Forbes Africa

Forbes Africa is the drama critic to business in Africa. The magazine helps readers connect the dots, form patterns and see beyond the obvious, giving them a completely different perspective. In doing this, it delivers sharp, in-depth and engaging stories by looking at global and domestic issues from an African prism.

Forbes Africa

Bots, Bytes, Billionaires and Business

PLACING WOMEN AT CENTER COURT

MUSIC, FOOTBALL AND MORE

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HISTORIC APPOINTMENT AS HEAD OF IOC

TANZANIA DECLARES END OF MARBURG VIRUS OUTBREAK

AFRICA'S RICHEST PEOPLE 2025 • THE CONTINENT’S 22 BILLIONAIRES ARE WORTH A COMBINED $105 BILLION. THAT’S UP $22.6 BILLION FROM LAST YEAR’S $82.4 BILLION.

AFRICA'S RICHEST MAN DOUBLED HIS FORTUNE ON A MASSIVE—AND RISKY—$23 BILLION BET • NIGERIAN BILLIONAIRE ALIKO DANGOTE BROKE HIS GOVERNMENT’S OIL MONOPOLY BY BUILDING THE LARGEST PETROLEUM REFINERY IN AFRICA. SO FAR, ONLY HE HAS REAPED THE REWARDS.

NIGERIA'S BILLIONAIRE CLASS: HOMEGROWN TITANS REDEFINING WEALTH IN 2025 • IN AN ERA WHERE GLOBAL MARKETS OFTEN DICTATE LOCAL FORTUNES, NIGERIA’S ULTRA-WEALTHY HAVE BUILT EMPIRES ROOTED IN THE COUNTRY’S SOIL, FORGING INDUSTRIES THAT NOT ONLY CREATE WEALTH BUT ALSO PROVIDE CRITICAL HOMEGROWN SOLUTIONS TO THE COUNTRY’S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES.

Redefining leadership, empowering change. • Leadership takes on new meaning when shaped by the unique resilience, creativity, and vision of women.

VIRAL MILESTONE • TRADITIONALLY, AFRICA HAS BEEN SEEN AS A RECIPIENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS RATHER THAN A LEADER IN MEDICAL RESEARCH, BUT UGANDA’S EBOLA VACCINE TRIAL IS CHANGING THAT NARRATIVE, AND REPRESENTS A MAJOR LANDMARK FOR AFRICA’S SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.

TENTACLE TEMPTATION • OVER THE PAST DECADE, MAURITANIA HAS EMERGED AS A REGION KNOWN FOR ITS OCTOPUS FISHERY. CAN THIS AFRICAN DESERT COUNTRY, WITH ONLY 0.5% OF ARABLE LAND AND EXTENSIVE MINERAL RESOURCES, CONTINUE TO CASH IN ON ITS COAST?

RACE FOR PRESIDENCY • THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AFDB), ONE OF AFRICA’S MOST POWERFUL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, IS SET TO ELECT A NEW PRESIDENT ON MAY 29 — A DECISION THAT COULD SHAPE THE CONTINENT’S ECONOMIC TRAJECTORY FOR YEARS TO COME.

'CREATE JOBS AND INCREASE THE WEALTH FOR OURSELVES' • IN THE RUNNING FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST JOBS ON THE CONTINENT, SENEGAL’S AMADOU HOTT IS NO STRANGER TO PUBLIC LIFE. AS A FORMER MINISTER OF ECONOMY, PLANNING AND COOPERATION IN HIS HOME COUNTRY, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AFDB) AND CORPORATE CEO, HE HOPES TO USE ALL OF THOSE EXPERIENCES TO MAXIMIZE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPACT ON THE CONTINENT. EXCERPTS FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH FORBES AFRICA IN MARCH:

SHOOT FOR THE MOON • INNOVATION, EDUCATION AND INSPIRATION ARE AT THE CORE OF THE AFRICA2MOON PROJECT, SOON SET TO SHOW CASE THE POTENTIAL OF THE CONTINENT FOR DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION.

'IF WE WORK TOGETHER SMARTLY, WE ALL WIN' • IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, GEOFFREY QHENA, THE CHAIRMAN OF EXXARO, ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S LARGEST BLACK EMPOWERED AND DIVERSIFIED MINING COMPANIES, SPEAKS ABOUT HOW AFRICA’S BIGGEST ECONOMY MUST FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING ITS MARKETS AND REDOUBLING EFFORTS TO EXPAND TRADE TIES.

TOWNSHIPS AS THE COOL NEW HUBS OF INNOVATION • SOUTH AFRICA’S TOWNSHIP ECONOMY CONTRIBUTES ALMOST 6% TO THE COUNTRY’S GDP. AT THE EPICENTER OF THIS GROWTH ARE THE INNOVATION LABS, BREAKING THE BARRIERS FOR ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS AND CREATING A NEW WAVE OF ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

AI'S ROLE IN PROPELLING TOWNSHIP ECONOMIES FORWARD

'RECONCEPTUALIZING WHAT THE WEB LOOKS LIKE' • AS THE HEAD OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST TECH GIANTS CELEBRATING ITS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY, CEO SATYA NADELLA SHARES HIS VISION...