Author: Patrick Alushula

Patrick Alushula is a senior business journalist with keen interest in insurance, banking, stock market, trade and sustainability. He is a multiple award-winning journalist including Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalist of the year (Continental Re, 2019 and 2025), 2023 Best Investigative Print Journalist (Media Council of Kenya) and 2018 Business Journalist of the year (MCK).

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Why business leaders in Africa must watch the S in ESG more closely

Why business leaders in Africa must watch the S in ESG more closely

Business leaders who treat the ‘S’ in ESG conversations as less important and dwell more on emissions targets and reporting frameworks are taking a ba [...]
Kenya draws foreign capital as insurers and banks expand east for growth

Kenya draws foreign capital as insurers and banks expand east for growth

Kenya has emerged as one of Africa’s most attractive insurance and banking frontiers, drawing increasing interest from foreign players seeking growth [...]
Africa’s 2026 insurance calendar sends clear message that sustainability is not about to slip off the agenda

Africa’s 2026 insurance calendar sends clear message that sustainability is not about to slip off the agenda

As Africa’s insurance sector begins 2026, one clear theme emerges from the continent’s packed conference calendar: sustainability. This is building on [...]
ATIDI soutiendra davantage de projets d’énergie propre dans le cadre de son mécanisme régional de soutien à la liquidité de 150 millions de dollars américains

ATIDI soutiendra davantage de projets d’énergie propre dans le cadre de son mécanisme régional de soutien à la liquidité de 150 millions de dollars américains

Les investisseurs dans les projets d'énergie verte en Afrique, où les services publics gouvernementaux sont les principaux acheteurs, peuvent désormai [...]
ATIDI to back more clean energy projects under its US$150 million regional liquidity support facility

ATIDI to back more clean energy projects under its US$150 million regional liquidity support facility

Investors in Africa’s green energy projects, where government utilities are the main off-takers, can now mitigate short-term payment delay through [...]
Catalytic capital for insurtech startups could accelerate innovations and close protection gap in Africa

Catalytic capital for insurtech startups could accelerate innovations and close protection gap in Africa

Insurance funds have the potential to accelerate innovations across Africa while helping to close a longstanding protection gap. Across the contine [...]
What East Africa can learn from Southern and West Africa to grow funeral cover uptake

What East Africa can learn from Southern and West Africa to grow funeral cover uptake

Funeral insurance in East African countries such as Kenya remains a niche product that is often misunderstood and overshadowed by community fundraisin [...]
Legal support for agricultural insurance could drive Africa’s sustainability

Legal support for agricultural insurance could drive Africa’s sustainability

Legal support for agricultural insurance could be the most promising pathway to advance Africa’s sustainability ambitions in the wake of rising fr [...]
Soutenir juridiquement l’assurance agricole pourrait favoriser la durabilité en Afrique

Soutenir juridiquement l’assurance agricole pourrait favoriser la durabilité en Afrique

Soutenir juridiquement l'assurance agricole pourrait être le moyen le plus prometteur de faire progresser les ambitions de l'Afrique en matière de dur [...]
African CEOs double down on AI and talent investment as keys to resilience and growth

African CEOs double down on AI and talent investment as keys to resilience and growth

Cybersecurity, digital upskilling and artificial intelligence (AI) top African CEOs’ growth agendas as business leaders look to balance innovation wit [...]
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