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Africa does not need more people who believe in its potential. It needs people willing to bet on its future.
18 May 26
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That distinction, between admiration from a distance and committed capital on the ground, is the sharpest diagnosis of where the continent stands in 2026. Delivered at the Africa Forward | Inspire & Connect Summit, this observation from Gbenga Oyebode, Chairman of ALN and one of Africa’s most consequential legal and business architects, cuts through the noise of an otherwise complex macroeconomic picture. The continent is growing, reforming, and digitising at a pace that would have seemed implausible two decades ago. But structural exposure, visible in its supply chains, its refining gaps, its fertiliser dependency, and its under-investment in domestic data infrastructure, means that growth alone is not enough.
“Africa does not need more people believing in our potential. What Africa requires significantly is people willing to bet on the future.” Gbenga Oyebode, Chairman ALN, Africa Forward Summit, May 2026
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