Deli Kheswa
Deli Kheswa is the Founder of Africa Development Agent and an industry strategist with over 19 years of cross-sector experience spanning manufacturing, energy, construction, and technology. She specialises in leading high-impact initiatives that enhance operational performance, advance inclusive and sustainable growth, and create long-term value in increasingly complex and evolving markets.
Driven by a deep commitment to Africa’s development, Deli’s work bridges the gap between high-level industrial strategy and grassroots economic inclusion. This focus has shaped her pursuit of an MBA in Manufacturing, aimed at contributing meaningfully to Africa’s industrialisation agenda. Her academic work is underpinned by research on Corporate Social Investment (CSI) as a catalyst for socio-economic transformation, with a strong emphasis on how public and private sector collaboration can leverage policy to address systemic challenges and unlock shared value.
As a leader in Energy and Sustainability, Deli actively advocates for a Just Energy Transition. She leverages her experience in Enterprise and Supplier Development, as well as Skills Development, to support the creation of local value chains within the renewable energy sector, advancing both economic inclusion and long-term sustainability.
Seamless Trade Integration
An Africa where borders enable, not hinder driven by the African Continental Free Trade Area to unlock intra-African trade and regional value chains.
Competitive Industrialisation
A continent that produces, beneficiates, and exports high-value goods moving beyond raw materials to manufacturing-led growth.
Reliable & Sustainable Energy
Universal access to affordable, diversified energy systems that power industry, innovation, and everyday life.
Inclusive Economic Participation
Women, youth, and SMEs fully integrated into the economy, ensuring growth is broad-based and opportunity is shared.
Resilient Economic Growth
Stable, diversified economies that can withstand global shocks while delivering long-term prosperity.
The Africa we envision
Where I create impact
Energy & Sustainability
Championing renewable energy and the just Energy Transition (JET) for an inclusive sustainable energy in Africa.
Strategy and Operations
Driving operational excellence and sustainable growth through data driven strategy and execution.
Inclusion and Social Impact
Empowering communities through Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD), Skills and Development, to drive meaningful transformation toward economic inclusion.
Industrialisation & Trade
Advancing Africa's industrial capability through innovation and localisation to build resilient value chains.
Research and Thought Leadership
Generating insights and influencing policy for sustainable development across Africa.
