Over the last few years, a lot of optimism has been built around Rwanda being the next big thing in Africa.

The growth of supermarkets and restaurant chains across Africa is opening up opportunities for farmers and entrepreneurs.

“The market that is growing fastest in Kenya is the middle class and that is what everyone is looking at.”

Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Cameroon stand out as attractive markets for long term investment, according to Euromonitor.

Diaspora investment capital can be a sustainable, effective and efficient source of development finance for Africa.

“I think the African markets in many cases [offer] great value,” said Robert Scharar, fund manager for the US-based Africa Fund.

Cookswell Jikos sells energy saving stoves and charcoal ovens across East Africa. The family business is also a finalist for this year’s Ashden Awards, one of the world’s top green energy prizes.

Divine Masters Limited is a Uganda-based business involved in the production of soya beans, maize and rice.

Social enterprise Farm Shop is building a franchise network of agro dealers located in rural, underserved areas of Kenya.

João Figueiredo, recently named the African Banker of the Year, talks about the five qualities of a successful manager.

Africa is the last business frontier and there is money to be made with good ideas. Here are five low cost money making ideas.

Marketing tends to be seen by many business owners as a soft function, one of the first spending areas to be cut when times are tough.

“I guess I try and work harder than the guy next to me.”

“We need to start demystifying the myths about Africa.”

How we made it in Africa talks to Chris Kirubi, a leading entrepreneur and investor in East Africa.