Once dismissed as “butter for dogs,” Tanzania’s avocado is now a multi-million-dollar export. But a landmark study reveals the hidden risks and systemic power imbalances fueling the boom—and points to where the real value lies next. By Anthony John Not long ago, in the highlands of Tanzania, the avocado was a humble fruit, planted for shade or fed to…

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The air in Yaba, a suburb on the Lagos mainland, is thick with more than just the humid tropical heat and the incessant thrum of generators. It is charged with a kinetic energy, a relentless forward momentum that feels almost tangible. Here, in the district nicknamed “Yabacon Valley,” young coders huddle over laptops in air-conditioned hubs, venture capitalists from…

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The Land of a Thousand Hills, A Million Futures In the immediate, harrowing aftermath of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, as Rwanda lay shattered, two sisters returned to a country they barely recognized. Joy Ndungutse and Janet Nkubana, like so many others, were faced with the monumental task of rebuilding not just a nation, but individual lives stripped…

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Nairobi, Kenya – Nestled in the cool, fertile highlands of central Kenya, Nyandarua County is cementing its role as a cornerstone of the nation’s food security. A new National Agriculture Production Report from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reveals a story of remarkable growth in 2023, showcasing significant expansion in everything from staple crops to high-value nuts…

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By Charles Muchoki | Nairobi In a packed hall of entrepreneurs, students and church leaders, Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro delivered a charged, fast-moving sermon on money, mindsets and nation-building—part autobiography, part masterclass. His through-line was simple but provocative: Kenya will not leap from “M to B”—from millionaires to billionaires—by clinging to small, cash-only hustles or an obsession with plots…

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