Published every Friday: a review of verified developments across African art, music, finance and the other sectors we work in, and what they mean for luxury and brand strategy.
A note on process: these briefings are drafted and refined with the assistance of AI tools, under our editorial direction, and reviewed before publication. The research, positions and conclusions published here are our own.
Continental Currents reviews, every Friday, what is genuinely moving across African art, music, finance and the other sectors ZSG works in, read for what it means for luxury and brand strategy. No projections and no invented figures: every item is sourced and linked at the point it is used.
Newest first, below.
In this issue: Nedbank's completed $800 million NCBA takeover, Lagos previewing a new Design Museum Africa, 1-54's Modernism-focused fair closing, and Dangote's refinery IPO heading into its final week. Plus what to watch next, from Nairobi.
In this issue: Airtel Money's muted $7 billion London debut, Dangote's extended refinery IPO, Absa L'Atelier's 40th-anniversary winners, and 1-54's pivot toward African Modernism. Plus what to watch next, from Lagos.
In this issue: a Kenyan designer's first LVMH Prize win, Harrods' Brand63Africa pop-up, MaXhosa Africa's historic Paris Fashion Week runway debut, and what Q3's startup funding rebound says about where capital is actually going. Plus what to watch next, from Lagos.
A new edition publishes every Friday, researched fresh each week rather than drafted in advance.