About this episode

The episode discusses how global conflicts are reshaping investment perceptions about Africa, highlighting its emerging attractiveness as a resilient investment destination.

Global conflicts from the Middle East to Ukraine are reshaping how investors assess risk — and challenging perceptions about Africa. On today’s Next Africa podcast, Tiwa Adebayo, in for Jennifer Zabasajja, speaks with Zain Latif, founder of TLG Capital, about why he believes the continent is increasingly being seen as a more resilient investment destination. He explains why sectors with steady, defensive returns are drawing interest even as global volatility rises. Plus, Emerging Markets reporter Ray Ndlovu discusses why Africa is starting to look more attractive to investors. Read our special feature on investing in Nigeria here , and subscribe to the Next Africa newsletter here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tiwa Adebayo, Jennifer Zabasajja

Guest: Zain Latif

Topics covered

• investment
• Africa
• global volatility
• risk assessment
• emerging markets
• defensive returns

Keywords

• investors
• global conflicts
• risk
• Africa investment
• emerging markets
• defensive sectors
• volatility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TLG Capital

Places: Africa, Nigeria, Middle East, Ukraine

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