What's happening at Kilwa.

17 September 2026

Kilwa publishes Liquidity Signal No. 1, Exit and Liquidity 2026

A record year for African private-equity exits, and the cash still has not arrived. Twelve markets scored on the Exit Liquidity Index across four exit routes and the proceeds gate, all 54 screened on which routes exist, and ten dated signposts that Kilwa will grade in public. The first edition of the Liquidity Signal series.

14 September 2026

Kilwa publishes Minerals Signal No. 1, Critical Minerals 2026

Fifty-four markets screened on where Africa's mineral endowment sits, ten scored on suitability and timing, and a measured gap between the export bans of 2025 and 2026 and the processing capacity meant to catch them. The first edition of the Minerals Signal series.

7 September 2026

Kilwa publishes Energy Signal No. 1, African Energy 2026, ahead of African Energy Week

Sixteen energy markets read on suitability and on timing, six segments rated in each, and a measured gap between what the official statistics count and what the ports saw. The first edition of the Energy Signal series, published for African Energy Week in Cape Town, 12 to 16 October.

30 July 2026

Five flagships, one scored continent: the Capital Risk Research programme

Kilwa publishes its flagship risk programme covering currency, policy, exits, pipeline and allocation — with every score decomposed and every input provenance-flagged.

December 2025

Kilwa awarded an Illinois Innovation Voucher for work with Northwestern University

The award supports joint research with Northwestern University on Kilwa's Sentiment Pulse capability, deepening the multilingual signal layer behind ISI and METI.

2025

Kilwa Sovereign AI engages with the Government of Rwanda

Kilwa's sovereign vertical supports national AI capability, including language model work in Kinyarwanda delivered with local teams and institutions.

2025

Kilwa certified as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

SBA certification as an SDVOSB and VOSB, opening a federal channel for Kilwa's frontier-market intelligence capability.

2025

Technology validation with Northwestern University's AI Lab

Kilwa's modelling approach is validated in partnership with Northwestern University's AI Lab under Prof. Kristian Hammond.