‘What is happening now is we are beginning to own our narrative’
‘What is happening now is we are beginning to own our narrative’
"What is happening now is we are beginning to own our narrative, telling the African story from an African perspective. And this position has also improved the way we tell our own stories around our businesses."
Across Africa, a quiet but important transformation is underway in the startup world. Founders are moving away from copying foreign models and instead building solutions tailored to local markets, infrastructure, and consumer realities. Experience from earlier ventures, cross-border collaboration, and reinvestment by former founders are helping ecosystems mature.
#GlobalSouthPole speaks with Stephene Chikozho, CEO of Africa Business Inc in South Africa, who explains how a new generation of entrepreneurs is building with confidence rooted in African experience. He discusses the rise of what he calls “ecosystem memory,” the importance of policy stability, and why credibility now comes from real results rather than hype.
The episode also explores investor confidence, the role of local capital, cross-border collaboration, and what a truly mature African startup ecosystem could look like over the next decade.
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