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Women-led tech startups on the rise in Africa

Africa in 2019: What businesspeople need to look out for

The journey so far: Ola Brown, CEO, Flying Doctors Nigeria

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: Geddes Rose Distribution

High-end bridal gown manufacturer offering retail opportunities throughout Africa

Profit-making idea: Automating event planning

PARTNER CONTENT: DHL

Connectedness index: Mauritius is sub-Saharan Africa’s most connected country

A Tunisian entrepreneur gets dressed for success

Ben Leo: The fast-growing consumer potential of Africa’s secondary cities

Entrepreneur Watch

A Tunisian entrepreneur gets dressed for success

Published by Vanessa Bauza on 18 February 2019

Ameni Mansouri, co-founder and chief executive officer of Dabchy, talks about leaving her job in Paris to launch a start-up in Tunis—and why bigger is not always better.

Women-led tech startups on the rise in Africa

Published by Finbarr Toesland on 11 February 2019

On the surface, sub-Saharan Africa boasts the world’s highest rate of women entrepreneurs, at 27%.

Farming to impact with Cocoa360

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 4 February 2019

Cocoa360 uses revenues from community cocoa farms to facilitate and provide access to education and healthcare to remote villages.

How Africa’s entrepreneurs are changing the direction of globalisation

Published by Rapelang Rabana on 28 January 2019

Africa is in a position to solve its challenges using exponential technologies, and in doing so, it can leapfrog what exists in countries with higher gross national income.

The journey so far

The journey so far: Walter Emiedafe, CEO, Sapient Vendors

Published by Justin Probyn on 21 February 2019

‘The variables working against your optimistic plans change on a daily basis and it is your duty as a leader to adapt constantly.’

The journey so far: Ola Brown, CEO, Flying Doctors Nigeria

Published by Justin Probyn on 14 February 2019

‘Leading is not really about being a boss. It is more about serving and helping people to grow and improve their skills.’

The journey so far: Ani Charles Bassey-Eyo, CEO, LANI Group

Published by Justin Probyn on 7 February 2019

‘Business and entrepreneurship are not just about something to fund a lifestyle, but [are about] birthing a dream and nurturing it.’

The journey so far: Sandras Phiri, MD, Africa Trust Academy

Published by Justin Probyn on 31 January 2019

‘I believe that getting paying customers is a measure of business success.’

Due Diligence

Due Diligence: ‘This is Africa’ not an excuse for underperformance

Published by Jaco Maritz on 20 February 2019

Mbuyu Capital Partners’ Michiel Timmerman tells us about his firm’s investment philosophy, Africa’s untapped opportunities and the biggest misconception about his job.

Due Diligence: AfricInvest fund head shares why he shies away from turnarounds

Published by Jaco Maritz on 11 January 2019

Brahim El Jaî shares some of the investment lessons he’s learnt, discusses why he is no fan of turnaround investments, and reveals the one deal he wishes he invested in.

Due Diligence: Private equity investor reveals Africa’s untapped opportunities

Published by Michael Avery on 19 December 2018

Talking to Peter Baird, managing principal of Investec Asset Management’s Africa Private Equity unit.

Due Diligence: ‘Spreadsheets are always wrong,’ says private equity boss

Published by Michael Avery on 30 November 2018

‘You need to be able to roll with the punches and keep making the right decisions in difficult times.’

Profit-making idea

Profit-making idea: Automating event planning

Published by Justin Probyn on 30 January 2019

‘I see international companies coming into this space, but they all do only a of piece of the story.’

Profit-making idea: Banqueting in a box

Published by Justin Probyn on 23 January 2019

‘Africans love to party, but cannot keep time or provide reliable services – at least that is the case in Cameroon.’

Profit-making idea: Connecting professionals through a pan-African database

Published by Justin Probyn on 9 January 2019

Matching like-minded professionals using AI could be the key to doing business in Africa.

Profit-making idea: Playing in Africa’s e-sports arena

Published by Justin Probyn on 27 December 2018

Moving into Africa’s e-sports space could be a rewarding venture into the continent’s growing digital space.

Opinion

Mark Doumba: What chocolate and batteries can teach us about Globalisation 4.0

Published by Mark Doumba on 20 February 2019

Why is an investment in Hershey’s more profitable than an investment in concentrated upstream cocoa operations in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire? asks Mark Doumba.

Ben Leo: The fast-growing consumer potential of Africa’s secondary cities

Published by Ben Leo on 13 February 2019

Consumer-focused companies in Africa typically limit their focus to a handful of national capitals or major cities.

NJ Ayuk: 10 developments that will shape Africa’s energy sector in 2019

Published by NJ Ayuk on 22 January 2019

Executive chair of the Africa Energy Chamber on how Africa can further entrench itself as the world’s hottest oil and gas frontier in the coming year.

NJ Ayuk: Is President João Lourenço’s team driving the Angolan oil rebound

Published by NJ Ayuk and Joao Gaspar Marques on 9 January 2019

Centurion Law Group CEO discusses Angola’s recent oil reforms.

Meet the Boss

Meet the Boss: Joseph Hundah, president and CEO, Econet Media Group

Published by Justin Probyn on 11 February 2019

‘Work harder than those around you. They may outsmart you, but they must never outwork you.’

Meet the Boss: Colin Iles, MD, Absa Group Limited

Published by Justin Probyn on 19 January 2019

‘I’m not great at relaxing. My worst nightmare is being forced to experience a massage or sunbathe on the beach.’

Meet the Boss: Clive Butkow, CEO, Kalon Venture Partners

Published by Justin Probyn on 7 December 2018

‘I believe that every person should be in permanent beta and a work in progress, as learning is a journey not a destination.’

Meet the Boss: Michelle Kathryn Essomé, CEO, African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

Published by Justin on 21 November 2018

‘Success is when Africa attracts as much, if not more, private capital than other emerging markets.’

Startup snapshot

Startup snapshot: Allowing African artists to sidestep the gallery curator

Published by Justin Probyn on 19 February 2019

Wezart is an art marketplace that helps local African artists sell to the rest of the world.

Startup snapshot: Changing the way people live in Lagos

Published by Justin Probyn on 13 February 2019

Nigeria-based Spleet’s mission is to change the way people live together and re-define the future of urban shared-living for working professionals, millennials and digital nomads.

Startup snapshot: Successful Nigerian tech company bootstrapped from a garage

Published by Justin Probyn on 11 February 2019

From starting with nothing but laptops in a garage four years ago, 3 Wise Pixels managed to get itself listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Companies to Inspire Africa 2019 report.

Startup snapshot: Using Airbnb bookings as collateral for loans

Published by Justin Probyn on 16 January 2019

AirAdvance provides cash advances for Airbnb hosts based on their confirmed future bookings.

BUSINESS INSIGHT

Africa in 2019: What businesspeople need to look out for

Published by Martyn Davies on 17 February 2019

2019 is set to be the year of uncertain sentiment, most notably due to global trade tensions and protectionist strategies.

Medium-scale farms are on the rise in Africa. Why this is good news

Published by Thomas Jayne and Milu Muyanga on 15 February 2019

The amount of land acquired by medium-scale African farmers since 2000 far exceeds the amount acquired by foreign investors.

[LONG READ] Nigeria decides 2019: What you need to know

Published by Ronak Gopaldas on 10 February 2019

Although elections in Nigeria are always highly competitive and anxiety-inducing affairs, there are two salient differences this time around which should offset some of the usual fault lines.

Three imperatives for winning in Africa: An interview with Coca-Cola’s former president of Africa

Published by Alexander Cummings and Acha Leke on 5 February 2019

Alexander Cummings discusses the continent’s potential and ways companies can establish a presence there by partnering for development and building local relevance.

#HWMIIA Podcast

#HWMIIA Podcast: Trevor Gosling talks fintech, and how he sold his previous venture to Naspers

Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 May 2018

Trevor Gosling on his early career in investment banking, launching and selling his ecommerce business, and how he grew Lulalend into the company it is today.

#HWMIIA Podcast: Samuel Gikandi on building a pan-African tech company

Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 March 2018

Samuel Gikandi is the CEO and co-founder of Africa’s Talking, a Kenya-based mobile technology company.

DHL in Africa

Meet the Tanzanian inventor who knows how to bring ideas to life

Published by Tony Greenway on 22 February 2019

DHL Global Connectedness Index: Mauritius is sub-Saharan Africa’s most connected country

Published by Staff Writer on 14 February 2019

DHL South Africa looks to the future with appointment of new MD

Published by Staff Writer on 11 February 2019

Five tips to perfect your global e-commerce website

Published by Christine Nashick on 28 January 2019

Press Office

RMB

RMB’s Where to Invest in Africa 2018/2019 report hones in on infrastructure

Telkom Kenya

ICT Ministry in cable landing deal ahead of the 36TB DARE 1 cable landing

Geddes Rose Distribution

High-end bridal gown manufacturer offering retail opportunities throughout Africa

UCT GSB

Can South Africa solve its energy crisis?

The Anzisha Prize

Africa’s hope lies in these young hands: Sim Shagaya, founder of Konga.com

Published by Jeanette Clark on 24 October 2018

Pitch-perfect: The new generation of bosses demonstrate how it’s done

Published by Jeanette Clark on 23 October 2018

Increasing global food demand provides opportunities for young African entrepreneurs

Published by Jeanette Clark on 23 October 2018

How nine young African women are solving the continent’s youth unemployment problem

Published by Jeanette Clark on 22 October 2018

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