The Big Ticket

There was talk early this year of Hollywood A-lister Idris Elba looking to build a major movie studio in Tanzania. More homegrown filmmakers and professionals are also working to create new paradigm shifts and give the African film industry the boost and blockbuster attention it deserves.

MOBILIZING AI'S INFANTRY

Alexandr Wang briefly became the world's youngest self-made billionaire by supplying artificial intelligence companies with the one thing they all need: humans. Hundreds of thousands of them. Now, his $7.3 billion startup is primed to cash in on the biggest A.l boom yet-unless someone else can do it better or cheaper.

Guru Of Fintech

Gaurav Dhar, a tech investor and second-generation fintech entrepreneur in Dubai, has a keen eye on the sector in Africa, saying the continent will see larger and larger funds coming into enabling environments-and there are also some key lessons from the Middle East.

The Nuclear Option

Old-fashioned fission may be the best way to wean the world off fossil fuels. So Bret Kugelmass wants to deploy 10,000 inexpensive, off-the-shelf microreactors-but not in America.

Remote Success

Former The Apprentice star Samuel Brooksworth is capitalizing on the remote working revolution by getting young skilled people to work from Africa for organizations around the world.

CITYSCAPES: SOUTH AFRICA'S INFORMAL ECONOMY

The beating heart of South Africa's inner cities are the street vendors. They keep commuters fueled with fresh fruit, cooked food and drinkable water. They feed tired souls and also repair the tireless soles of those walking to and from work. They continue the legacy of indigenous practices by selling traditional African goods. They represent the niche and the creative in Africa, also selling the staples essential for survival to the working masses, often unrecognized and excluded from the mainstream financial sector. These micro-entrepreneurs offer the candor, culture and character to South Africa's thriving informal economy.

Ripe For Disruption: Africa's Big Leap In Agritech

Robots that harvest grapes, 3D-printed drones for crops and burgers grown from a single cell? Here's how innovative new technology is making farming more efficient, sustainable and at the same time, revolutionizing agriculture across the continent.

From Liberia To The World: A Connoisseur Of The Continent'

After a long and stressful but successful debut at Paris Fashion Week and becoming one of the few designers from Africa to do so, Aryea Kolubah is holidaying in Jamaica when she sits down for this Zoom interview with FORBES AFRICA.

Lessons From A Dark Period And The Way Forward

The most welcome news on May 8 was the announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that Covid-19 is no longer a global emergency.

Tomorrow's Titans: Heart and Hustle

In a world where ‘nepotism babies’ have become commonplace and uninspired, the notion of ‘self-made’ is acquiring new meaning and respect. These young achievers are starting from scratch to build businesses and brands that are totally solutions-oriented. For this coveted ninth annual edition of the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list, our newest class of multi-tasking multi-hyphenate entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders show how they will grow human capital, put a dent in issues and lead Africa’s future – on their own terms.

The A.I. era begins right now

While the world buzzes about ChatGPT’s astonishing writing abilities, the next generation of business tools is forming, amid a shift that could prove as transformative as the internet.

Let's Tech About It

Is Africa's tech industry missing out on top female talent?

'Pay Close Attention To What Is Happening In Africa'

As a departure from our historic travel to Europe, my wife and I decided to do something different this year. I suggested Nepal as an alternative, which was instantly accepted. My choice was mainly because the last visit to Nepal was marred by the unfortunate earthquake in April 2015; the horrors of which remain etched in my memory.

Stirring It Up

Reitumetse Kholumo, the 25-year-old founder of Kwela Brews, is working to ensure that indigenous knowledge systems and makers of homegrown alcohol earn their rightful place in South Africa’s formal economy.

The Dry Life

Athletic Brewing’s Bill Shufelt and John Walker are making non-alcoholic beer tasty enough to please the biggest suds snobs. And with a nearly $500 million valuation, the six-year-old startup has investors intoxicated.

Tapping Into The Market

Tanzania’s beer-guzzlers have a locally-brewed option as this entrepreneur attempts to change the country’s drinking culture with a social enterprise.

Big Shot

Nigerian teen golf prodigy Iyene Essien is focused on her goal to become ‘the female African Tiger Woods’. She has been acing her game from when she was six.

Eazi Does It: 'I Was Just Born To Create'

In 2018, Oluwatosin Ajibade, better known as Mr Eazi, made the FORBES AFRICA 30 Under 30 list. The journey to that began in 2016, when Ajibade took the world by storm with his Afrobeats hit single Leg Over.

Time And Tide

This is the first year the Ocean Race has been attempted since 2018, with 11 boats taking part in a journey expected to last six months, finishing early July. During the Ocean Race stop in Cape Town, South Africa, recently, French sailor Kevin Escoffier spoke about how you discover more about yourself in the high seas than in any other sport.

More To Mogadishu

Behind the sandbags, blast barriers, barbed wires and high walls, are impressive modern buildings in Somalia's capital city. Despite the country struggling with war and drought, there is a strong pride in being Somali.

Celluloid Reality

Rwandan cinema is coming of age, with a new wave of artistes and filmmakers bent on reiterating the country's indomitable creative spirit and putting its movies on the international map.

The Metaverse In Your Pocket

This writer stepped into the metaverse for a flying taxi ride at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. And roll, fold, flip – more nifty tech is coming up in the world of mobile phones.

Talking A-'bot AFRICA

Where does the continent fit into the chatbot conversation, and why it needs its own startups that focus on AI.

Story Of An African Lake

By Lake Tanganyika, the world's longest freshwater lake, our travel writer is woken up by chimpanzees as he retraces the steps taken by Dr David Livingstone and Jane Goodall.

Multiple Factors At Play

That South Africa has just a single player featuring in Europe’s top five leagues is a telling indictment of the country’s football, which has seemingly been left behind by the rest of the world.

50 Over 50 – Success At Every Age

Introducing Forbes Africa's 50 Over 50 List - Our first-ever compilation of 50 women over the age of 50 scaling newer heights and inspiring the next cadre of leadership on the african continent. Age is just a number for them and retirement not an option or the end of the road, as they continue to power their way into history books and the hearts of africans. From business tycoons to technocrats, founders to C-suite executives, and activists to entertainers, they have broken barriers throughout their impactful careers, and taken up spaces to ensure others have a voice in those very spaces and beyond. Read on: the senior-most change-maker on this list is 98 and still unstoppable!

Africa’s Just Transition Into Green Energy

Standard Bank’s climate policy aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions for its new facilities by 2030, its existing operations by 2040, and its portfolio of financed emissions by 2050. Kenny Fihla, CEO of Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking, expands on this.

Building Africa's Digital Payments Infrastructure: THE PATH TO ECONOMIC GROWTH

The adoption of digital payments by businesses plays a pivotal role in transforming Africa’s economy. Cellulant is focused on empowering global and local businesses operating in Africa with the ability to accept and make payments seamlessly via its unparalleled payment network.

Cage Competitors

Blood and bruises, sweat and fury. Mixed martial arts is gaining popularity in South Africa with home-grown talent fighting to find their place in the continent and beyond.

WOMEN AND GUNS: Fear, Fury And Fire

With pounding hearts but eyes firmly on target, record numbers of women are learning to use firearms in crime-riddled South Africa. Training starts with the legalities of owning a firearm, which to most, is probably the most effective tool to disarm attackers, and also an introduction to the sport of shooting.