Investment
The bankability gap: why good African projects stall
Capital is rarely the first constraint. Most projects fail long before finance, in the structuring that never happened.
14 July 2026 · 8 min · Alchem Insights
Insights
Perspectives on building Africa.
Analysis from the intersection of government, capital, infrastructure and delivery.
Urbanization
Africa's urbanisation decade and the infrastructure it demands
Cities are growing faster than the institutions that plan them. What credible urban delivery looks like now.
2 June 2026 · 10 min
Circular Economy
Treating waste as an industry, not a cost centre
The economics of municipal waste change entirely once recovery, energy and materials markets are designed in.
19 May 2026 · 7 min
Healthcare
Health systems need capital structures, not just buildings
Hospital projects succeed or fail on operating models, equipment lifecycles and clinical staffing plans.
28 April 2026 · 9 min
Market Entry
Five market entry mistakes international firms keep making
A distributor is not a strategy. What separates firms that scale in Africa from those that quietly withdraw.
11 March 2026 · 6 min
Public Policy
PPP frameworks that actually attract private capital
Risk allocation, not enthusiasm, determines whether a public-private partnership reaches financial close.
5 February 2026 · 11 min
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