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The Big Idea: Africa’s mobile technology advancements

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The Big Idea: Africa’s mobile technology advancements

In November, we took a closer look at the evolving African Mobile Technology Market, where phones are empowering people across the continent to for...
Technology : FinTech : Society
African Mobile Technology Market

Markets

African Mobile Technology Market

During Covid-19, the mobile-first African continent is using phones to forge a new future for healthcare, commerce and rural connectivity.
FinTech : Society : Technology
23andMe data spotlights America’s African ancestry

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23andMe data spotlights America’s African ancestry

Genetic ancestry platform 23andMe is revealing insight into the transatlantic slave trade.
Society : DNA : Morality Recoded
A virtual showroom for African fashion

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A virtual showroom for African fashion

Industrie Africa has launched an innovative digital retail platform highlighting the talent of African design.
Retail : E-commerce : Africa
The emerging youth zines causing media anarchy

Big Ideas

The emerging youth zines causing media anarchy

Zines are becoming the platform of choice for youth in Malaysia, South Africa, China and Brazil to express alternative views away from regulated me...
Youth : Media : Generation Z
Black & Abroad empowers black tourism in Africa

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Black & Abroad empowers black tourism in Africa

The travel company is championing black travellers by asking them reclaim the statement ‘Go Back to Africa’.
Travel : Culture : Hertiage
Stat: Young Africans want to emigrate within the continent

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Stat: Young Africans want to emigrate within the continent

Young and educated Africans are most likely to consider moving abroad, according to a new study by Afro Barometer.
Youth : Education : Employment
Thought-starter: Is access to the future a privilege?

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Thought-starter: Is access to the future a privilege?

Rasheedah Phillips, an attorney and author, delivered the final talk of IAM Weekend 19.
Technology : Far Futures : Time
Empowering women makes perfect business sense – it’s a fact-based truth

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Empowering women makes perfect business sense – it’s a fact-based truth

On International Women’s Day, Jamie Holtum, strategy director at FutureBrand London, explains how female empowerment drives economic gro...
Female Futures : Technology : Finance
Teranga champions Pan-African cuisine

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Teranga champions Pan-African cuisine

The new restaurant in Harlem’s Africa Center aims to introduce the continent’s unique culinary offerings to a wider audience.
Food : Culture : Africa
African E-commerce Market

Markets

African E-commerce Market

Increased internet access and a booming youth population are driving the continent’s unique and burgeoning online retail market, bolstered by digit...
E-Commerce : Africa : Retail
Thought-starter: How will retailers flourish in Africa’s e-commerce boom?

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Thought-starter: How will retailers flourish in Africa’s e-commerce boom?

Increased internet access and a booming youth population are driving the continent’s unique and burgeoning online retail market, says foresight wri...
Africa : Retail : E-commerce
Thought-starter: Is African spirituality surpassing religion?

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Thought-starter: Is African spirituality surpassing religion?

Amid high unemployment rates, South Africa’s restless youth population are forging new communities rooted in native dance and African spirituality,...
Youth : Leisure : Workplace
Stat: Fintech set to boost Africa’s financial ecosystem

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Stat: Fintech set to boost Africa’s financial ecosystem

The amount that financial technology companies contribute to Sub-saharan Africa’s economy is set to increase by at least £31bn over the ne...
Finance : Statistic : FinTech
Stat: Africa’s youth population is due to skyrocket

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Stat: Africa’s youth population is due to skyrocket

A theme discussed in the latest global survey by the Gates Foundation is the booming African population. Of the four billion more people born by th...
Youth : Africa : Health
Thought-starter: How fintech is transforming Africa’s financial systems

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Thought-starter: How fintech is transforming Africa’s financial systems

Once riddled with corruption and hyperinflation, the financial infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa is being overhauled to establish a more cohesiv...
FinTech : Africa : Technology
Emerging Money Market: Sub-Saharan Africa

Markets

Emerging Money Market: Sub-Saharan Africa

The financial infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa is being overhauled to form a more cohesive and reliable system that focuses on inclusion over c...
FinTech : Finance : Africa
Stat: Beauty and CPG spending to grow in Africa

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Stat: Beauty and CPG spending to grow in Africa

According to a recent report by Euromonitor, by 2030 the continent’s consumer spending will grow faster than the global average, at 9% CAGR.
Retail : Fashion : Economy
Klasha brings fast fashion to West Africa

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Klasha brings fast fashion to West Africa

Fashion e-commerce platform Klasha aims to deliver fast fashion to underserved consumers in West Africa.
Fashion : Retail : Digital
African Speculations explores the impact of urbanisation

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African Speculations explores the impact of urbanisation

A recent exhibition curated by Christopher Marcinkoski and Javier Arpa Fernández, academics from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, ...
Cities : Culture : Africa
Jeremy Hodara on the challenges of e-commerce in Africa

Big Ideas

Jeremy Hodara on the challenges of e-commerce in Africa

The co-CEO and co-founder of Jumia, an e-commerce conglomerate with a presence across 23 African nations, talks about the challenges of running an ...
Retail : E-commerce : FMCG
Consumer 2020

Macro Trends

Consumer 2020

In the next decade, brands need to prepare for consumers who are abandoning traditional institutions, seeking comfort in safe spaces and reassert...
Youth : Purpose : Belonging
The new fashion capitals

Big Ideas

The new fashion capitals

Gentrification, unaffordable house prices and immigration regulations are forcing emerging fashion designers to forgo New York, Paris and London. I...
Fashion : Apparel : Placemaking
African Fashion Market

Markets

African Fashion Market

From inclusive supply chains to the rise of e-commerce, Africa’s fashion market offers exciting opportunities for international and local brands.
Fashion : Apparel : Retail
Global Luxury Market 2017: Part 1

Markets

Global Luxury Market 2017: Part 1

The luxury market is in a state of flux. Major players, confronted with the need to remain relevant and desirable, are changing their strategies to...
Luxury : Retail : Technology
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