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Rwanda: Co-founders see business opportunity in medical supplies industry

Published by Jeanette Clark on 21 September 2021

Entrepreneurs develop a better way to buy and distribute medical supplies in Central and East Africa.

Malawi: Meat processing company grows from five pigs to the shelves of Shoprite

Published by Jeanette Clark on 15 September 2021

How entrepreneur Peggy Joy Ngwira took advantage of a gap in Malawi’s food industry.

Zimbabwe: Start-up finds traction with health foods made from baobab and bananas

Published by Irene Kalulu on 13 September 2021

Artisinal Foods produces baobab juice, green banana flour and green banana porridge.

Malawi: Entrepreneur capitalises on agro-processing opportunities

Published by Jeanette Clark on 6 September 2021

Victoria Msowoya Mwafulirwa outlines how she started and grew Homes Industries, a company that processes locally-grown sunflower seeds, groundnuts and rice.

Rwanda: Chilli producer starting to crack the Chinese market

Published by James Torvaney on 2 September 2021

Entrepreneur talks about how he built a multi-million dollar business exporting chilli products to Europe and Asia.

Ghana: The story behind locally-grown rice brand Nana’s Rice

Published by Jaco Maritz on 31 August 2021

Entrepreneur Nana Owusu-Achau discusses the ins and outs of establishing a rice brand from scratch.

Exporting dried fruit from West Africa to Europe: How this businessman built a sizeable company

Published by James Torvaney on 25 August 2021

HPW is one of the largest producers of naturally dried fruits in Africa. Founder Hans Peter Werder explains what it takes to penetrate the European market.

Niger: Businessman sees both local and export demand for superfood moringa

Published by Jeanette Clark on 24 August 2021

Entrepreneur Aziz Mahamadou has turned an area of degraded farmland into a company that produces a variety of moringa products.

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Nigeria: Start-up identifies profit potential in oil palm value chain

Published by Jaco Maritz on 21 September 2021

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

Profit-making idea: Growth potential for camel milk in Somaliland

Published by Staff Writer on 19 September 2021

Dairy companies see great economic potential in the camel milk market.

Want to profit from Africa’s young population? Try the stationery industry

Published by Conrad Onyango on 18 September 2021

Africa’s increasing population of school-going children is significantly growing the demand for writing materials and other forms of stationery.

Eight agribusiness ideas to consider in West Africa: Catfish, cassava, fonio and more

Published by Staff Writer on 14 September 2021

Investors and businesspeople highlight eight agriculture-related ideas to explore in West Africa.

Industrialisation of cassava in East Africa: Investor identifies gaps in the market

Published by Jeanette Clark on 13 September 2021

Wanjohi Ndagu, partner at Pearl Capital Partners, highlights market opportunities for processed cassava products.

Demand for locally-produced fish opening up a multi-billion dollar market in Africa

Published by Seth Onyango on 10 September 2021

Demand for fish will far exceed the 10 million metric tonnes of today and by 2050 may reach between 16-29 million metric tonnes per year.

Profit-making idea: Opportunities to supply packaging material in Malawi

Published by Jeanette Clark on 8 September 2021

Malawi’s packaging suppliers cannot meet the demand and specific requirements from businesses in the country.

VC in Africa had a bumper 2020 – what lessons can private equity learn from it?

Published by Bryan Turner on 8 September 2021

There might be potential for private equity investors to put their money behind companies that are still in their growth phases.

Trends

South African company touts self-driving dump truck

Published by Seth Onyango on 17 September 2021

South Africa’s Bell Equipment has unveiled a locally manufactured self-driving articulated dump truck.

Opinion: South African retailers retreat from East and West Africa

Published by Dianna Games on 10 September 2021

The recent announcement that South African retail company Massmart was selling off its Game stores in five African countries rang alarm bells about the future of the consumer opportunity in Africa.

Digitisation seeds opportunities for Eastern Africa’s farmers

Published by Everlyne Situma on 9 September 2021

Trade and supply disruptions are affecting farmers in rural Kenya and Uganda, but digital platforms offer new markets.

New law will make Nigeria’s petroleum industry attractive to investors

Published by Omowumi Iledare on 6 September 2021

Nigeria’s new petroleum law will make its petroleum industry as competitive and attractive to investors as its peers.

Regional trade expected to be the big winner as South Sudan, Sudan look to re-open border

Published by Seth Onyango on 31 August 2021

Sudan and South Sudan will reopen their borders on October 1 for the first time in 11 years, in a deal expected to re-calibrate trade between the two states and usher in a new diplomatic dawn for the erstwhile foes.

As Africa gears up for trade, its harbours are going private

Published by Conrad Onyango on 29 August 2021

African countries – including top exporter, South Africa – are turning to private specialist operators to grow capacity at key ports.

South Africa: Electric vehicles on the cards for Africa’s largest car market

Published by Seth Onyango on 27 August 2021

South Africa is on track to become Africa’s biggest market for electric cars and is also looking to become a globally competitive electric car manufacturing hub.

City on the move: Hawassa, Ethiopia

Published by Jeanette Clark on 25 August 2021

Opportunities for businesses across the board in agriculture, construction, commerce and tourism.

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Eight agribusiness and food opportunities in Africa worth pursuing in 2021

Published by Staff Writer on 6 January 2021

Here are eight agribusiness and food opportunities, as highlighted by top entrepreneurs and investors.

How to build a private schools business in Africa

Published by Sven Hugo on 23 December 2020

Enko Education operates 14 schools across nine African countries.

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.

How Ghana’s Catherine Krobo Edusei capitalised on demand for high-end fresh produce

Published by Dianna Games on 22 June 2020

When Catherine Krobo Edusei first took her freshly grown herbs to the local supermarket in Accra, the manager didn’t know what they were.

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