… Similarly, McKinsey’s organisational health studies remind us that healthy organisations are significantly better equipped to align, adapt, execute, and renew themselves. …
… McKinsey’s Africa-specific generative AI analysis projects that AI could unlock between $61 billion and $103 billion in annual economic value across Africa if deployed at scale, with broader projections of a $2.9 trillion contribution to the AI market by 2030. …
… According to McKinsey’s 2025 global AI survey, AI use has become common across organizations, and many companies now use generative AI in at least one business function [1]. …
… He holds an MSc in International Economics, Banking and Finance from Cardiff Business School and a BSc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ghana and has completed the McKinsey Executive Leadership Programme. …
… Research from McKinsey indicates that although organisations are investing heavily in AI, leadership and organisational readiness remain among the greatest barriers to realising its full value. …
… According to a 2025 report by McKinsey, over 75 percent of organizations globally have adopted some form of Artificial Intelligence in at least one business function, while investments in generative AI continue to accelerate. …
… According to McKinsey, generative AI could unlock between $61 billion and $103 billion in annual economic value across Africa, while more than 40% of organizations on the continent are already experimenting with or implementing AI solutions. …
… McKinsey estimates that generative AI alone could add between US$2.6 trillion and US$4.4 trillion annually across global industries, a figure roughly equivalent to adding the entire economic output of the United Kingdom to the global economy each year. …
… A 2023 McKinsey survey found that over 60percent of financial institutions have implemented AI in at least one key function, particularly in credit decisioning. …
… A 2023 McKinsey survey found that over 60% of financial institutions have implemented AI in at least one key function, particularly in credit decisioning. …
Leadership exhaustion becomes organisational culture, with teams mirroring their leaders' emotional and operational pace. When exhaustion is treated as a badge of commitment in African boardrooms, the resulting burnout reduces clarity, stifles creativity, and drives disengagement among top staff, ultimately hollowing out human energy despite surface appearance of activity.
Leadership exhaustion becomes organisational culture, with teams mirroring their leaders' emotional and operational pace. When exhaustion is treated as a badge of commitment in African boardrooms, the resulting burnout reduces clarity, stifles creativity, and drives disengagement among top staff, ultimately hollowing out human energy despite surface appearance of activity.
Africa needs to develop its own innovation capacity to create and govern AI systems that reflect African realities rather than relying on technology designed elsewhere. African startups raised $3.9 billion across 506 deals in 2025, with African investors accounting for 45 per cent of total funding, a record high.
Bernard Kelvin Clive argues that while AI and automation tools help businesses move faster and innovate, business owners risk building fast companies that cannot last if they automate everything without developing people who understand the business's roots, values, and culture. Legacy, he contends, runs through people, not systems.
Access Bank (Ghana) Plc has appointed Eugene Ocansey as Executive Director, Retail and SME Banking, and Nana Kwabena Afoom as Executive Director, Wholesale Banking, following Bank of Ghana regulatory approval. The executives bring more than four decades of combined experience in retail banking, SME development, corporate and institutional banking, digital transformation, and risk management.
Technology is reshaping organisations, but human creativity, judgment, ethics, and emotional intelligence provide direction that machines cannot replicate. According to the 2025 World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report, AI and information processing technologies are expected to transform 86 percent of businesses by 2030, with an estimated net increase of 78 million jobs globally despite 92 million job displacements.
Artificial Intelligence has moved beyond being a futuristic concept to become a defining force in the modern workplace across industries, with the critical question being not whether AI will replace traditional talents but whether workers are prepared to evolve and remain competitive alongside machine intelligence. According to a 2025 McKinsey report, over 75 percent of organizations globally have adopted some form of AI.
Yango Group has launched Yango Tech in Africa to offer AI and digital infrastructure solutions to businesses, city authorities and public-sector organizations across mobility, healthcare, financial services and retail sectors.
Africa's greatest AI risk is not lagging behind but becoming digitally dependent within systems it does not control. Unlike previous technology waves, AI is becoming the foundational architecture beneath society—shaping economies, labour, decisions, and competition—yet most infrastructure powering AI growth remains concentrated in a small number of countries and tech companies.
Over 60 percent of financial institutions have implemented AI in at least one key function, particularly credit decisioning, with applications ranging from faster approvals to expanded access to underserved populations. However, governance has not kept pace, as AI models often lack transparency and interpretability, creating challenges for regulators and institutions to oversee decision-making processes.
Over 60% of global financial institutions have implemented AI in at least one key lending function, enabling faster approvals and wider credit access. However, the complexity and opacity of AI systems create governance challenges, as institutions cannot fully explain how their AI-driven lending decisions are made.