Diaspora Markets

Uber Left Nigeria and Uganda. The Drivers Owned the Cars, Not the Market.

Uber’s exit exposes a central weakness of platform work: workers can finance the productive assets while another company controls the…

2 days ago

MTN Wants to Control Credit. Gulf Capital Is Helping Build Its AI Infrastructure.

Africa’s largest telecom operator is exploring banking licences while building AI-ready data centres with a UAE-backed investor. Together, the moves…

1 week ago

Ghana Wants to Protect Cocoa. Farmers Say the New Law Could Strip Them of Control Over Their Own Land.

Ghana’s new cocoa legislation aims to protect a vital export industry, but farmers warn that restrictions on land conversion could…

3 weeks ago

Africa Solar Manufacturing Grows, but China Still Controls the Supply Chain

Africa is producing more solar equipment, but much of the higher-value technology and component supply still comes from China. The…

4 weeks ago

Dangote Refinery Plans $5 Billion IPO That Could Become Africa’s Largest Listing

Dangote Refinery is planning a $5 billion IPO that could become Africa’s largest listing. The key question is whether investors…

1 month ago

Cape Town Approved a 170-Megawatt Data-Center Project. The Community Still Does Not Know the Full Resource Cost.

Equinix could turn Cape Town’s land, electricity, water and municipal approval into a major African computing asset. The unresolved question…

1 month ago

Morocco Is Spending $20 Billion for the World Cup. Who Will Own the Tourism Boom?

Morocco plans to expand hotels, airports, railways, roads and stadiums before the 2030 World Cup. The lasting economic question is…

2 months ago

De Beers Sale Tests Africa’s Ownership of the Diamond Value Chain

Anglo American’s De Beers sale is more than a corporate deal. It could determine whether African diamond-producing states gain more…

2 months ago

Swiss Museums Return 18 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria After 1897 Looting

Switzerland’s return of 18 looted Benin objects to Nigeria is a cultural milestone. The deeper question is whether the value…

2 months ago

South Africa May Drive Out Migrant Workers—and Weaken the Economy It Claims to Protect

Anti-migrant campaigns are framing African workers and entrepreneurs as economic threats. Economists warn the backlash could reduce labor supply, disrupt…

2 months ago

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