Youth Employment Archives – CEO East Africa

East Africa has great potential; we will invest more, says Paul Hanratty, Sanlam Group CEO

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial Services The Big StoryDecember 1, 2025December 1, 2025

The B20 Summit places productivity and resilience at the heart of Africa’s economic future. Which structural weaknesses in Africa concern you most, and how is Sanlam positioning itself to strengthen resilience against these vulnerabilities? If you start geographically, there’s a major challenge because of just the sheer size of the place, the fact that the population is actually mostly along the coastline of Africa, with this vast interior. A lot of challenges in terms of infrastructure, movement of goods and people and so on, but I think over time, we would like to see more investment in infrastructure in Africa….

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John Kamara: The Man Betting Africa’s Future on Artificial Intelligence

Paul MurungiThe Big StorySeptember 3, 2025September 10, 2025

The first time you meet John Kamara, he passes off more like a storyteller than a tech executive. He doesn’t speak of algorithms or coding. Instead, his words come off with urgency, stitched together by the conviction that Africa’s destiny can be rewritten, not by oil or minerals, but by artificial intelligence. “Our biggest problem is not money or infrastructure,” Kamara insists. “It’s our mentality as human beings. What are we willing to do with the little we have, when no one is watching, when there’s no crowd to clap?” This, perhaps, is the paradox that defines him. For over…

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OPINION: Industrialisation of Uganda is the only sustainable future of our youth

theceomaThe Big StoryNovember 20, 2019November 20, 2019

By Okettayot Vincent Okema Within the framework of the Second Industrial Development Decade for Africa (1991-2000), the United Nations General Assembly in 1989 proclaimed 20th November “Africa Industrialization Day”. A day observed to raise awareness about the importance of Africa’s industrialization and the challenges faced by the continent. Industrialization will help African countries achieve high growth rates and diversify economies; substantially contributing to poverty eradication through employment and wealth creation. As we celebrate this day we give cognisance to the growing youth unemployment problem that is causing serious political, economic, and social challenges to African countries and their leadership. Uganda…

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