KOFISI has been named, for the second year in a row, one of the Financial Times’ Fastest Growing Companies in Africa for 2026.

Also interesting, looking at the 3-page table, is how South African firms dominate the list, Kenya passed Nigeria into second place and Egyptian businesses are on the rise.

Ambassador Reuben Brigety and Michael Aldridge join Georgia Webber on the KOFISI Konnect podcast to discuss how Pan-African strategies drive business growth, mobilise capital at scale and coworking’s part to play in it all.

KOFISI shared that they’re refocussing on building a premium ecosystem of workspaces, shifting operations from some of their legacy buildings in Nairobi and towards their new, larger flagship Centers (like the one at KOFISI Kaskazi).

While another source notes that a $3.2M loss triggered the reconfiguration, the announcement shares that KOFISI are expanding in Rwanda and into GCC, and closed the first $10.5M of their $35M raise.

Also in the piece: Africa now has over 500 verified flex space locations. Further listening: We recently sat down with Michael Aldridge on the TWIC podcast feed.

KOFISI share officially* that they’re opening at Expo City, Dubai.

*Michael Aldridge may have let the cat out of the bag on this TWIC podcast episode last year

Michael Aldridge, founder of KOFISI, joined Hector Kolonas on the TWIC podcast to shed light on their evolution and the future of workspace solutions on (and from) the African continent.