Neil Ford

Smiling African woman looking out of the window as she works at laptop.

Finance & Services

Gender lens investing takes centre stage

Neil Ford • JulJuly 22^nd, 2021 • 8 min. read

Passenger aircraft taking off at sunset.

Technology & Information

Tough times continue for African airlines

Neil Ford • JulJuly 12^th, 2021 • 14 min. read

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Finance & Services

Is the banking sector changing forever?

Neil Ford • MayMay 20^th, 2021 • 8 min. read

A farmer tends his field near the Suez Canal, where the stranded Ever Given container ship towers above him.

Trade & Investment

Africa’s ports shrug off Covid-19 and Suez crisis

Neil Ford • MayMay 6^th, 2021 • 10 min. read

People stand by solar panels at the Zagtouli solar energy plant.

Technology & Information

Private sector is key to achieving the SDGs in Africa

Neil Ford • AprApril 16^th, 2021 • 8 min. read

Finance & Services

Banks duck and weave to avoid Covid punches

Neil Ford • AprApril 1^st, 2021 • 9 min. read

Finance & Services

Covid accelerates Africa's digital revolution

Neil Ford • MarMarch 30^th, 2021 • 8 min. read

Angolan oil workers.

Energy & Resources

Tough challenges for Angolan oil

Neil Ford • MarMarch 18^th, 2021 • 9 min. read

A globe featuring Africa on the left with images of screens radiating away from it.

Technology & Information

How can Africa harness its soft power?

Neil Ford • MarMarch 12^th, 2021 • 8 min. read

African worker looks across an open pit diamond mine.

Energy & Resources

Mixed outlook for African mining as pandemic bites

Neil Ford • FebFebruary 9^th, 2021 • 9 min. read