Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ilona writes about how tech & culture shape the future of money. Mobile money has continued to redefine Africa’s financial ...

As we approach the global annual climate change conference, COP29, the need for increased public finance from the global north to address climate adaptation in Africa has become more urgent than ever.

The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.

The looting of Africa by its elites with the witting or unwitting complicity of overseas partners is an old, sad song. Looters are flexible and clever. As Britain and France tighten the screws on ...

In September 2023, Nigeria was upbeat after Emirates Airlines agreed to resume direct flights to the country. This came after an 11-month hiatus, the root cause of which was an inability to repatriate ...

As South Africa continues to grapple with economic uncertainty, many readers may be surprised to learn that several African currencies are performing far better than the rand. Based on exchange rates ...

A new remittance tax set to begin in the new year has one university student reeling from the implications it will have for her family in Nigeria. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

The high cost of making cross border payments on the African continent has driven governments on the continent to seek options of settling trade and other transactions in local currencies. This has ...

In the early 2000s millions of Africans who never had landlines went straight to mobile phones. In the 2010s just as many passed up bank accounts for mobile-money wallets. These days, more than half ...

Africa’s largest money manager sees private capital as key to narrowing the continent’s $100 billion annual infrastructure-financing gap, critical to boosting economic growth and lifting millions out ...

I recently spoke to a senior African delegate at the United Nations Headquarters about the challenges related to the continent’s debt. Beyond the diplomatic aspect of our exchange, I was moved by the ...