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

Celluloid Currency: No Biz Like Showbiz

WHERE TO FROM HERE? THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF COALITION POLITICS AND THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION

The Fintech Moving Onwards And Upwards

THE REBEL QUEEN WITH A DREAM

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THE RISE OF COALITION POLITICS • AS SOUTH AFRICA SEEKS TO NAVIGATE A COMPLEX POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, NATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY ON AUGUST 9 IS A TIMELY REMINDER OF THE POWER OF THE COLLECTIVE TO ACHIEVE COMMON GOALS.

Fintech Finesse: How a Founder in Nairobi Bridged the African Currency Gap • Founded in Nairobi in 2013 for African businesses, AZA Finance has served more than 1.5 million customers in frontier markets.

'Ensuring Our Products And Services Continue To Stay Best-In-Class' • Ola Oyetayo, Founder of Verto, a cross-border payments platform for businesses, speaks about what sparked the idea for his company and describes its work helping customers – from startups and SMEs to large corporates – move millions of dollars.

Disruption, Destiny And A Calling: An African Fintech's Plan To Extend Its Presence Globally • The Zeepay story is a notable one given its foundations as a bootstrapped startup born in 2014.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT THE CONTINENT ON CELLULOID • WIDELY REPORTED AS CONTRIBUTING OVER $5 BILLION TO THE GDP IN AFRICA, THE CONTINENT'S FILM AND AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRIES EMPLOY AROUND FIVE MILLION PEOPLE. BRIMMING WITH TALENT AND ORIGINAL, QUALITY CONTENT, AFRICA'S CINEMATIC OEUVRE IS STILL BEING SCRIPTED. FORBES AFRICA RAISES THE CURTAIN ON THE PROTAGONISTS, PRODUCERS AND PERFORMERS TURNING THE LENS ON THE CONTINENT. ON THESE PAGES, WE HEAR SOME OF THE BIGGEST ICONS TELL THE STORY LIKE ONLY THEY CAN.

BIG TICKET NOLLYWOOD: LEADING THE CHARGE FOR AFRICAN CINEMA • PRESENT-DAY NOLLYWOOD IS A THRIVING INDUSTRY AND A KEY COMPONENT OF NIGERIA'S ECONOMY. CHURNING OUT OVER 2,500 FILMS A YEAR, THE COUNTRY'S FILM SECTOR IS NOT JUST A CULTURAL PHENOMENON BUT ALSO A TICKET TO THE WORLD.

THE CONTENT BOOM: LENS IS MORE • AFRICA'S CREATIVE ECONOMY HAS NEVER LOOKED BETTER. AND WHILE AFRICAN MUSIC HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT, THERE HAS BEEN AN UPTAKE, BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, FROM A FILM AND TELEVISION PERSPECTIVE. IT'S NOT ALL GLITZ AND GLAM BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT IT WOULD SEEM THE GROWING $5 BILLION-PLUS INDUSTRY IN AFRICA IS ONE GLOBAL AUDIENCES CAN'T SEEM TO GET ENOUGH OF.

'OUR FIRST CONCERN IS OUR PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AND OUR NARRATIVES' • Danai Gurira • Actor, Playwright Zimbabwean-American

'AFRICA IS THE CRADLE OF CREATION' • David Oyelowo • Actor, Director, Producer British-Nigerian

SHAPING NIGERIAN CINEMA • Wale Ojo • Actor British-Nigerian

'PEOPLE WANT TO BE HEARD AND HEARD COMPLETELY' • Valen'tino Mathibela • Director, Writer South African

'DON'T OVERTHINK THE JOB' • Bonko Khoza • Actor South African

A JOURNEY ON AND OFF SCREEN • Joke Silva • Actor, Director Nigerian

'IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN WORKING WITH AL PACINO ON BROADWAY' • Arnold Vosloo • Actor South African

'THE DREAMS WE WANT TO ACHIEVE' • Jaiye Kuti • Actor Nigerian

'DO A GREAT STORY REAL JUSTICE' • Gareth Whittaker • Director, Writer, Producer South African

TIMING IS EVERYTHING • Sarah Hassan • Actor, Producer, Host Kenyan

OTHER BIG NAMES IN HOLLYWOOD: STARS EITHER BORN IN AFRICA OR ARE OF AFRICAN HERITAGE.

EAST AFRICA'S TINSELTOWN BOASTS ITS OWN...