Business
Kenya wants to build Africa’s electric-car future: Inside the $3 billion EV bet
Kenya’s electric vehicle ambition is becoming an industrial strategy, testing whether Africa can move beyond importing technology to building it.
Maureen Wairimu
Articles by Maureen Wairimu
Business
From Lagos to Lamu: How Dangote is building Africa’s first truly continental oil empire
From Lagos to Lamu, Dangote is turning refining, capital markets and regional trade into a new argument about African ownership.
Banking
Who really owns NCBA after Nedbank’s $842 million deal?
The Kenyatta and Ndegwa families cash out billions as Nedbank takes majority control of Kenya's banking giant, NCBA Group, after regulatory approval.
Diaspora
Who owns Africa’s languages? Inside the new diaspora economy
African languages are becoming a fast-growing global digital industry, with diaspora families, startups and AI labs competing to own it.
Economy
Who really owns Kenya’s housing levy billions?
Billions flow from payslips into Kenya's housing fund each month, yet delivery lags, enforcement is thin, and new debt looms.
Billionaire Watch
How Africa’s richest families control the continent’s biggest companies
Across Africa, powerful families build lasting corporate empires spanning industries, markets and generations while shaping the continent’s economic future.
Politics
Africa takes on the world map: UN backs a new picture of the continent
A Togo-led campaign to correct distorted world maps gives Africa a symbolic victory over geography, perception and colonial-era narratives.