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Forbes Africa
SMALL COUNTRY BIG GOALS
FOR LESOTHO, EVERY INCH ON THE FOOTBALL PITCH HAS BEEN GAINED THE HARD WAY. MOKHOSI MOHAPI IS OVERSEEING A REVOLUTION, FROM THE NATIONAL TEAMS TO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DOMESTIC LEAGUE, ACADEMY AND WOMEN'S FOOTBALL, ALL ON A RELATIVE SHOESTRING BUDGET.
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April - May 2025
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NIGERIA'S BILLIONAIRE CLASS: HOMEGROWN TITANS REDEFINING WEALTH IN 2025
IN AN ERA WHERE GLOBAL MARKETS OFTEN DICTATE LOCAL FORTUNES, NIGERIA’S ULTRA-WEALTHY HAVE BUILT EMPIRES ROOTED IN THE COUNTRY’S SOIL, FORGING INDUSTRIES THAT NOT ONLY CREATE WEALTH BUT ALSO PROVIDE CRITICAL HOMEGROWN SOLUTIONS TO THE COUNTRY’S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES.
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April - May 2025
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CREATING STARS
AS THE NEW COACH OF KENYA'S HARAMBEE STARS, BENNI MCCARTHY IS HOPING TO IMPART TO THE TEAM HIS LEARNINGS FROM MANCHESTER UNITED, WHERE HE WORKED WITH SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOP PLAYERS, INCLUDING CRISTIANO RONALDO.
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April - May 2025
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NIGERIA'S RACE TO SAVE THE GUARDIANS OF THE FOREST
Mark Ofua vividly remembers the moment he met Ireti. It was in a crowded bushmeat market in Epe, on the outskirts of Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, six years ago.
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April - May 2025
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'CREATE JOBS AND INCREASE THE WEALTH FOR OURSELVES
IN THE RUNNING FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST JOBS ON THE CONTINENT, SENEGAL'S AMADOU HOTT
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April - May 2025
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THE NEXT CRITICAL FRONTIER: ARE WE READY FOR AUTONOMOUS AI?
THE NEXT WAVE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DOESN'T WAIT FOR YOUR PROMPTS. IT WATCHES, DECIDES AND ACTS ON ITS OWN. HERE'S BREAKING DOWN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TODAY'S AI AND TOMORROW'S AGENTIC SYSTEMSAND WHAT MAY GO WRONG WHEN AI AGENTS GO ROGUE.
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April - May 2025
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AFRICA'S RETURN TO FORMULA ONE
TWENTY-ONE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WILL HOST F1 RACES IN 2025. THE AFRICAN CONTINENT IS VYING TO BE A PART OF IT TOO IN THE NEAR FUTURE-FOR THE PRESTIGE AND PROFITS DOWN THE ROAD.
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April - May 2025
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CONTROL FREAK
FRANCIS PEDRAZA SOLD OFF HALF OF HIS AI CLICKWORKER FARM, INVISIBLE TECHNOLOGIES, TO VCS WHEN IT HAD FEW PROSPECTS.
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April - May 2025
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VIRAL MILESTONE
TRADITIONALLY, AFRICA HAS BEEN SEEN AS A RECIPIENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS RATHER THAN A LEADER IN MEDICAL RESEARCH, BUT UGANDA'S EBOLA VACCINE TRIAL IS CHANGING THAT NARRATIVE, AND REPRESENTS A MAJOR LANDMARK FOR AFRICA'S SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.
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April - May 2025
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THE RIGHT MOVES
NEIL DU PREEZ LEFT HIS JOB OVERSEAS TO RETURN HOME TO SOUTH AFRICA AND OFFER LOW-MAINTENANCE URBAN MOBILITY SOLUTIONS NOW TRANSFORMING THE COUNTRY'S TRANSPORTATION LANDSCAPE.
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April - May 2025
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TENTACLE TEMPTATION
OVER THE PAST DECADE, MAURITANIA HAS EMERGED AS A REGION KNOWN FOR ITS OCTOPUS FISHERY. CAN THIS AFRICAN DESERT COUNTRY, WITH ONLY 0.5% OF ARABLE LAND AND EXTENSIVE MINERAL RESOURCES, CONTINUE TO CASH IN ON ITS COAST?
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April - May 2025
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AFRICA'S RICHEST MAN DOUBLED HIS FORTUNE ON A MASSIVE-AND RISKY-$23 BILLION BET
NIGERIAN BILLIONAIRE ALIKO DANGOTE BROKE HIS GOVERNMENT’S OIL MONOPOLY BY BUILDING THE LARGEST PETROLEUM REFINERY IN AFRICA. SO FAR, ONLY HE HAS REAPED THE REWARDS.
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April - May 2025
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PLAYING THEIR CARDS RIGHT
THESE UGANDAN GAME DESIGNERS AND FOUNDERS ARE HOLDING UP A MIRROR TO SOCIETY WITH THEIR ART.
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February - March 2025
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THE PLACE TO DO NOTHING
VILANCULOS IS MOZAMBIQUE’S UNTOUCHED GEM WITH ITS MAGNIFICENT SUN, SAND, SURF AND HORSES, AS THIS WRITER DISCOVERED.
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February - March 2025
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ADVANCING AGRICULTURE
AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS ABROAD ARE RETURNING TO PURSUE AGRICULTURE AND INVEST IN OPPORTUNITIES ON THE CONTINENT, PROVIDING SUBSISTENCE FARMERS WITH THE TECH TOOLS AND KNOW-HOW TO BRING CROPS LIKE FONIO AND CASSAVA TO THE WORLD'S TABLES.
9 min |
February - March 2025
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CALL INTO QUESTION
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BOOSTS SMARTPHONES GLOBALLY, BUT AFRICA FACES CHALLENGES.
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February - March 2025
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MICHAEL STRAHAN IS ON THE CLOCK
WITH THREE TV JOBS (AND COUNTING), THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER MAKES HIS DAYS SEEM LONGER THAN 24 HOURS AND REWARDS HIMSELF WITH A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR WATCH COLLECTION. BUT AT 53, HE'S ALREADY DREAMING OF RETIRING. AGAIN.
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February - March 2025
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KINGDOM CALLING
SAUDI ARABIA IS LOOKING HARD AT AFRICA TO UNLOCK GROWTH BEYOND OIL.
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February - March 2025
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SPARKING COMPETITION
CHINESE BRANDS ARE GAINING MOMENTUM AND IGNITING A NEW ERA IN SOUTH AFRICA'S AUTOMOTIVE LANDSCAPE. WHETHER IT'S A SLEEK NEW SUV ROLLING OFF A CHINESE ASSEMBLY LINE OR A LOCALLY-PRODUCED VEHICLE DESIGNED TO COMPETE ON THE GLOBAL STAGE, THE INDUSTRY IS SPEEDING WITH POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITIES.
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February - March 2025
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NATURE'S WARRIOR
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR AFRICA AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS AT THE WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE, WANJIRA MATHAI HAS LED THE GREEN BELT MOVEMENT IN KENYA AS THE FORMER CHAIR, THE ORGANIZATION HER MOTHER, THE LATE WANGARI MAATHAI FOUNDED IN 1977. FROM NAIROBI, SHE SPOKE TO FORBES AFRICA ABOUT ISSUES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND LANDSCAPE RESTORATION - CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS AS SHE HONORS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER MOTHER'S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. HERE ARE EXCLUSIVE EXCERPTS FROM THE INTERVIEW.
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February - March 2025
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TALK AIN'T CHEAP
PODCAST SUPERSTAR ALEX COOPER BUILT A MEDIA EMPIRE IN THE STREAMING ECONOMY. IN AUGUST, SHE INKED A $125 MILLION DEAL WITH LEGACY RADIO SERVICE SIRIUSXM TO BRING A NEW GENERATION OF FANS TO THE AGING SATELLITE NETWORK. NOW SHE HAS TO DELIVER.
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February - March 2025
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A NEW ERA IN ONCOLOGY: TACKLING THE DREADED 'C' WORD WITH AI
AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESHAPES HEALTHCARE, THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER IS WITNESSING UNPRECEDENTED BREAKTHROUGHS, FROM MICROSCOPIC NANOROBOTS TO VIRTUAL TREATMENT TWINS. THIS ACCELERATION IN DRUG DISCOVERY IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF AI'S IMPACT ON ONCOLOGY, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
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February - March 2025
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CAREER COACH
NDUBUISI EGBO HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE ONLY AFRICAN FOOTBALL COACH TO HAVE WON A LEAGUE TITLE IN EUROPE, HOPEFULLY BREAKING DOWN AN UP-TO-NOW FORMIDABLE BARRIER OF ENTRY.
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February - March 2025
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'FOOTBALL IS A SPORT FOR DREAMERS'
IT’S RARELY IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME THAT A NATION WITH LESS THAN A MILLION PEOPLE QUALIFIES FOR THE WORLD CUP. MAYBE THIS COMOROS ISLANDS COACH CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.
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February - March 2025
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THE CRYPTO CRED
AS TRADITIONAL BANKING REMAINS OUT OF REACH FOR MANY STILL UNBANKED AND UNDERSERVED IN AFRICA, IS CRYPTOCURRENCY SLOWLY BEGINNING TO TAKE A SHARE OF AFRICAN WALLETS?
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February - March 2025
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OVER 30 UNDER 50 - REDEFINING SUCCESS
THE FEMALE POWERHOUSES IN FORBES AFRICA'S OVER 30 UNDER 50 LIST COMPILED FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR - ARE THE BUSINESS LEADERS, MUSICIANS, MODELS, MOVIE STARS, INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAVE INTENT AND IMPACT ON THEIR VISION BOARDS, AS THEY SCALE GREATER HEIGHTS, REINVENT THEMSELVES AND REWRITE THE RULES IN THEIR 30S AND 40s.
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February - March 2025
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FARMER FERVOR
A NEAR-FATAL ACCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED IT ALL FOR BANDILE DLABANTU BUT HE QUICKLY MOVED ON TO ACCOMPLISH HIS DREAMS, SETTING UP A BIOTECH COMPANY TRANSFORMING WASTE INTO VALUE.
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February - March 2025
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TRACK, WATCH, BEFRIEND
IN THE PRISTINE WILDERNESS OF GABON ARE THE MAJESTIC AND GENTLE WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLAS. A FIRSTHAND REPORT FROM OUR TRAVEL WRITER ON WHAT GOES INTO HABITUATING THEM.
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August - September 2024
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CHALLENGING BUT NECESSARY: THE AI BALANCING PROBLEM
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues transforming many industries, providing unprecedented opportunities for innovation and efficiency. However, these advancements bring complex challenges that necessitate a delicate balancing act.
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August - September 2024
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BEYOND ACADEMIA: THE SOCIETAL IMPACT OF MULTILATERAL EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
The great poet William Butler Yeats once said, \"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.\"
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