Opinion

For nearly two decades, the story of mobile money in Kenya has had one clear protagonist. Safaricom’s M-Pesa did not

Across Kenyan households, women steer the ship of wealth-building. They manage budgets, work hard to create financial stability for their

The most dangerous lie ever sold to Africa is that the continent is poor because it lacks resources. That lie

What if I told you that the greatest threat to private security firms is not external, but financial? This is

Across East Africa’s consumer economy, businesses are discovering that pricing and product quality alone are no longer enough to secure

Presidents are not remembered by the slogans they repeated, the motorcades they commanded or the applause arranged around them. They

A Kenyan family rarely begins a medical emergency by asking which investment to liquidate. It begins with a phone call.

In a workshop in Lagos, a designer adjusts a seam just before sunrise. The fabric on the table carries patterns

By Irene Opondo Cases of missing and found children have become increasingly common across the country, leaving many families in

A few years ago, I sat in a cross-functional review where everything looked “green” on the dashboard. Timelines were intact.

By Mwenda Kimathi Around nine years ago, as a fledgling analyst new to the industry, I made a bold claim

A breaking story appears on your social media feed. Someone has shared a screenshot, a video clip, or a dramatic