Trade · AfCFTA
Trust is infrastructure: what the AfCFTA needs beyond tariffs
Why verified payments, independent inspections and evidence-based disputes belong alongside roads, ports and trade agreements
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Writing by Isaac Mwendwa Muthui on trade, factories, construction, value addition and building technology for African industry.
Construction · AI
AI Won't Build Your House, But It Should Tell You What It'll Cost First
Why the most expensive construction mistakes happen before ground is broken, and how we designed Jengafy to move decisions earlier
Read articleNewsletter · Tamalaki
Issue #1: Five gaps, five ventures, and why I'm writing this
A founder's notebook on building AI-native platforms for African agriculture, factories, construction, exports and capital
Read articleExports · Agro-processing
From fruit to oil: what value addition at origin really takes
Why I co-founded Purevado, and what turning Kenyan avocados into cold-pressed oil teaches you about African exports
Read articleInvestment · Europe–Africa
European capital wants Africa. Distance is the hidden cost.
Distance, unfamiliar regulation and unverified partners are the biggest risks to European capital in Africa. Isaac explains why independent verification on the ground, and releasing funds against verified milestones, turns interest into investment that lasts.
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