Macro Monday

While startups chase funding, telecom giants are building the infrastructure, platforms and financial services boosting Africa’s digital economy

Global AI infrastructure spending is moving toward $600 billion in 2026, driven by hyperscalers and chip demand.

In 2026, central banks face a delicate balance between cooling inflation and supporting growth.

Women-led startups still receive a small share of global venture funding, but across fintech, healthcare, artificial intelligence and mobility, female...

The markets in Nigeria are feeling the effects of global liquidity shifts, tech investment, and oil price volatility, and this...

This appears small, as the platform did not shut down and markets did not panic. But I believe the big...

The leapfrogging case was never wrong to highlight innovation. But it was incomplete.

About 74% of January funding went to deals of $100 million or more, and 57% went to AI-related startups alone

It is no longer a problem of cables, towers, or signal strength, but rather whether people, businesses, and institutions can...

Companies are hiring less but producing more. As solo enterprises replace traditional payroll growth, output continues through networks of independent...

Going beyond a surface argument, this is about labour markets, pointers, wage structures, and the dynamic reality of work.

Total international capacity has really grown, rising several times over since 2019, with Equiano and the Meta‑backed 2Africa among the...

Green tech is usually framed at a national or multinational scale. For SMEs, it’s far more concrete.

This transition dictates how businesses grow and survive in the new year, and the next decade at large.

Outsourcing was built on the premise that labour could be bought cheaply abroad.