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Africa: 10 business ideas that have come across our desk

Soya beans, rice and maize: Ugandan entrepreneur explains how he built his agribusiness

Botswana: Talking business with founder of beekeeping and honey production company

Nigeria’s TradeDepot connects the world’s biggest FMCG manufacturers to informal retailers

Nigerian startup develops smokeless cooking stove that even charges your phone

From agriculture to real estate: Investor shares insights on opportunities in Africa

The story of Filmhouse, Nigeria’s largest cinema chain

Interview: Manufacturing charcoal from coconut waste in Ghana

Entrepreneur Watch

A wild ride: CEO shares his experiences of building a company that finances motorcycle taxi drivers in East Africa

Published by Sven Hugo on 20 October 2020

Tugende provides financing to motorcycle taxis drivers – known as boda-bodas – in Uganda through a lease-to-own agreement.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun: the Nigerian entrepreneur delivering blood to patients

Published by Kingsley Ighobor on 16 October 2020

In 2016 Giwa-Tubosun founded LifeBank, a logistics company that collects blood from registered blood banks and delivers it to patients in hospitals.

Soya beans, rice and maize: Ugandan entrepreneur explains how he built his agribusiness

Published by Jeanette Clark on 14 October 2020

Making money from commodities such as maize and rice can be challenging due to low margins and the significant economies of scale required. Here’s how businessman Orisa Raphael Jawino did it.

How this Ghanaian entrepreneur returned home from the US to commercialise the moringa tree

Published by Nelly Murungi on 12 October 2020

We speak to Kwami Williams, CEO of MoringaConnect, a Ghanaian company which manufactures food and personal care products from the moringa plant.

Profit-making idea

Profit-making idea: The production of fertiliser in Uganda

Published by Jeanette Clark on 16 October 2020

“Our fertiliser is imported from Kenya, China or the Netherlands. We need a fertiliser factory in Uganda urgently,” says agribusiness entrepreneur.

Profit-making idea: Waste-to-energy solutions in Nigeria

Published by Jeanette Clark on 6 October 2020

Solving Nigeria’s electricity challenges is an opportunity for entrepreneurs, says businessman Onyekachi Izukanne.

Profit-making idea: Financing private healthcare SMEs in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal

Published by Staff Writer on 28 September 2020

There are three areas where health SMEs are particularly ripe for investment: high growth potential clinics; medical and paramedical practices; and wholesalers of both pharmaceutical and medical equipment.

Profit-making idea: Fashion accessories and auxiliary services in Rwanda

Published by Jeanette Clark on 22 September 2020

Rwanda has few fashion accessory manufacturers nor are there component and auxiliary services suppliers to support the industry.

Views from the ground

Here’s why South Africa and its neighbours are anxious about EU and UK post-Brexit trade talks

Published by Mills Soko on 21 September 2020

The outcome of these talks will have implications for the South African economy, specifically trade.

How Africa can manufacture to meet its own pharmaceutical needs

Published by Janet Byaruhanga on 16 September 2020

African manufacturers, currently operating in small fragmented markets, cannot compete with their Asian counterparts that operate in vastly larger markets and therefore enjoy economies of scale.

Taking the temperature on African VC funding

Published by Ochuwa Akhigbe-Ogionwo on 26 August 2020

Lateral Capital’s Ochuwa Akhigbe-Ogionwo looks at startup funding in 2020 and highlights developments in the fintech sector.

The impact of Covid-19 on Kenya’s commercial property market

Published by Jess Cleland on 22 August 2020

As the Kenyan government slowly re-opens the economy, the key questions for our industry are how has the outbreak of the pandemic impacted the local commercial property market and what will be the long term effect?

BUSINESS INSIGHT

The African Continental Free Trade Area: development accelerator or more of the same?

Published by Nina Callaghan and Merin Jacob and Mark Swilling on 14 October 2020

The African Continental Free Trade Area is being hailed as the single most progressive step forward in advancing African economic development.

Harnessing the economic potential of cassava production in Nigeria

Published by PwC on 5 October 2020

PwC estimates that Nigeria would need about 28.3 million metric tonnes of fresh cassava root planted annually on about 1.2 million hectares of land to meet the country’s demand for cassava by-products and derivatives.

Africa Deal Roundup: 15 noteworthy deals and announcements in September

Published by Staff Writer on 30 September 2020

A selection of African private equity deal, fundraising and exit announcements that came across our desk in September 2020.

Experts reveal nine agribusiness and food opportunities in Africa

Published by Staff Writer on 29 September 2020

Africa’s agribusiness and food sector presents significant commercial opportunities.

HWMIIA Classics

Seven Chinese companies which have made it in Africa

Published by Jaco Maritz on 8 August 2017

Africa-based Chinese enterprises are making respectable profits.

Doing business in rural Africa: Strategies for success

Published by Maritz Africa Intelligence on 17 July 2017

Taking advantage of the business opportunities offered by Africa’s rural communities is a long-term, resource-intensive exercise requiring a highly-focused approach.

Can off-grid electricity power Africa?

Published by Maritz Africa Intelligence on 28 May 2017

The industry has evolved from a collection of charities handing out solar panels to a real business opportunity.

The father of M-Pesa on being innovative in Africa

Published by Kate Douglas on 26 October 2016

Listening to customers – and the data gathered from them – is key.

Startup snapshot

Botswana: Talking business with founder of beekeeping and honey production company

Published by Nelly Murungi on 20 October 2020

Kago’s Bees is a beekeeping and honey production company located in Botswana. Founder Kago Monggae answers our questions.

Nigerian startup develops smokeless cooking stove that even charges your phone

Published by Nelly Murungi on 14 October 2020

Powerstove Energy has developed a low-cost, smokeless cooking stove which also produces its own electricity.

Kenyan company using insect larvae to make animal feed and fertiliser

Published by Nelly Murungi on 8 October 2020

Ecodudu is a Kenyan company which manufactures organic fertiliser and animal feed from insect larvae.

Land hunters: App matches Zimbabwe’s farmers with vacant plots

Published by Farai Shawn Matiashe on 28 September 2020

The app’s creators hope it can help boost food security, in a country where more than half of irrigable land is lying idle.

Due Diligence

From agriculture to real estate: Investor shares insights on opportunities in Africa

Published by Betsy G Henderson on 6 October 2020

Charlie Tryon, CEO of investment firm Maris Ltd., talks investment opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa and reveals his thoughts about doing business in frontier markets such as Zimbabwe and South Sudan.

Dealmaking in South Africa: Interview with investor Zuko Kubukeli

Published by Jaco Maritz on 29 September 2020

We speak to Zuko Kubukeli, CEO of PAPE Fund Managers, about the firm’s investment strategy, the impact of Covid and his most successful deal to date.

Agribusiness in Africa: Investor reveals which areas hold the most potential

Published by Betsy G Henderson on 9 September 2020

Chris Isaac, chief investment officer at AgDevCo, talks about the continent’s agribusiness opportunities and the investment lessons he has learnt.

Investor unpacks Namibia’s business and investment opportunities

Published by Betsy G Henderson on 22 August 2020

From import substitution to water to the facilitation of cross-border trade, Namibia offers several opportunities to savvy investors.

The Flip

The Flip podcast: Smart people should build things – on recruiting and the global competition for top talent

Published by Justin Norman on 5 October 2020

In this episode, we unpack the talent and recruiting situation for venture-backed startups and growth-stage companies.

The Flip podcast: Much ado about the media

Published by Justin Norman on 26 September 2020

In this episode, we explore and unpack the relationship between the tech ecosystem and the media.

The Flip podcast: Connecting the dots – Japanese corporates and African tech

Published by Justin Norman on 18 September 2020

Why are Japanese investors and corporates interested in early-stage tech, and where may further opportunities lie for startups on the continent?

Cities on the move

City on the move: Ibadan, Nigeria

Published by Jeanette Clark on 10 October 2020

“We are seeing increasing numbers of manufacturers setting up hubs in Ibadan,” says entrepreneur Onyekachi Izukanne.

City on the move: Nyanza, Rwanda

Published by Jeanette Clark on 23 September 2020

Nyanza holds opportunities for entrepreneurs interested in commercialising local craftsmanship and techniques.

City on the move: Mbarara, Uganda

Published by Jeanette Clark on 16 September 2020

Mbarara, situated in south-western Uganda, has experienced rapid expansion in recent years.

City on the move: Kribi, Cameroon

Published by Jeanette Clark on 25 August 2020

“There are many business opportunities in Kribi at this moment,” says Messina Guikome, CEO of construction company Messibat International.

Coping with Covid-19

Reporter returns to Kenya and a new Covid reality

Published by Ruud Elmendorp on 23 September 2020

After five months in supposedly virus-free Tanzania, I came home to Kenya where preventive measures are everywhere.

How a Kenyan flower producer weathered the Covid-19 storm

Published by Gloria Mwaniga on 2 September 2020

Equator Flowers, a cut-flower producer in Western Kenya, reworked its business model to survive Covid-19 and its lasting effects on trade and business.

The impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s hotel industry: Radisson shares its experiences

Published by Dianna Games on 1 September 2020

On average, the group has been trading at about 20% of normal activity although this varies significantly from market to market.

Somali livestock traders count losses after drastic downscaling of hajj due to Covid-19

Published by Mohammed Yusuf on 31 July 2020

Somalia’s livestock industry has been reeling since Saudi Arabia drastically downscaled the hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, because of Covid-19.

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