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The Financial Chokehold: How a 'Missing Continuum' of Capital Stifles Africa's Ascent

Africa's deepest financial challenge is not merely a capital shortage, but the 'missing continuum' of capital where growing firms are trapped between accessible micro-finance and corporate lending, unable to obtain the right finance for investment and expansion. This systemic barrier, which stifles the entrepreneurial spirit of the Global South, is a damning legacy of an international financial architecture designed not for development but for extraction and control, perpetuating a neo-colonial stranglehold on Africa's economic sovereignty.