As AI reshapes industries across Africa, employers face a critical question: are their workforce strategies evolving fast enough to support their business ambitions? Artificial intelligence is changing how businesses operate, compete and grow. From financial services and energy to telecommunications and manufacturing, organisations are exploring how technology can improve productivity, strengthen decision-making and transform operations. Yet successful transformation requires

How Afreximbank is building the capabilities to deliver Africa's next chapter Afreximbank has grown far beyond its origins as a trade finance institution. Today, its mandate spans Africa, the Caribbean and the wider Global Africa ecosystem, placing talent at the heart of one of the continent's most ambitious development agendas. As the Bank prepares for its next strategic phase, Mungai Nfi, Head of Talent Management, explains why talent management has become a question not of

The competition for African talent is no longer happening solely on the continent. It is happening in New York, London, Paris and every global city where African professionals are building world-class careers. For many organisations, talent strategy still begins when a vacancy appears. The most successful organisations think differently. They understand that attracting exceptional leaders is not simply about recruitment—it is about building relationships long before hiring de

When organisations struggle to attract senior talent, salary is often the first thing questioned. But the evidence suggests it shouldn't be. For many employers across Africa, executive recruitment has become increasingly competitive. Experienced professionals have more options than ever before, whether within Africa, internationally or in consultancy and entrepreneurship. The challenge is no longer simply finding qualified candidates. It is convincing the right people that yo