Zimbabwe: Electric tricycles to solve farmers’ transportation challenges Published by Tamara Thomas on 21 December 2022 The business model of Mobility for Africa, a company that provides low-cost electric tricycles for the transportation needs of small-scale farmers in Zimbabwe.
Starting an electric bus company in Kenya: An entrepreneur’s story Published by Tom Collins on 11 December 2022 An interview with Jit Bhattacharya, co-founder and CEO of Kenyan electric vehicle company BasiGo.
Kenya: Electric motorbike and bus manufacturer bets on growing demand Published by Jeanette Clark on 17 November 2022 Electric vehicle company Roam manufactures fully electric motorcycles and buses in Kenya.
Africa’s airline industry reorganises to boost profitability Published by Conrad Onyango on 26 October 2022 After being battered by Covid-19, African airlines are re-modelling operations to increase connectivity, traffic volumes and profitability.
Identifying a business opportunity in Kampala’s inefficient transport system Published by Tom Collins on 24 October 2022 We speak to Andrew Lema, co-founder of minibus ridesharing service Easy Matatu.
African free trade area gets real Published by Seth Onyango on 13 October 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.
Kenya’s public power company backing electric vehicles Published by Conrad Onyango on 5 October 2022 The country’s public utility firm, Kenya Power, is leading the switch to electric vehicles.
Investment firm bets on refrigerated warehouses in Africa Published by Jaco Maritz on 4 October 2022 In many sub-Saharan African countries, cold chain infrastructure is underdeveloped, and in some places even non-existent.
Waiting for Ethiopia: Berbera port upgrade raises Somaliland’s hopes for trade Published by May Darwich and Jutta Bakonyi on 28 August 2022 The infrastructure project means a great deal to Somaliland, promising to put the country on the path to international recognition and achieve economic development.
The case for investing in the digitalisation of Africa’s informal retail supply chains Published by Nikos Katsaounis and Chris Muscarella on 23 August 2022 After fintech, informal retail is turning into one of the hottest sectors in African tech. Nikos Katsaounis and Chris Muscarella, partners at Timon Capital, explain why they invested in B2B e-commerce start-up Omnibiz.
Ghana: Entrepreneur bets on locally-assembled electric vehicles Published by Jeanette Clark on 8 August 2022 Solar Taxi is an e-mobility company that assembles, sells and leases electric motorbikes. It also distributes imported electric cars and plans to start local assembly by the end of the year.
More electric-powered buses to make their way onto African roads Published by Conrad Onyango on 28 July 2022 Hundreds of electric buses will hit African roads by the end of the year as several countries start to replace internal combustion engine public transport vehicles.
Growing momentum for electric car charging stations in some African countries Published by Conrad Onyango on 24 June 2022 The installation of electric car charging stations is gaining momentum in Africa as investors look to exploit what will develop into a multimillion-dollar market opportunity.
Unpacking the potential to digitise African commerce Published by Jaco Maritz on 20 June 2022 The potential to digitise commerce on the continent and some of the start-ups taking advantage of these opportunities.