Why African nations are still stuck in a sea of opportunities

Shops in the Nairobi CBD.

Photo credit: File | Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group

The blunt assertion by an article published by The Economist that "Africa has too many businesses, too little business," lands like a stone in a still pond, sending ripples of unease.

It suggests a market saturation problem, where numerous businesses are struggling to find enough customers to be profitable, and paints a picture of a continent buzzing with entrepreneurial energy, yet somehow failing to convert that dynamism into substantial, large-scale economic triumphs.

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