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The Economics of Africa’s Youth Unemployment Crisis

Africa has the world's youngest population by median age, and its population is growing faster than any other region. By 2030, the continent will...

How Mobile Platforms Are Selling Insurance to the Unbanked

ACCRA — The intersection of mobile money infrastructure and insurance distribution has produced one of the more consequential financial inclusion developments of the past...

How African Governments Are Taxing the Digital Economy

The rapid growth of digital economic activity across Africa — from e-commerce and streaming services to ride-hailing platforms, digital advertising and mobile money —...

Climate Risk and the Future of Agricultural Insurance

NAIROBI — Agriculture employs the majority of sub-Saharan Africa's workforce and provides the primary source of income for hundreds of millions of rural households....

Why Foreign Direct Investment Is Shifting Toward East Africa

NAIROBI — East Africa has emerged over the past decade as one of the African continent's most dynamic destinations for foreign direct investment, attracting...

The Rise of Usage-Based Car Insurance in African Cities

NAIROBI — Usage-based insurance — policies in which premiums are determined not by static demographic and vehicle characteristics but by how, when and how...

The Future of Cash in a Continent Going Digital

LAGOS — Despite the dramatic growth of mobile money, digital banking and electronic payment infrastructure across Africa over the past decade, cash remains the...

How Microinsurance Is Reaching Africa’s Rural Poor

KAMPALA — Microinsurance — insurance products designed specifically for low-income populations, with premiums, coverage amounts and administrative processes calibrated to the economic realities of...

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