Business, capital & opportunity across the global Black economy. Nine shows from The Black Executive Journal, from hourly market updates to long-form features.
Shows
Across The Water
A series to discuss the people, institutions, markets, and infrastructure shaping the relationship between the African continent and the world beyond it.
At the Margins
At The Margins is a BEJ original series on the hidden economics of Black business in the United States and Canada: who owns it, who funds it, who profits from it, and who will own it next.
Architects & Builders: The Business History of the Global African Diaspora
Architects & Builders explores the entrepreneurs, merchants, industrialists, executives, investors, and institutions that shaped business across Africa and the global African diaspora. Through documentary storytelling and historical research, the series examines the people, enterprises, and economic ideas that continue to influence today's founders, investors, and business leaders.
Latest Episodes
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BEJ Top of the Hour
BEJ Top of the Hour: Nigeria Seeks $500m World Bank Loan
Nigeria's government wants a fresh $500 million from the World Bank to seed an infrastructure financing platform. Africa's poorest borrowers paid 9.8 percent on new bonds in 2025. Gabon outlines a $2 billion mining project, and South Africa plans to transfer 2.5 million hectares of land to Black farmers. Markets: Nigeria's All-Share Index led African gains on the day.
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Across The Water
Black Unemployment at 6.6% and the Shrinking Federal Ladder
The Black unemployment rate fell to 6.6% in October, but the number of employed Black workers fell too.
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The Six
Mombasa vs Dar es Salaam vs Lobito: The Race for Inland Africa's Cargo
Mombasa moved a record 45.45 million tonnes in 2025, including 15.88 million tonnes of transit cargo for inland countries.
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BEJ Top of the Hour
BEJ Top of the Hour: Access Holdings Weighs Foreign Exit
Access Holdings is considering exiting at least one foreign market to comply with Central Bank of Nigeria equity investment rules. Mozambique's government says financing for the Coral Norte gas project carries no public debt risk. Also in this midday bulletin: MTN's service revenue growth, Tanzania's credit guarantees, and the midday market numbers for Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and South Africa.
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At the Margins
Built Here, Owned Elsewhere: Who Owns the Black Consumer Market
Black consumers in the U.S.