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Thousands of satellites orbit among the stars, delivering real-time data, long-term projections, and new pathways for innovation and sustainable development. Africa’s space economy is projected to reach almost $40 billion by 2030, and is claiming its place in the global space race. In the April/May 2026 issue of FORBES AFRICA, we take a look at the continent’s bold ascent into the skies. From an astronaut candidate and a physicist, to the businesses harnessing GeoAI and more, Africa’s space tech stakeholders provide insight on where the continent is headed and how it will get there. We also feature the list of Africa’s richest people in 2026. As billionaire fortunes continue to surge, the 23 members of the continent’s three-comma club are richer than ever, having added a collective $20.3 billion to their combined fortunes. And, from tin-roofed tenements to digital gold, we take a look at the South African townships that are embracing Bitcoin as a part of daily life, in a FORBES AFRICA exclusive. Also in this issue, Nigeria’s film industry, or Nollywood, long defined by its physical distribution is now being reshaped by algorithms, audience data and the economics of digital platforms like YouTube. The alchemist of AI, Sam Altman speaks on building the future his kids will have to live in (and the rest of us, too) and a social engineer gives us insight into cybersecurity and why the biggest threat to a company’s data isn’t technical, but human. From the small entrepreneurs and innovators going all in to close the health care gap to a motorsport trailblazer moving at full throttle, you can read all about it in our latest issue. Get your copy today!

A JOURNEY FROM BHUTAN'S PEACE AND PEAKS, TO THE GULF'S PERIL

For years, it had been on my bucket list, and I finally visited Bhutan in February this year.

6 mins

'BUILDING A STRUCTURE BEHIND AFROBEATS'

Nigerian singer, songwriter and actor Tiwa Savage has launched her eponymous music foundation, an initiative aimed at discovering and developing the next generation of African music creatives.

2 mins

STRAIT OF AFFAIRS

AS THE UNITED STATES (U.S.)-ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT RAGES ON, GOVERNMENTS ACROSS AFRICA ARE BRACING FOR FURTHER DISRUPTION, CAUGHT IN THE ECONOMIC CROSSFIRE OF A WAR THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.

3 mins

Celebrating Continental Recognition Of Female Influence And Inclusive Growth

As FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit highlights “The Voice, Vision and Victories of Her Africa” as its 2026 theme recognizing female leadership across the continent, Max Oliva, Chief Executive Officer of McDonald’s South Africa, emphasizes the importance of elevating the voices, achievements and influence of women shaping economic and social progress.

2 mins

A WORLD CUP AMID GLOBAL UNREST

WITH THE QUADRENNIAL WORLD CUP FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT SET TO KICK OFF IN JUNE ACROSS THE AMERICAS, AMID GROWING UNCERTAINTY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WILL THE LOVE OF THE GAME BE ENOUGH TO UNITE FANS THE WORLD OVER ONCE AGAIN? WHAT CAN THIS MEAN FOR AFRICA?

4 mins

'A MORE DISCREET AND CONVENIENT OPTION'

$40? THAT'S THE PRICE OF THE MORE AFFORDABLE HIV-PREVENTION SHOTS THAT EIGHT AFRICAN COUNTRIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA HAVE REPORTEDLY RECEIVED, WITH THE ROLLOUT SET TO EXPAND.

2 mins

Banking On Women, And Africa's Growth And Future

As capital moves between generations, the greatest threat to family wealth is no longer markets or tax efficiency, but governance failure.

2 mins

FROM EQUATOR TO ORBIT: AFRICA'S BOLD ASCENT INTO THE SKIES

WITH STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHY, EMERGING TALENT AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS, AFRICA'S SPACE ECONOMY IS PROJECTED TO REACH ALMOST $40 BILLION BY 2030, AND THE CONTINENT IS CLAIMING ITS PLACE IN THE GLOBAL SPACE RACE. FOR THE REGION, SPACE IS NO LONGER A FRONTIER FAR, FAR AWAY ANYMORE.

10+ mins

FROM THE GAMBIA TO THE GALAXY

An astronaut in the making, Fama Jallow is living proof that Africans have a future in space.

2 mins

'WE'LL HAVE BASES ON THE MOON BY 2030'

For billions of years, Planet Earth has been perceived as humanity's only home in the solar system. Now, scientists are working towards a multidimensional future.

5 mins

'FASCINATED BY THE IMPOSSIBLE'

Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, entrepreneur and aerospace engineer Wanjiku Kanjumba is articulating Africa's future in the global space race.

2 mins

'AFRICA IS THE NEW ELDORADO FOR THE SPACE BUSINESS'

AFRICA IS USING SPACETECH TO DRIVE UNITY, SHARPEN DECISION-MAKING, AND REDEFINE ITS PLACE IN A DATA-LED WORLD.

3 mins

2026 AFRICA'S RICHEST PEOPLE

IN ALL, THESE 23 DEALMAKERS AND MOGULS ARE WORTH $126.7 BILLION, UP 21% FROM 2025.

10+ mins

GAINS INTO GROWTH: LESSONS FROM A NIGERIAN BILLIONAIRE

THE BIGGEST GAINER ON FORBES' LIST OF AFRICA'S RICHEST PEOPLE THIS YEAR, ABDULSAMAD RABIU, IS DOUBLING DOWN ON PROCESSING, PRODUCING AT SCALE AND KEEPING MORE VALUE ON THE CONTINENT.

3 mins

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+ mins

THE TALE ENGINE

KENECHUKWU IKEBUAKU IS MOLDING THE CONTINENT'S YOUTH INTO AI-READY PROFESSIONALS. BY 2030, HIS COMPANY AIMS TO UPSKILL ONE MILLION AFRICANS AND ACHIEVE AN ANNUAL REVENUE OF $50 MILLION.

5 mins

TOWNSHIP TECH

FROM THE TIN-ROOFED TENEMENTS TO DIGITAL GOLD, THESE SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIPS ARE EMBRACING BITCOIN AS A PART OF DAILY LIFE, A FORBES AFRICA EXCLUSIVE REVEALS. THESE EMERGING BITCOIN CIRCULAR ECONOMIES ARE DELIVERING FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND LITERACY TO COMMUNITIES LONG UNDERSERVED OR EXCLUDED FROM FORMAL BANKING.

10+ mins

Africa's Youth Surge Could Become An Economic Liability Unless Workplace Changes Are Made

Youth unemployment remains persistently high across many African economies.

4 mins

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 mins

Driving Excellence From The Inside Out

For the second consecutive year, Isanti Glass has been certified as a Top Employer. This recognition reflects not only a 'people philosophy' but a deliberate business strategy that strengthens operational resilience, performance and long-term competitiveness.

2 mins

Small Solutions, Big Wins

FROM THE UNEXPECTED AND EVEN UNDERSERVED CORNERS OF AFRICA EMERGE SOME OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL, AFFORDABLE BREAKTHROUGHS IN HEALTHCARE. READ ABOUT THE SMALL ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS GOING ALL IN TO CLOSE THE CARE GAP.

5 mins

WATCH OUT FOR THE SOCIAL ENGINEER

COMPANIES ACROSS AFRICA ARE INVESTING MILLIONS IN CYBERSECURITY, BUT WHAT IF THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THEIR DATA ISN'T TECHNICAL-BUT HUMAN?

6 mins

NOLLYWOOD'S NEW BOX OFFICE: YOUTUBE

NIGERIA'S FILM INDUSTRY, OR NOLLYWOOD, LONG DEFINED BY ITS PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION—FROM VHS TAPES TO COMPACT DISCS TO THEATERS—IS NOW BEING RESHAPED BY ALGORITHMS, AUDIENCE DATA AND THE ECONOMICS OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS, THUS CREATING A NEW LABOR DYNAMIC AND EXPANDING CINEMA'S CULTURAL FOOTPRINT.

9 mins

THE NEW WINAPITAL

NO VINEYARDS, NO MOUNTAIN BACKDROPS, NO PROBLEM. SOUTH AFRICA'S COMMERCIAL HEARTLAND, GAUTENG, IS FAST EMERGING AS A COMPELLING DESTINATION FOR WINE LOVERS, WITH WINE ESTATES AND SOMMELIERS OFFERING A TASTE OF CAPE TOWN IN THE CITY.

4 mins

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 mins

AI MIGHT SAVE THE WORLD, BUT ONLY IF HUMANS GET OUT OF THE WAY

On the evening of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic was sailing at full speed through the North Atlantic.

2 mins

THE GREAT AI ARBITRAGE: WHY A FRAGMENTED WORLD IS A DANGEROUS ONE

In early maritime trade, merchants avoided a king's tax by docking just a few miles further along the coast, under a different jurisdiction.

3 mins

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 mins

RECOGNITION PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE AT WORK BUT WHEN FLATTERY COMES WITH STRINGS ATTACHED

Most of us think of flattery as fairly harmless.

2 mins

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.

2 mins

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Forbes Africa Description:

Uitgever: ABN-Publishing

Categorie: Business

Taal: English

Frequentie: Bi-Monthly

Forbes Africa is the drama critic to business in Africa. The magazine helps readers connect the dots, form patterns and see beyond the obvious, giving them a completely different perspective. In doing this, it delivers sharp, in-depth and engaging stories by looking at global and domestic issues from an African prism.