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I first heard about Africa Foresight Group when it was an idea. Yasmin and I had connected during our time at Oxford and had a chance to speak about an idea she was incubating.   Fast forward months later, I learned two important things – Yasmin …

“What exactly is the challenge with these businesses, and how can I help them?” was a question that plagued my mind as a credit analyst with a development finance institution in Nigeria. My role was to facilitate capital injection into businesses with the potential to …

Since I was a child, I have always believed in Africa’s potential for development, growth and excellence despite its recognised challenges. I always identified with the energy and industry of the people around me. Still, at the same time, I also struggled to understand why …

AFG is my first post-service experience. I resumed AFG three days after finishing my national service in Nigeria. I applied to join the second cohort of AFG’s NextGen program because I was looking for something more challenging and unique at the time and consulting seemed …

After spending 32 months as an investment banker, I moved into management consulting by joining AFG in 2018, when the firm was only 16 months old.  This decision could be described in one breadth as a risky one.  However, in another breadth, the vision, energy, …

I vividly remember my first month of training at AFG like it was yesterday. It was an exciting and fast-paced month that passed by like a whirlwind. My highlights – introducing my Kenyan and Nigerian colleagues to plantain and beans and other delectable Ghanaian goodness, …

“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” – Abraham Maslow I was in search of a new experience – something challenging, meaningful and intentional about Africa. …

“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” – Abraham Maslow When I saw the call for applications for the NextGen program, I was at a point …

Being a freelancer has its pros and cons. Pros: you have control of your own time; cons: you have extreme income instability. Joining the AFG pool of freelancers has helped me manage the cons whilst maximising the benefits. I am Siphe and I have been …