A Focus on Africa

Can better data reduce the cost of investing in Africa?

Before financing a large agricultural project in central Africa, investors needed to answer a deceptively simple question: would there be enough water to sustain crops year after year?

The Risk Problem with Investors Treating African Energy as One Market

The El Niño-linked drought that parched Southern Africa in 2024 emptied one of the most important pieces of energy infrastructure on the continent. Lake Kariba, which stretches across the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, dropped towards some of its lowest usable levels in years as rainfall across the Zambezi basin dwindled. In Zambia, the consequences were felt through a power system closely tied to copper production and mining expansion, while in Zimbabwe the pressure exposed the limitations of an already strained and aging generation fleet.

Africa’s demographic dividend at risk and skills will decide its fate

Curiosity has shaped much of my journey, but more importantly, it has shaped the questions we must now confront: what will the future of work in Africa look like, and who will be equipped to participate in it?

Africa must scale the right AI to unlock growth, not just efficiency: PwC AI performance findings