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Kenyan grows healthcare group from one-bed apartment to eight hospitals

Non-standardised addresses is a problem for Nigerian firms: This company pioneered a solution

A macadamia nut business in Rwanda: How this CEO built his company

Opportunities in Nigeria: From building materials to health supplements

Nigerian baby food company aims to build global brand using local ingredients

McKinsey identifies 24 green manufacturing business opportunities in Africa

Selling chicken in Uganda: Investor sees gap to formalise the low-income market

Supplying Carrefour with fruit and veg: How this Ugandan built his business

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Zambian food processor overcomes packaging issues to maintain sales in domestic market

Published by Tom Collins on 30 November 2021

Rodney Miselo, co-founder of the Ronipam Group, talks about how to make it in Zambia’s food industry.

Non-standardised addresses is a problem for Nigerian firms: This company pioneered a solution

Published by Jaco Maritz on 29 November 2021

By combining an Uber-like network of verification agents with technology, Nigeria’s VerifyMe makes it easy and cost-effective for companies to authenticate their customers’ addresses.

Kenyan grows healthcare group from one-bed apartment to eight hospitals

Published by Johan Burger on 27 November 2021

Dr Maxwel Okoth, founder of RFH Healthcare group, saw an opportunity to provide private medical services to the low- and middle-income segment.

A macadamia nut business in Rwanda: How this CEO built his company

Published by Jeanette Clark on 23 November 2021

The founder of Norelga Macadamia gradually developed a business that grows, processes and markets the lucrative nut to customers at home and abroad.

Nigerian baby food company aims to build global brand using local ingredients

Published by Tom Collins on 21 November 2021

Talking business with the founder of Nigerian baby food company Colourful Giggles.

Côte d’Ivoire: Businessman finds traction with smokeless, energy-efficient cooking stoves

Published by Ange Kumasi on 11 November 2021

In a large workshop located in Abidjan, Ermann Zannou leads a team that produces dozens of ecologically-friendly stoves every day.

Growing a meat processing business in Zambia: Entrepreneur shares his story

Published by Tendai Marima on 11 November 2021

Founder of Kachema Meat talks about starting the business, challenges in the market and growth opportunities.

Supplying Carrefour with fruit and veg: How this Ugandan built his business

Published by Jeanette Clark on 9 November 2021

After landing clients in the retail, airline catering and hotel segments, the founder of Pure Grow Africa is now targeting the oil industry.

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Opportunities in Nigeria: From building materials to health supplements

Published by Betsy G Henderson on 29 November 2021

Thessa Bagu, a Nigeria market entry specialist, discusses business opportunities and some of the foreign investment success stories she has come across.

Africa’s creative industries becoming a more attractive investment proposition

Published by Jason Hopps on 19 November 2021

Investors are recognising the growing strength – and future promise – of Africa’s creative industries.

McKinsey identifies 24 green manufacturing business opportunities in Africa

Published by Staff Writer on 16 November 2021

From the assembly of electric fishing boats to the manufacturing of bioplastic using agricultural products, McKinsey highlights new business opportunities across several sectors.

Selling chicken in Uganda: Investor sees gap to formalise the low-income market

Published by Jeanette Clark on 16 November 2021

Currently, some 80% of poultry products are informally consumed, where customers buy live birds to slaughter themselves.

Profit-making idea: Supplying food and other goods to Uganda’s oil industry

Published by Staff Writer on 12 November 2021

Uganda’s nascent oil sector is expected to create opportunities for those who can provide products required by the hydrocarbons industry.

East Africa: Investor identifies opportunities in the healthcare sector

Published by Jaco Maritz on 8 November 2021

Fredd Kambo, a partner at private equity firm Zoscales Partners, is bullish about the provision of affordable healthcare to the middle class.

Investment opportunities in African tertiary education

Published by Sudeep Laad and Subhash Kunche on 2 November 2021

Investors can back key investment trends across the higher education institution, edtech, and TVET sectors.

Local drugs manufacturing: a multi-billion opportunity for pharma industry in Africa

Published by Seth Onyango on 27 October 2021

Covid-19 laid bare Africa’s huge reliance on imported pharmaceuticals, with the continent importing as much as 90% of its drugs.

Trends

Cape Town seeks to position itself as a remote work destination

Published by Jaco Maritz on 25 November 2021

City aims to lure remote workers from other provinces and abroad.

African economic outlook: Stronger rebound expected for Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco and Kenya

Published by EY Africa on 24 November 2021

Africa is poised for a multi-speed recovery path, with significant country and regional cluster variances.

Regional medical tourism set to grow in Africa

Published by Conrad Onyango on 18 November 2021

Fewer trips to India and other “medical tourism” destinations by Africa’s middle class is one anticipated result of a surge of investment into medical facilities, says a just-released report.

Green is the new yellow as more African taxis turn electric

Published by Seth Onyango on 9 November 2021

Electric cars and shared mobility concepts are starting to disrupt Africa’s taxi industry.

Africa’s film industry: Growing interest from American and Chinese companies

Published by UNESCO on 2 November 2021

As African stories become more globally appealing, African producers are attracting the interest of new, non-historical partners such as the United States and China.

Egypt: Future African trade heavyweight?

Published by Seth Onyango on 28 October 2021

Fast-growing trade, digital – and soon, physical – links across the Sahara are changing Egypt’s role on the continent, in what could mark the first stirrings of a regional trade behemoth.

Africa’s fastest-growing economies in 2022: Forecasts for Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and more

Published by Staff Writer on 24 October 2021

Projected gross domestic product growth for African countries in 2022 and 2023.

How China’s supply chain crunch is impacting African businesses

Published by Philip Myburgh on 21 October 2021

Supply chains continue to be disrupted by port closures, limited air freight capacity, and factory shutdowns or restrictions, particularly on the China side.

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Investor reveals East Africa’s most attractive opportunities

Published by Betsy G Henderson on 10 February 2021

David Owino, founding partner of Ascent Capital Africa, discusses investment opportunities in East Africa and highlights the sectors he would stay away from.

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.

From fish to pharmaceuticals, investor bullish about import substitution in Nigeria

Published by Betsy G Henderson on 22 December 2020

Danladi Verheijen, managing partner of Verod Capital Management, discusses opportunities in Nigeria’s manufacturing and agriculture sectors.

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