When Western sanctions cut Russia off from the dollar-based SWIFT payment system in 2022, the country faced a stark choice: find new ways to settle international trade, or watch its economy grind to a halt.
The gatekeeper of travel has changed again. First, guidebooks shaped where people went. Then search engines took over.
One of the most nerve-racking moments at a football match has absolutely nothing to do with football. It happens a few minutes before kickoff.
With the rainy season once again exposing the vulnerability of our towns and cities, flooding has returned as a painful reminder that many of our development challenges are less about nature and more about leadership.
Ghanaians do not need to look far to appreciate the Aliko Dangote business model. Since 2011, Dangote Cement has operated in Ghana, importing bulk cement and bagging it at its terminal in Tema for sale into the domestic market.
The cryptocurrency and forex trading platform Optcoin disappeared in December 2025 to the shock of many Kenyans. The website was down and customer accounts frozen.
Governments debated privatising, corporatising, or keeping state-owned enterprises, but success hinges on governance, leadership, culture, and human behaviour, not ownership. Ownership controls shareholding, governance makes decisions, and human behaviour affects value.
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