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Kenyan company tapping into ‘multibillion-dollar’ fish-farming opportunity

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Why Equity Group CEO James Mwangi is betting on the DRC

Nigeria: From a corner shop to a fast-growing retail chain

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Business Growth Stories

Pay-as-you-go cold storage: Businessman wants to expand beyond Nigeria

Published by Jeanette Clark on 6 July 2022

ColdHubs is a Nigerian company that operates solar-powered cold rooms, providing a pay-as-you-store service for fresh produce to smallholder farmers and market merchants.

Nigerian entrepreneur making progress on building the Alibaba of Africa

Published by Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi on 5 July 2022

Uju Uzo-Ojinnaka has created a platform that connect buyers and sellers of agricultural commodities in Africa.

Kenyan company tapping into ‘multibillion-dollar’ fish-farming opportunity

Published by Tom Collins on 1 July 2022

Victory Farms has built a vertically integrated business which includes everything from a fish-farming operation in Lake Victoria to its own distribution network and retail branches.

From car boot to supermarket shelves: Nigerian food entrepreneur tells her story

Published by Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi on 28 June 2022

Pap is a porridge made from fermented maize and eaten in many West African countries. Nigerian entrepreneur Oluyemisi Obe set up a food-processing company to produce high quality pap.

Nigeria: From a corner shop to a fast-growing retail chain

Published by Staff Writer on 23 June 2022

How FoodCo has grown to become one of the largest supermarket brands in south-west Nigeria, outside of Lagos.

Kenya: Fresh produce retail boss talks supply chain, e-commerce and more

Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 21 June 2022

An interview with SS Jandu, founder and managing director of retail chain Zucchini Greengrocers.

Nigerian start-up identifies opportunity in palm oil demand-supply mismatch

Published by Jaco Maritz on 16 June 2022

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

Zimbabwean investment firm allows clients to invest in cows

Published by Natalie Greve on 14 June 2022

Cattle protects investors from inflation and can offer attractive returns.

Ideas

Profit-making idea: Turning Africa’s agricultural waste into electricity

Published by Jaco Maritz on 3 July 2022

Plant-based organic material, also called biomass, can be converted into heat and electricity using processes similar to those used with fossil fuels.

Why Equity Group CEO James Mwangi is betting on the DRC

Published by Jaco Maritz on 30 June 2022

James Mwangi, CEO of Kenya-based banking outfit Equity Group Holdings, believes the country has the potential to “succeed big”.

Opportunity to leverage technology in Africa’s education sector

Published by Staff Writer on 27 June 2022

There is a need and opportunity to harness private sector solutions to deliver education for Africa’s young and growing population.

CEOs reveal Africa’s top 10 investment destinations

Published by Staff Writer on 24 June 2022

Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria have been identified as the three most attractive African investment destinations in a new Deloitte survey.

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.

Mango, maize and palm oil: Opportunities in Congo’s agriculture sector

Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 June 2022

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

Profit-making idea: Refrigerated trucks in Rwanda

Published by Staff Writer on 5 June 2022

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

Congo: Potential for increased production of livestock and vegetables

Published by Jaco Maritz on 31 May 2022

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

Trends

South Africa economic outlook: Electricity woes could impact growth

Published by Annabel Bishop on 5 July 2022

An economy cannot function to its full potential with insufficient electricity supply, writes Investec economist.

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.

What’s driving the surge in South Africa’s fuel price?

Published by Jannie Rossouw on 22 June 2022

Increases in the domestic price of fuel are big news in South Africa, with the price of petrol, diesel and paraffin reaching new highs.

Nairobi adds new infrastructure, incentives to its ‘silicon savannah’ drawcard

Published by Conrad Onyango on 19 June 2022

Kenya’s tech start-up ecosystem is looking to attract even more overseas interest as the country launches an International Financial Centre and giant tech firms renew their interest in East Africa’s ‘Silicon Savannah’.

Is there still a positive story for investing in Africa?

Published by Allan Gray on 14 June 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.

Insurance heavyweights such as Allianz eyeing growth in Africa

Published by Conrad Onyango on 9 June 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.

South African private equity industry adapting to a changing world

Published by Jaco Maritz on 5 June 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.

Africa’s 10 most valuable brands revealed in new research

Published by Staff Writer on 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.

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Kenyan businessman turns overlooked croton nut into a cash crop

Published by Tom Collins on 28 June 2021

Cosmas Ochieng, CEO of EcoFix Kenya, has carved out a business by processing croton nuts into biofuel, fertiliser, animal feed and cosmetics.

Made-in-Ghana watch brand: How the founder of Caveman Watches built his business

Published by James Torvaney on 23 June 2021

Anthony Dzamefe went from hawking replica watches on the streets of Accra to building his own brand of timepieces.

Producing honey in Tanzania: CEO outlines the journey of Swahili Honey

Published by Jeanette Clark on 15 June 2021

Joseph Kadendula explains how he and his co-founders built a business that sells 270 tonnes of honey a year.

Made-in-Uganda diaper company secures export market

Published by Kageni Muse on 11 June 2021

Valerie Muigai describes how she built a company that manufactures reusable cloth diapers in Uganda.

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