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The path to greater productivity and prosperity in Africa

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 A young South African businesswoman walking her bicycle through a modern downtown. Table mountain is seen in the distance.
Ralph Mupita headshot
Interview
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita: Bridging Africa’s connectivity gap
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Article
Acquiring the advantage in a fast-evolving industry
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Map of Africa filled in with images
Report - MGI Research
Reimagining economic growth in Africa: Turning diversity into opportunity
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African doctor conversing with an elderly patient during a medical examination
Article
How digital tools could boost efficiency in African health systems
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An agriculture worker in a field of crops
Article
What climate-smart agriculture means for smallholder farmers
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 McKinsey Africa podcast with Dare Okoudjou, founder and CEO of MFS Africa
Podcast
McKinsey Africa podcast with Dare Okoudjou, founder and CEO of MFS Africa
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On the brink: Realizing the value of analytics in insurance
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African banking: The productivity opportunity
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Successful African businesswoman chairing a meeting in a boardroom
Article
Procurement in Africa: Exercising a muscle for challenging times
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McKinsey Africa podcast with Paga CEO Tayo Oviosu
Podcast
McKinsey Africa podcast with Paga CEO Tayo Oviosu
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Young woman walking in the market in Accra, Ghana
Article
The future of payments in Africa
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Report
Fintech in Africa: The end of the beginning
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Senior African man getting vaccinated outdoor during Covid-19 pandemic era photo
Article
A data-driven approach to addressing COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Africa
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Report
Nature and financial institutions in Africa: A first assessment of opportunities and risks
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The future of African oil and gas: Positioning for the energy transition
Africa’s Fintech Sector The next African unicorn
Podcast
McKinsey Africa podcast with Mukuru CEO Andy Jury
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Stretched South African consumers put health and sustainability on the shopping list
Survey
Stretched South African consumers put health and sustainability on the shopping list
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Busy streets of African town.
Article
Power to move: Accelerating the electric transport transition in sub-Saharan Africa
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Person sitting on couch while video calling a girl on their smartphone
Article
Unlocking digital healthcare in lower- and middle-income countries
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Green Africa: A growth and resilience agenda for the continent
Executive Briefing
Green Africa: A growth and resilience agenda for the continent
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Africa’s green manufacturing crossroads
Article
Africa’s green manufacturing crossroads: Choices for a low-carbon industrial future
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An ecosystem of partners: The foundation of capital project excellence
Article
An ecosystem of partners: The foundation of capital project excellence
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Africa’s plan for a continent-wide pandemic recovery
Interview
Africa’s plan for a continent-wide pandemic recovery
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Podcast: African banking in the new reality
Podcast
Podcast: African banking in the new reality
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Article
‘None are safe until all are safe’: COVID-19 vaccine rollout in low- and middle-income countries
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Africa needs vaccines. What would it take to make them here?
Article
Africa needs vaccines. What would it take to make them here?
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African banking in the new reality
Article
African banking in the new reality
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How digital tools can help transform African agri-food systems
Podcast
Podcast: How digital tools can help transform African agri-food systems
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Harnessing Nigeria’s FinTech potential
Podcast
Harnessing Nigeria’s FinTech potential
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How digital tools can help transform African agri-food systems
Article
How digital tools can help transform African agri-food systems
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Africa’s insurance market is set for takeoff
Article
Africa’s insurance market is set for takeoff
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Nigeria’s banking sector: Thriving in the face of crisis
Article
Nigeria’s banking sector: Thriving in the face of crisis
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A credit lifeline: How banks can serve SMEs in South Africa better
Article
A credit lifeline: How banks can serve SMEs in South Africa better
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Beyond COVID-19: Charting the road to recovery for South African insurers
Article
Beyond COVID-19: Charting the road to recovery for South African insurers
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Driving economic recovery in South Africa’s BPO industry
Article
Driving economic recovery in South Africa’s BPO industry
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Driving digital change podcast
Podcast
Driving digital change during a crisis: The chief digital officer and COVID-19
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Harnessing Nigeria's fintech potential
Report
Harnessing Nigeria’s fintech potential
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How South African SMEs can survive and thrive post COVID-19
Article
How South African SMEs can survive and thrive post COVID-19
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African banking after the crisis
Article
African banking after the crisis
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Safeguarding Africa’s food systems through and beyond the crisis
Article
Safeguarding Africa’s food systems through and beyond the crisis
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Reopening and reimagining Africa
Article
Reopening and reimagining Africa
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Finding Africa’s path: Shaping bold solutions to save lives and livelihoods in the COVID-19 crisis
Article
Finding Africa’s path: Shaping bold solutions to save lives and livelihoods in the COVID-19 crisis
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Tackling COVID-19 in Africa
Article
Tackling COVID-19 in Africa
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Living pay cheque to pay cheque: 2020 South Africa Consumer Sentiment Survey
Article
Living pay cheque to pay cheque: 2020 South Africa Consumer Sentiment Survey
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Unlocking Africa’s $100 billion public-finance opportunity
Report
Unlocking Africa’s $100 billion public-finance opportunity
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The power of parity: Advancing women’s  equality in Africa
Report - MGI Research
The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Africa
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The future of work in South Africa: Digitisation, productivity and job creation
Report
The future of work in South Africa: Digitisation, productivity and job creation
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How to bring solar power to the unelectrified world
Blog Post
How to bring solar power to the unelectrified world
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Digital reinvention can spur South Africa's economy
Commentary
Digital reinvention can spur South Africa’s economy
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Commentary
New technology for an old industry: How digital can renew South African mining
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New technology for an old industry: How digital can renew South African mining
Report
Putting the shine back into South African mining: A path to competitiveness and growth
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Africa’s Business Revolution
Book - Featured Insights
Africa's Business Revolution: How to Succeed in the World's Next Big Growth Market
Africa's overlooked business revolution
Book Excerpt - McKinsey Quarterly
Africa’s overlooked business revolution
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Applying artificial intelligence for social good
Discussion Paper - MGI Research
Applying artificial intelligence for social good
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Women and the future of work: A window of opportunity in Western Europe?
Report
Women and the future of work: A window of opportunity in Western Europe?
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Pixels of Progress: An African Perspective
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South Africa's healthcare consumer sentiment during the COVID-19 crisis
Survey
South Africa’s healthcare consumer sentiment during the COVID-19 crisis
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Closing the gender gap: A missed opportunity for new CEOs
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Closing the gender gap: A missed opportunity for new CEOs
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Digital strategy: The four fights you have to win
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Digital strategy: The four fights you have to win
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The business value of design
Report - McKinsey Quarterly
The business value of design
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‘Superstars’: The dynamics of firms, sectors, and cities leading the global economy
Discussion Paper - MGI Research
‘Superstars’: The dynamics of firms, sectors, and cities leading the global economy
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Outperformers: High-growth emerging economies and the companies that propel them
Report - MGI Research
Outperformers: High-growth emerging economies and the companies that propel them
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Leadership at scale
Interactive - McKinsey Quarterly
Five Fifty: Leadership at scale
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An agenda of a talent-first CEO
Book Excerpt - McKinsey Quarterly
An agenda for the talent-first CEO
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Still looking for room at the top: Ten years of research on women in the workplace
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Still looking for room at the top: Ten years of research on women in the workplace
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How to win in Africa
Podcast - McKinsey Quarterly
How to win in Africa
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