Business
Forbes Africa
THE WORLD'S BILLIONAIRES
THE PLANET ADDED ROUGHLY ONE NEW BILLIONAIRE PER DAY OVER THE PAST YEAR, AS AI MANIA, SIZZLING MARKETS AND A PRO-BILLIONAIRE AMERICAN PRESIDENT HELPED PROPEL THE THREE-COMMA CLUB TO UNPRECEDENTED HEIGHTS.
9 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
FROM READING TO READINESS
ROOM TO READ, ON A MISSION TO TACKLE ILLITERACY AND GENDER INEQUALITY, IS WORKING TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE RESOURCES TO READ, LEARN AND GROW-IN TURN, CREATING LASTING CHANGE.
3 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
FUEL FOR CHANGE
HOW THE U.S-ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT IS ACCELERATING SOUTH AFRICA’S ELECTRIC VEHICLE MARKET.
4 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
‘AFRICANS MUST DOMINATE THEIR OWN ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE’
ALEX APAU DADEY, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF WHOLLY-OWNED GHANAIAN CONGLOMERATE KGL GROUP, CONSIDERS HIMSELF PART OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, HAVING LIVED AND WORKED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (U.K.) FOR MANY YEARS. DURING THAT TIME, HE TRAVELED ACROSS EUROPE AND ASIA, OVERSEEING BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN ABOUT 20 COUNTRIES.
5 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
THE NAIROBI NARRATIVE
WHAT EMMANUEL MACRON’S €23-BILLION INVESTMENT AND RENEWED AFRICA PARTNERSHIP MEAN FOR THE CONTINENT.
3 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
THE NEW BILLIONAIRES
THE PAST YEAR WAS THE SECOND-BEST EVER FOR BILLIONAIRE CREATION, BEHIND ONLY THE 2021 PANDEMIC REBOUND. IN ALL, 390 FRESH FACES FROM 40 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, WORTH A COLLECTIVE $755 BILLION, JOINED THE RANKS. A FEW NOTABLES:
7 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
THE FUTURE OF B-SCHOOLS IN AN AI-SHAPED ECONOMY
For institutions built around preparing people to lead, manage, and make decisions, the challenge goes far beyond adding a few AI tools to the curriculum. It requires a closer look at what business education is actually for.
3 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
Universities Under Pressure As Africa's Future Hinges On Impact
The continent's higher education sector may need to prove its relevance in economies reshaped by technology, inequality, and rapid population growth.
2 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
SHIFTING GEAR
AFRICA EMERGES AS THE NEXT BATTLEGROUND FOR CHINESE AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING GROWTH.
3 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
GAME AND GLORY
THE FIFA WORLD CUP, FROM JUNE 11 TO JULY 19, PROMISES TO BE A SPECTACLE OF GLOBAL TALENT WHERE SEVERAL AFRICAN NATIONS ARE POISED TO LEAVE THEIR MARK. THE QUESTION IS: HOW FAR WILL THEY GO?
4 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
‘IF YOU’RE UNDER 30 AND READING THIS, I’LL GENTLY PLEAD WITH YOU...’
For most of my life, I never had to think about my weight.
3 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
CREATING A NEW SOUND OF AMAPIANO FOR A HAPPY WORLD
As South Africa marks 50 years since the historic 1976 student uprising in Soweto—that has led to June being celebrated as Youth Month every year, 20-year-old Junior Zulu (also known as DJ Smallz) is celebrating a milestone of his own.
1 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
TAKING A SHOT IS AFRICA CLOSER TO ENDING AIDS?
SEVERAL COUNTRIES ON THE CONTINENT ARE AMONG THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO ADOPT THE USE OF LENACAPAVIR, A NEW, TWICE-YEARLY, LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE DRUG FOR HIV PREVENTION, PRICED AT AROUND $40 PER PERSON ANNUALLY, IN AN EFFORT TO CURB NEW INFECTIONS AND ADVANCE GLOBAL REDUCTION TARGETS. HOWEVER, CONCERNS ARE GROWING THAT INADEQUATE ACCESS COULD HINDER ITS EFFICACY ON THE CONTINENT.
9 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
THE INVISIBLE HANDSHAKE: HOW WE ARE ACCIDENTALLY TEACHING AI SYSTEMS TO AGREE WITH EACH OTHER
Every day, millions of people take the output of one AI system, such as a summary or analysis, and feed it into another, seeking refinement or a second opinion. The behavior is reasonable, but the consequences are not what anyone intended.
3 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
CHASING GREATNESS
ELIUD KIPCHOGE, ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST RUNNERS, OPENS UP ABOUT PAST HEARTBREAK, TRIUMPH, AND WHERE HE GOES NEXT.
4 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
THE RULE-BREAKERS OF 2026
FORBES AFRICA’S 30 UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2026 IS DEFINED BY INNOVATION, IMPACT AND INCLUSION, ON A CONTINENT THAT’S HOME TO THE WORLD’S YOUNGEST POPULATION. EVEN AS ECONOMIES BUCKLE UNDER THE WEIGHT OF UNEMPLOYMENT, INFRASTRUCTURAL CHALLENGES AND FISCAL UNCERTAINTY, THIS COHORT IS MOVING THE NEEDLE, BOLDLY AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY. ON A MISSION TO SHAPE SEVERAL OF AFRICA’S CURRENT NARRATIVES, THESE YOUNG LEADERS SHARE A COMMON TRAIT: THE UNWAVERING CONVICTION THAT THE CONTINENT IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF CHANGE IN EVERY SPHERE GLOBALLY, AND THAT AFRICAN SOLUTIONS NEED TO BE BUILT BY AFRICANS, FOR AFRICANS.
10+ min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
How Digital Acceptance Is Turning Economic Momentum Into Everyday Participation
Picture an entrepreneur with customers waiting and ambition in abundance.
2 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
Expanding Opportunities In Africa’s Trade Ecosystem
As the continent’s trade landscape evolves, inclusion is becoming an increasingly important priority across infrastructure and logistics.
3 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
Advancing New Frontiers In U.S.-Africa Prosperity
The 18th U.S.-Africa Business Summit will take place in Mauritius from July 26-29, 2026, bringing together policymakers, executives, and investors to advance commercial ties between the United States and the continent.
2 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
THE FOOTBALL BILLIONAIRE
A REVOLUTION HAPPENING IN SCHOOL-FOOTBALL ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT HAS CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE WORLD AND IT’S BEING DRIVEN BY CONFEDERATION AFRICAINE DE FOOTBALL (CAF) PRESIDENT AND SOUTH AFRICAN BILLIONAIRE PATRICE MOTSEPE.
3 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
DIGITAL LEGACY AND THE LAW: NAVIGATING THE AFTERLIFE OF ONLINE PERSONAS
The global conversation about technology in healthcare often looks to Silicon Valley for inspiration.
3 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
TRADE CORRIDORS: THE LONG ROAD TO OPEN MARKETS
IN TRADE, TIME IS MONEY. FROM CONGESTED BORDER POSTS TO FRAGMENTED TRANSPORT NETWORKS, AFRICA’S TRADE AMBITIONS DEPEND AS MUCH ON EFFICIENT LOGISTICS AS THEY DO ON POLICY REFORM.
9 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
Why Mauritius’ Greatest Investment Advantage Is Often Overlooked
In global investment conversations, attention is often captured by scale, speed, and spectacular returns.
2 min |
June - July 2026
Forbes Africa
THE TRAILBLAZER AT FULL THROTTLE
THE AFRICAN CONTINENT HAS BEEN STARVED OF HOMEGROWN FORMULA 1 DRIVERS FOR DECADES. THAT COULD SOON CHANGE WITH GHAZI MOTLEKAR.
3 min |
April - May 2026
Forbes Africa
AFRICA'S HEALTHTECH REVOLUTION: PIONEERING SOLUTIONS FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE
The global conversation about technology in healthcare often looks to Silicon Valley for inspiration.
3 min |
April - May 2026
Forbes Africa
RECOGNITION PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE AT WORK BUT WHEN FLATTERY COMES WITH STRINGS ATTACHED
Most of us think of flattery as fairly harmless.
2 min |
April - May 2026
Forbes Africa
Africa's Youth Surge Could Become An Economic Liability Unless Workplace Changes Are Made
Youth unemployment remains persistently high across many African economies.
4 min |
April - May 2026
Forbes Africa
A New Benchmark for Aviation Employers in Africa
In aviation, discipline equates to survival-margins are tight, safety is nonnegotiable and execution must be exact.
2 min |
April - May 2026
Forbes Africa
THE ALCHEMIST OF AI
SAM ALTMAN FOUNDED HIS FIRST TECH COMPANY AS A TEENAGER AND WAS RUNNING Y COMBINATOR, THE WORLD'S LEADING STARTUP ACCELERATOR, BY 28.
10+ min |
April - May 2026
Forbes Africa
RIVIERA RENDEZVOUS
THE VOLCANIC ISLAND OF RÉUNION MAY BE GEOGRAPHICALLY AFRICAN, BUT IT WEARS ITS FRENCH HERITAGE WITH A CONFIDENCE THAT COULD EASILY BE MISTAKEN FOR THE CÔTE D'AZUR.
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