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.

EYE ON AI

Forbes Africa

On Fave, Fame And Faith

LEADERBOARD

THE NEW AI PUSH FOR CREATORS • WHILE AI CAN LOWER PRODUCTION COSTS AND IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS FOR SMALLER CREATIVE TEAMS, INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES SAY LONG-TERM SUCCESS WOULD STILL DEPEND ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP, BUSINESS CAPABILITY, COMMUNITY AND STRONGER INSTITUTIONS. FORBES AFRICA SPOKE TO SEVERAL EXPERTS TO ASSESS THE ROLE OF AI IN ART, MUSIC AND CINEMA.

AI: The Rules Are Being Rewritten By The Players Themselves

The Job Dropping Trend Poses A Fresh Challenge For Bosses

It Went Well. Until It Didn’t

Guardians Of The Digital Frontier: Navigating Africa’s Fight Against Misinformation And Ponzi Schemes

STABLE GROUND • ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, THE QUESTION NO LONGER IS IF STABLECOINS WILL ACHIEVE INSTITUTIONAL ADOPTION, BUT WHEN.

GAINING ALTITUDE • AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION IS ACCELERATING ACROSS AFRICA, BUT INFRASTRUCTURE ALONE WILL NOT CREATE A SEAMLESS CONTINENTAL AVIATION MARKET.

AFRICA’S AIRPORT BOOM TAKES FLIGHT

Afric AI • HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IS CHARTING A NEW COURSE FOR THE CONTINENT’S FUTURE. THE FOLLOWING PAGES OFFER A GLIMPSE OF WHAT’S NEXT, ONE ALGORITHM AT A TIME.

AFRICA’S NEXT WORKFORCE: THE JOBS AI WILL CREATE • THE EMERGENCE OF AI HAS ALTERED ENTIRE INDUSTRIES ON THE CONTINENT, PLUNGING THE EMPLOYMENT LANDSCAPE INTO UNCHARTED WATERS. WHILE SOME MAY FLOUNDER, OTHERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO FLOURISH.

DATA DRIVE • THE WORLD ONCE RAN ON OIL; NOW ALL SIGNS POINT TO COMPUTE POWER. AS THE CENTI-BILLION-DOLLAR GLOBAL AI MARKET MATURES, FROM LAGOS TO CAPE TOWN, AFRICA MOVES STEADILY. YET, AMID THE SCRAMBLE FOR DATA DEPENDENCY, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FRUGALITY PRESENTS ITSELF.

CHAMPIONING AI THAT’S AFRICA-LED

PAYING IT FORWARD: WHERE FINANCE AND AI MEET • WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNOLOGY AND MONEY, CONVERSATIONS ON THE CONTINENT USUALLY CENTER ON BANKING CHATBOTS AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF RUNNING FINTECHS. YET, BANKING SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS INSIST THE REAL STORY IS OPPORTUNITY, NOT OBSTACLE.

‘AI DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR HUMAN JUDGMENT’

LEARNING THAT BUILDS AFRICA’S THINKERS AND INNOVATORS • KNOWLEDGE OPENS DOORS, AND AI IN EDUCATION COULD BECOME THE GOLDEN KEY FOR THE CONTINENT WITH THE WORLD’S YOUNGEST POPULATION.

‘IF AFRICA DOES NOT BUILD ITS OWN AI FUTURE, THE AI DIVIDE WILL BECOME THE SOCIAL DIVIDE’

THE STARTUP FOCUSED ON THE POWER OF AFRICA’S VOICE

REIMAGINING VITAL SECTORS • RATHER THAN MERELY IMPORTING TECH DEVELOPED ELSEWHERE, MANY RESEARCHERS ARGUE THAT LONG-TERM SUCCESS ON THE CONTINENT FOR SECTORS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE AND AGRICULTURE DEPENDS ON LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION, GOVERNANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

CONSERVATION CONVERSATIONS • DESIGNED TO PROTECT RHINOS, PANGOLINS, ELEPHANTS AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES, THESE AI-ENABLED COLLARS SUPPORT ANTI-POACHING INITIATIVES ON THE CONTINENT.

MIND YOUR LANGUAGE: AI FINDS ITS VOICE IN WEST AFRICA • FOR YEARS, THE GLOBAL AI CONVERSATION HAS CENTERED ON POWERFUL LLMS, BILLION-DOLLAR CHIPS, AND CONSUMER CHATBOTS. THE WEST AFRICAN REGION, HOWEVER, SEEMS TO BE PURSUING A DIFFERENT PATH.

HEART AND HUSTLE • FOR NONHLANHLA PEGGY-SUE KHUMALO, 2026 MARKS TWO SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES-30 YEARS SINCE SOUTH AFRICA ADOPTED ITS FINAL CONSTITUTION AND 30 YEARS SINCE SHE WAS CROWNED MISS SOUTH AFRICA. THOSE DEFINING MOMENTS SET HER ON A JOURNEY OF MORE THAN TWO DECADES IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR. IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW...