's banks already use AI — for credit, fraud and compliance, not chatbots. Here's why banking is the country's first scaled AI buyer, and why the next winners will sell governance, clean data and compute rather than flashy models.
Why Kenya still imports 70% of its medicines despite the push to make them locally
Kenya imports about 70% of its medicines despite a presidential target to make half locally by 2026. A look at the trade gap, why local drug manufacturing lags, and where the real investment opportunities lie.
How Kenya is turning farm losses into a cold chain investment opportunity
Kenya loses an estimated KES 72 billion a year to food loss and waste, much of it from perishables that lack proper cooling. A new wave of investment, from institutional capital at Tatu City to county-level solar cold rooms, is now treating cold chain as core economic infrastructure.
Where Kenya's KSh 1.2 trillion tourism plan is creating investor opportunity
Kenya is targeting 5 million international arrivals and KSh 1.2 trillion in tourism revenue by 2030. Hitting those numbers depends on hotel capacity, MICE infrastructure and digital systems — opening three clear opportunities for investors.
Africa's hidden solar boom: How C&I platforms are quietly consolidating a 40 GW market
Africa imported 18.8 GW of solar panels in 2025, but only a fraction shows up in official data. The gap is a booming private C&I market where platform companies are quietly consolidating before investors catch on.
EUDR 2026: How the EU deforestation regulation is reshaping African coffee exports
African coffee exports hit a record 1.18 million tonnes in 2024/25 just as the EU Deforestation Regulation prepares to take effect. Rwanda is positioned to keep its EU access, Ethiopia and Uganda face structural risk, and Kenya could lose European market access entirely.
Why Africa’s digital publishing industry continues to fragment despite market headwinds
African digital publishing is fragmenting, not consolidating. As advertising wanes, publishers shrink or pivot, while capital drifts to data, events and niche services. Scale offers little refuge; survival now depends on specialisation.
Successful AI deployments in Africa: Key lessons from fintech, telecom, and healthcare
Africa’s AI push is narrower than it appears. Deployment is concentrated in fintech and telecoms, where profits and data drive adoption. Healthcare lags, constrained by fragile funding. AI scales where it boosts revenue and where firms control the data needed to make it work.
Who's Really Building Africa's Pharma Manufacturing Capacity?
Africa bears 26% of the global disease burden, yet produces just 3% of the world's medicines. With 95% of APIs imported, the $27.65B market is a mirage unless pharma manufacturers secure guaranteed demand and local chemical production.