Perspectives — Operating Notes
What We Learn Building Across Africa.
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Ideas from people building on the continent.
Short perspectives on the sectors we are building in: what we are learning, what we believe, and where we think the opportunities lie for anyone building in Africa.
14 July 2026 · 6 min read
Corridor Thinking: Why African Logistics Is Won Between the Nodes
Ports and terminals attract the capital. Reliability is decided on the road, rail and paperwork between them.
Read Perspective2 June 2026 · 5 min read
Fibre Is Not the Project. Operating It Is.
National backbones are built in months and lost in years. The asset that matters is the operating discipline around the glass.
Read Perspective21 April 2026 · 6 min read
Procurement as Strategy, Not Administration
In public-sector delivery, procurement design determines the outcome long before a supplier is appointed.
Read Perspective10 March 2026 · 5 min read
Downstream Reliability: Storage, Compliance and the Cost of Being Out of Stock
In fuel distribution, availability is the product. Everything else is logistics detail.
Read Perspective27 January 2026 · 6 min read
Mine to Port: Optimising the Chain That Actually Sets Realised Price
Extraction efficiency is a mining question. Realised value is a logistics and compliance question.
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