Analysis, ideas and arguments that explain the forces reshaping African business, markets and society.
David Ndii argues that subsidised housing can make home ownership accessible to a wider section of society. President William Ruto says construction will create the jobs needed to…
When the Kenyan government faces a budget deficit, it does not simply print money; it borrows from the public through government securities. This explainer traces the mechanics of…
By abandoning minimum balance rules, mandatory payslip verifications, and physical branch constraints, Equity Group Chief Executive James Mwangi turned a failing, technically insolvent building society into East Africa’s…
A historic 10-year Formula 1 agreement anchors Kigali’s wider economic strategy to accelerate infrastructure development, expand regional aviation capacity, and establish East Africa as a global premier sports…
Capital, geopolitics, and new beneficiation mandates are rewiring the economics of African mining. As global powers move to secure supply chains for the energy transition, the continent forces…
Rwanda’s hyper-efficient, state-steered capitalism has built a premier regulatory hub from the ashes of devastation. Yet, as Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania look to adopt its playbooks, East Africa’s…
The first confirmed case of Bundibugyo virus disease in Nairobi tests not just clinical isolation wards, but the resilience of East Africa’s trade, aviation, and financial corridors By…
Aliko Dangote’s $16bn Kenyan mega-complex promises energy independence for East Africa—if it can survive unhedged crude, debt-choked balance sheets, and the region’s fractious politics. By The Ledger Team…
Sub-Saharan markets sit on trillions in domestic savings. A structural deficit of trust, not cash, forces the continent to rely on expensive foreign debt. By The Ledger Team…
Challenge simplistic risk narratives By Our Staff Writer In 2023 Ghana defaulted on $13 billion of external debt; Zambia had done the same in 2020; and somewhere in…
