Forbes Africa Magazine - February - March 2025

In this issue

Our newest edition of the magazine features the second annual Over 30 Under 50 list. From business leaders and musicians to models, movie stars, innovators and entrepreneurs, we’ve compiled a list of 25 women from across the continent that have endeavored reinvent themselves and rewrite the rules in their 30s and 40s. Also, in the February/March 2025 issue of FORBES AFRICA, we look at the untapped potential in the continent’s diverse and rapidly-evolving markets and highlight a new era in oncology as artificial intelligence reshapes healthcare in the fight against cancer. Africa is anticipated to reach $2.9 billion in cryptocurrency revenue this year and we unpack the role it will play on a continent where traditional banking still remains out of reach for many who are unbanked and underserved. In agriculture, several African entrepreneurs abroad are returning to pursue and invest in opportunities on the continent, providing subsistence farmers with tech tools and know-how to bring crops like fonio and cassava to the world’s tables. From a biotech entrepreneur transforming waste into value to a coach who shares that “football is a sport for dreamers”, you’ll find all this and more in the latest issue of FORBES AFRICA!

OVER 30 UNDER 50 - REDEFINING SUCCESS

THE FEMALE POWERHOUSES IN FORBES AFRICA'S OVER 30 UNDER 50 LIST COMPILED FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR - ARE THE BUSINESS LEADERS, MUSICIANS, MODELS, MOVIE STARS, INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAVE INTENT AND IMPACT ON THEIR VISION BOARDS, AS THEY SCALE GREATER HEIGHTS, REINVENT THEMSELVES AND REWRITE THE RULES IN THEIR 30S AND 40s.

10 mins

NATURE'S WARRIOR

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR AFRICA AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS AT THE WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE, WANJIRA MATHAI HAS LED THE GREEN BELT MOVEMENT IN KENYA AS THE FORMER CHAIR, THE ORGANIZATION HER MOTHER, THE LATE WANGARI MAATHAI FOUNDED IN 1977. FROM NAIROBI, SHE SPOKE TO FORBES AFRICA ABOUT ISSUES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND LANDSCAPE RESTORATION - CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS AS SHE HONORS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER MOTHER'S NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. HERE ARE EXCLUSIVE EXCERPTS FROM THE INTERVIEW.

6 mins

FARMER FERVOR

A NEAR-FATAL ACCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED IT ALL FOR BANDILE DLABANTU BUT HE QUICKLY MOVED ON TO ACCOMPLISH HIS DREAMS, SETTING UP A BIOTECH COMPANY TRANSFORMING WASTE INTO VALUE.

4 mins

TALK AIN'T CHEAP

PODCAST SUPERSTAR ALEX COOPER BUILT A MEDIA EMPIRE IN THE STREAMING ECONOMY. IN AUGUST, SHE INKED A $125 MILLION DEAL WITH LEGACY RADIO SERVICE SIRIUSXM TO BRING A NEW GENERATION OF FANS TO THE AGING SATELLITE NETWORK. NOW SHE HAS TO DELIVER.

3 mins

ADVANCING AGRICULTURE

AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS ABROAD ARE RETURNING TO PURSUE AGRICULTURE AND INVEST IN OPPORTUNITIES ON THE CONTINENT, PROVIDING SUBSISTENCE FARMERS WITH THE TECH TOOLS AND KNOW-HOW TO BRING CROPS LIKE FONIO AND CASSAVA TO THE WORLD'S TABLES.

9 mins

KINGDOM CALLING

SAUDI ARABIA IS LOOKING HARD AT AFRICA TO UNLOCK GROWTH BEYOND OIL.

3 mins

A NEW ERA IN ONCOLOGY: TACKLING THE DREADED 'C' WORD WITH AI

AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESHAPES HEALTHCARE, THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER IS WITNESSING UNPRECEDENTED BREAKTHROUGHS, FROM MICROSCOPIC NANOROBOTS TO VIRTUAL TREATMENT TWINS. THIS ACCELERATION IN DRUG DISCOVERY IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF AI'S IMPACT ON ONCOLOGY, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

9 mins

THE CRYPTO CRED

AS TRADITIONAL BANKING REMAINS OUT OF REACH FOR MANY STILL UNBANKED AND UNDERSERVED IN AFRICA, IS CRYPTOCURRENCY SLOWLY BEGINNING TO TAKE A SHARE OF AFRICAN WALLETS?

4 mins

MICHAEL STRAHAN IS ON THE CLOCK

WITH THREE TV JOBS (AND COUNTING), THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER MAKES HIS DAYS SEEM LONGER THAN 24 HOURS AND REWARDS HIMSELF WITH A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR WATCH COLLECTION. BUT AT 53, HE'S ALREADY DREAMING OF RETIRING. AGAIN.

4 mins

SPARKING COMPETITION

CHINESE BRANDS ARE GAINING MOMENTUM AND IGNITING A NEW ERA IN SOUTH AFRICA'S AUTOMOTIVE LANDSCAPE. WHETHER IT'S A SLEEK NEW SUV ROLLING OFF A CHINESE ASSEMBLY LINE OR A LOCALLY-PRODUCED VEHICLE DESIGNED TO COMPETE ON THE GLOBAL STAGE, THE INDUSTRY IS SPEEDING WITH POTENTIAL AND POSSIBILITIES.

4 mins

PLAYING THEIR CARDS RIGHT

THESE UGANDAN GAME DESIGNERS AND FOUNDERS ARE HOLDING UP A MIRROR TO SOCIETY WITH THEIR ART.

2 mins

CALL INTO QUESTION

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BOOSTS SMARTPHONES GLOBALLY, BUT AFRICA FACES CHALLENGES.

3 mins

CAREER COACH

NDUBUISI EGBO HOLDS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE ONLY AFRICAN FOOTBALL COACH TO HAVE WON A LEAGUE TITLE IN EUROPE, HOPEFULLY BREAKING DOWN AN UP-TO-NOW FORMIDABLE BARRIER OF ENTRY.

3 mins

'FOOTBALL IS A SPORT FOR DREAMERS'

IT’S RARELY IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME THAT A NATION WITH LESS THAN A MILLION PEOPLE QUALIFIES FOR THE WORLD CUP. MAYBE THIS COMOROS ISLANDS COACH CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

3 mins

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Forbes Africa Magazine Description:

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.