How We Made It In Africa

6 Nov 2022 - Traderex directly connects African smallholder farmers to the wider international market through formalised exchanges.

4 Nov 2022 - An interview with the managing director of Health54, a new CFAO-backed African healthcare investment fund.

4 Nov 2022 - Olaide Agboola, CEO of Purple Real Estate Income Limited, shares his perspective on student accommodation, low-income housing and development prospects in cities beyond Lagos.

3 Nov 2022 - In 2017, Lesley Marange, a young food scientist in Zimbabwe, quit his job at a local sugar processor citing poor remuneration. Today he is the founder and CEO of Glytime Foods, a healthy food start-up with over 40 employees.

3 Nov 2022 - Chickin Worx founder talks about his journey so far and the nuances of Egypt's restaurant industry.

2 Nov 2022 - The DRC, Niger, Rwanda and South Sudan, along with the island nations of Seychelles and Mauritius, are set to be the region's fastest growing economies this year.

31 Oct 2022 - From Morocco to Mauritius, African countries are creating special economic zones to accelerate and diversify economic growth.

30 Oct 2022 - There is increasing interest in traditional African vegetables, particularly among wealthier consumers in cities.

27 Oct 2022 - Entrepreneur talks about growing her business and the opportunity she sees under the African Continental Free Trade Area.

26 Oct 2022 - After being battered by Covid-19, African airlines are re-modelling operations to increase connectivity, traffic volumes and profitability.

25 Oct 2022 - There is increasing demand for fresh pineapple and pineapple products in regional and international markets.

23 Oct 2022 - An additional four African cities – Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Khartoum and Luanda – will reach megacity status within the next three decades.

20 Oct 2022 - After working as an IT consultant in Europe for over a decade, Eric Medji took advantage of a business opportunity in his home country Benin.

19 Oct 2022 - Digital health management solution for non-communicable diseases, Wazima, the latest African female-led start-up to secure funding from two gender focused investment firms.

19 Oct 2022 - Scrapays' technology allows others to start and run their own recycling businesses.

13 Oct 2022 - Kenya’s recent twin shipment of batteries and tea to Ghana – the first from an East African economy under the African Continental Free Trade Area – has injected fresh impetus into the fledgling free trade initiative.

13 Oct 2022 - Zanzibar is undergoing an infrastructure overhaul

11 Oct 2022 - Flow Equity is a multi-country poultry business targeting rural households. Chris Issac, chief investment officer at AgDevCo, unpacks the company's business model.

10 Oct 2022 - Turaco embeds its insurance into the products and services of third-party companies.

7 Oct 2022 - Talking business with the founder of Nelwa’s Gelato.

6 Oct 2022 - The business model involves purchasing unwanted electronic appliances from members of the public and transforming them into valuable items sold at a significant discount.

5 Oct 2022 - Africa’s innovation ecosystem has seen a highly eventful start to the year.

4 Oct 2022 - In many sub-Saharan African countries, cold chain infrastructure is underdeveloped, and in some places even non-existent.

3 Oct 2022 - Work-from-home has not replaced the office; corporate accommodation presents attractive potential; and industrial real estate continues to outperform.

29 Sep 2022 - Moving to Lagos from Nairobi three years ago, I thought I knew a bit about fintech in West Africa. Turns out there was more to learn.

29 Sep 2022 - The way we live and work has transformed since the COVID-19 pandemic and even as activities may have gained normalcy, its effects are still evident.

28 Sep 2022 - A strategic focus on exploring business opportunities across the continent.

28 Sep 2022 - Leaders in African finance to meet in Lomé on 28 and 29 November 2022.

17 Aug 2022 - While there are clear opportunities to export fonio from Mali, significant improvements in postharvest processing are required.

17 Aug 2022 - Investor talks about opportunities in the livestock and agro-processing industries, and reveals the investment that bagged his firm an 8x return.

15 Aug 2022 - Savenda Capital has identified a business opportunity in the unfair and inefficient way fresh produce is currently sold in Zambia. It sees potential to expand its solution throughout the continent.

14 Aug 2022 - In a recent report, the International Finance Corporation highlighted growth opportunities in Namibia’s horticulture and livestock industries.

14 Aug 2022 - "TROTRO Tractor is the Uber for tractors. We digitally connect people in the agriculture sector to farm implements and machines," says CEO Emmanuel Ansah-Amprofi.

11 Aug 2022 - Founder of AFA Sports talks about market dynamics in the local sports and athleisure wear industry, and the company’s marketing strategy.

16 Jun 2022 - Nigerian company Releaf has developed equipment and software to make the oil palm value chain more efficient and profitable.

15 Jun 2022 - Congo-based businessman Michel Djombo highlights three opportunities he believes hold potential for prospective investors and entrepreneurs.

14 Jun 2022 - Like many risk assets, African bonds benefited from loose developed country monetary policy over the past decade, which resulted in inflows; however, these have now begun to reverse.

14 Jun 2022 - Cattle protects investors from inflation and can offer attractive returns.

11 Jun 2022 - Moringa Initiative has established itself as a substantial international bulk supplier of dried moringa leaves as well as branded products that contain the nutritious superfood.

9 Jun 2022 - Twiga Foods has traditionally been regarded as mostly a tech company. However, it recently announced a $10 million investment into its own farming operations.

9 Jun 2022 - Africa’s insurance market is the most underserved in the world – but activity in the sector is on the increase, a trend that could signal a new phase of growth.

5 Jun 2022 - South African private equity activity is recovering from Covid-induced uncertainty, with industry players reporting an increase in transactions, which is expected to accelerate into the remainder of 2022.

5 Jun 2022 - Rwanda has a shortage of commercial refrigerated vehicles, presenting a potential business opportunity for entrepreneurs.

3 Jun 2022 - Dennis Ngabirano explains how a side hustle became a fully fledged commercial food business.

1 Jun 2022 - CEO of Rwanda-based food distribution company shares his experiences and highlights growth opportunities in the region.

31 May 2022 - The 2022 edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM, the largest annual event dedicated to private sector development in Africa, will be held on June 13-14, 2022, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

31 May 2022 - The Republic of Congo imports significant volumes of animal protein and therefore offers investment opportunities throughout the livestock production value chain.

27 May 2022 - “One of our company’s focus areas is to connect trade between Africa and Asia," says Desmond Tay, CEO of trade technology company GUUD.

27 May 2022 - MTN has retained the top place on the ranking of the most valuable African brands, while Kenyan beer label Tusker achieved the fastest growth in brand value.

26 May 2022 - Increased investments in undersea cables, the proliferation of mobile services and fast-growing demand are all helping to boost internet speeds on the continent.