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

Technology, Purpose And Moonshot Ideas

FROM AIR TRAVEL TO CLIMATE DISASTERS, A REALITY CHECK FOR THE WORLD

FRONTRUNNER

LEADERBOARD

AFRICA'S DIGITAL MARKETPLACE POISED TO REACH $72 BILLION BY 2026

SOUTH AFRICA ELECTIONS: 'VOTERS TIRED OF FALSE PROMISES'

DEFINITIVE DOCUMENTARY ON MANDELA'S LIFE

NIGERIAN CHESS CHAMPION BREAKS WORLD RECORD

INCREASE IN FRAUD IN SOUTH AFRICA

6 YEARS TO THE SDGs • CHASING THE WORLD THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN, AFRICA'S PROGRESS AND RACE TO THE 2030 GOALS.

PURPOSE-DRIVEN & PROUDLY AFRICAN • FROM FINTECH TO FOODTECH SOLUTIONS; FROM BEAUTY BRANDS TO BIOTECH INFUSIONS, FORBES AFRICA'S INAUGURAL LIST OF SMALL GIANTS ACROSS AFRICA SHOWCASES THE TENACITY OF HOMEGROWN BUSINESSES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THEIR PAN-AFRICAN CEO-FOUNDERS AND LEADERS ARE MAKING GIANT STRIDES IN PROGRESSING AFRICA'S GROWTH NARRATIVE, PRIORITIZING IMPACT AND INNOVATION.

METHODOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY

FASHION / BEAUTY

PORTIA M SKIN SOLUTIONS

HEALTHCARE

RETAIL

HUMAN RESOURCES

EDUCATION

DIVERSIFIED

RETAIL

INTERIOR DESIGN

NEWFORM FOODS

ENERGY

Easy Solar

SMALLER ECONOMIES, BIGGER PROBLEMS

THE RELUCTANT RESTAURATEUR • OLUSHOLA MEDUPIN WANTED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE FOOD BUSINESS BUT NOW HAS A GROWING ARRAY OF UPSCALE RESTAURANTS SELLING WEST AFRICAN CUISINE IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST DAZZLING CITIES.

BILLIONAIRE NEWCOMERS

Revving Up • The sales of electric vehicles dip but Africa promises growth.

THE ROAD AHEAD: ELECTRIC BUSES AND BIKES

THE FORTUNE OF FORESIGHT • NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF OUR FUTURE IS BIG BUSINESS – AND BIG MONEY. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MORE EMINENT GLOBAL FUTURISTS OFFERING FRESH INSIGHTS INTO FUTURE TECH AND A BETTER TOMORROW.

PAIN, PAINT AND POSSIBILITIES • NOMAZA NONGQUNGA COUPEZ'S ART RESIDENCY PROGRAM FACILITATES PRACTICE FOCUSED VISITS TO THE SOUTH OF FRANCE FOR FEMALE SOUTH AFRICAN ARTISTS, RESULTING IN THEIR TRANSFORMATIVE EMPOWERMENT.

EMMA CHAMBERLAIN'S GREAT AWAKENING • THE 22-YEAR-OLD YOUTUBE SENSATION EARNED AN ESTIMATED $20 MILLION LAST YEAR WHILE BUILDING HER EPONYMOUS COFFEE BRAND. MEET THE CREATOR WHO'S FULL OF BEANS.

ATHLETE ALERT • RELATIVE ENERGY DEFICIENCY IN SPORT OR RED-S IS WHEN AN ATHLETE'S CALORIE INTAKE DOES NOT MATCH WHAT THEY BURN DURING EXERCISE, WHICH OVER A PERIOD OF TIME CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES. IT'S A DANGEROUS GAME, AND THE IMPLICATIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND LONG-TERM.

TIME TO HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON • EXPERT INSIGHTS INTO HOW WE ARE SURROUNDED BY NOISE 24/7/365 AND IT'S AFFECTING OUR ABILITY TO THINK CLEARLY AND MANAGE STRESS LEVELS, OFTEN LEADING TO EXPENSIVE MISTAKES, AT WORK AND IN LIFE.

PRICEY PRIDE • AFRICA TOO CAN PROUDLY CLAIM TO BE A SOURCE OF CAVIAR, ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST INDULGENCES. BEING FARMED IN THE FAVORABLE CLIMATE AND TERROIR OF MADAGASCAR ARE SOME VERY EXPENSIVE FISH EGGS - A FIRST FOR THE CONTINENT.

AFTER SOLAR, COMES LEAD. BUT WHERE'S THE BIN? • THE TIME TO PLAN FOR THE SUDDEN INFLUX OF AGED AND DATED SOLAR MATERIALS IS NOW – AFRICA CAN'T AFFORD TO BECOME A TOXIC DUMPING GROUND FOR THE E-WASTE DETRITUS LEFT BEHIND BY SOLAR.

THOSE LIKEL Y TO TAKE THE TOP PLACES ON THE PODIUM IN PARIS • AFRICA'S MEDAL HOPEFULS AT THE 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES.

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