March 18, 2026
In many parts of the world, when someone calls for an ambulance, a siren is already on its way. In my city, Addis Ababa, it was often different. Years…
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A single drop may seem small. But many drops together can fill a river.
The question isn’t whether Africa needs entrepreneurs. It’s what kind of entrepreneurs we’re building, and what kind of thinking we’re rewarding
The victim is sanctioned for asserting the right to survive and return home, while the perpetrators of violence and the states that protect them benefit from impunity
True localization is about sequencing power responsibly: investing in institutions, not activities; funding leadership development alongside delivery; and allowing communities to shape priorities even when that complicates donor timelines.
Beneath the rhetoric of optimization lies a structural shift: the extension of corporate control deep into the arteries of connectivity itself
At present, no political solution is acceptable to both Kinshasa and the AFC/M23
By uniting governance, leadership, and resilience, Africa can move from reactive debt dependence to proactive economic sovereignty
Corporate capture in African AI has evolved into a multidimensional phenomenon
This moment matters because it reveals something America struggles to confront: that its influence is no longer uncontested, and its values are no longer universally admired
The measure of success should not be the quality of rhetoric, but the depth of integration
A single drop may seem small. But many drops together can fill a river.
The question isn’t whether Africa needs entrepreneurs. It’s what kind of entrepreneurs we’re building, and what kind of thinking we’re rewarding
The victim is sanctioned for asserting the right to survive and return home, while the perpetrators of violence and the states that protect them benefit from impunity
True localization is about sequencing power responsibly: investing in institutions, not activities; funding leadership development alongside delivery; and allowing communities to shape priorities even when that complicates donor timelines.
Beneath the rhetoric of optimization lies a structural shift: the extension of corporate control deep into the arteries of connectivity itself
At present, no political solution is acceptable to both Kinshasa and the AFC/M23
By uniting governance, leadership, and resilience, Africa can move from reactive debt dependence to proactive economic sovereignty
Corporate capture in African AI has evolved into a multidimensional phenomenon
This moment matters because it reveals something America struggles to confront: that its influence is no longer uncontested, and its values are no longer universally admired
The measure of success should not be the quality of rhetoric, but the depth of integration
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Part of the problem facing Africa is that the agency to articulate the trials and tribulations of Africans has for long been usurped by foreigners. As a principle, everyone should get involved in debates on Africa, of course. However, rather than Read more