
For years, we’ve shipped out the ore and bought back the engine. In a world where countries are becoming more protective of their industries, that model is no longer just inefficient; it is a liability. The real opportunity lies in a radical commitment to value addition. Processing, manufacturing, and building African brands that don’t…

Africa’s food security is being reshaped by data, from real-time soil diagnostics to AI-driven farming. Brian Bosire, CEO of UjuziKilimo, joins CNBC Africa to explain what this means. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:51:29 GMT Watch the full interview here : https://videocdn.cnbc.africa/hls/7765967935467/output.m3u8 Disclaimer: The following content is generated automatically by a GPT AI and may…

Find the original post on Forbes Africa HERE. “Our vision is really to see a world of empowered smallholder farmers working at the cutting edge of technology and innovation” – Brian Bosire Words and Curation: Chanel Retief and Lillian Roberts Art Director: Lucy Nkosi Photography: Katlego Mokubyane Photography Assistant: Sbusiso Sigidi Studio: NewKatz Studio,…

No business can survive the negative effects of climate change and if well tapped, the decade’s challenge offers renewed opportunity to re-invent and re-energize our business approaches, business models that shall lead us to the next decade.

Beyond the buzzwords both in Bio-technology (Genome editing, bio sensors etc.) and Information-technology (AI, Block chain, Big data, IoT, 5G etc.), we are just starting to see real life and practical applications of these technologies at scale.

The Global Goals List, published online and in the March edition of Vanity Fair UK, is created in partnership with One Young World – the global forum for young leaders that identifies, promotes and connects the most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible, more effective leadership.

Over the last few months, I have been hiring for my start-ups and the experience has not been good! You would expect that in a country (Kenya) with up to 22% unemployment rate (the largest in the region) could have lots of skilled people flooding the market with minimal opportunities to absorb them. But no. There’s…