Ghana made senior high school free, put 3.4 million students in classrooms and lifted girls’ enrolment to 93%. So why are 300,000 graduates a year still struggling to get hired? 👀 The Capital Consortium breaks down Accra’s quiet rise, the diaspora money flowing home, and what it will take to turn all that potential into jobs.
In this week’s group chat conversation, we dig into why so many in the diaspora now trust Ghana with their money, and how you can own a stake in a Ghanaian cocoa farm from abroad. We also ask why Google is training Ghanaians in AI in Akan, Ewe and Fante. And after hearing about it since we were at uni, the Accra–Kumasi road is finally being built. Tar the road, please.
Then each of us answers: if you had $1 million to invest anywhere, where would it go?
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South Africa has the universities, the stock exchange and the sunshine. So why are South Africans poorer today than in 2008? 👀 The Capital Consortium breaks down Johannesburg’s money, South Africa’s stalled growth, and why we’d invest there, but think twice about raising a family there.
In this week’s group chat conversation, we dig into how a country that produces more accountants than almost anywhere can’t find enough maths teachers, why so many students leave school at grade 10, and why local graduates are watching jobs go to foreign hires.
We also unpack the crime that makes Joburg a hard sell for parents, how apartheid helped fuel South Africa’s HIV crisis, and why a country this full of sun still can’t keep the lights on. Then each of us answers: if you had $1 million to invest anywhere, where would it go?
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Inflation is falling, reserves are at a record high and foreign investment hit $15 billion. On paper, Egypt is Africa’s comeback story. So why are we worried? The Capital Consortium looks at what’s really behind the headline numbers.
In this week’s group chat conversation, we unpack how much of that $15 billion comes from a single $35 billion real estate deal, Ras El Hekma, and what happens once it’s built. We also ask why 90% of Egypt’s graduates plan to leave, and why people still pay out of pocket for healthcare in a country that makes 80% of its own medicine.
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Nigeria has the people, the oil and the talent. So why isn’t it wealthy? 👀 The Capital Consortium breaks down Abuja’s power, Nigeria’s brain drain, and why the diaspora would rather keep its money far, far away from home.
In this week’s group chat conversation, we dig into why Nigeria hasn’t invested in its youth, how Abuja’s government bubble hides what ordinary workers actually earn, and why Lagos is officially Nigeria’s American dream. We also ask who is really eating from Nigeria’s economic “comeback”, unpack how a fake presidential council walked off with ₦1.3 billion (who verified this?!), and debate whether a Nigerian diaspora fund could ever work when trust is this low.
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Kenya was offered a $1 billion AI data centre, but powering it would have meant taking electricity from everyone else. The Capital Consortium asks the question Africa's tech boom keeps avoiding.
In this week's group chat conversation, we debate Microsoft and G42's stalled Kenyan data centre, why Africa still has an energy problem on a continent full of sunshine, and how one failed deal can scare off the next ten.
Then each of us picks a side: data centres or power grids?
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What can $1M do in Kigali vs Nairobi? The Capital Consortium breaks down African city investment, diaspora remittances, and why cities now hold more power than countries.
In this week's group chat conversation, we dig into why Kigali, Rwanda has become Africa's top city for global summits, how safety and ease of doing business attract investors, and why Nairobi and Mauritius are investing in Kigali. We also compare African vs Caribbean remittances (Jamaica vs Egypt per person will surprise you), unpack the informal economy and financial literacy, and ask whether African cities should build their own emergency funds after USAID cuts.
Then each of us answers: if you had $1 million to invest in one African or Caribbean city, where would it go?
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