West Africa: Ghanaian businessman grows skin- and hair-care company into a regional player Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 26 February 2021 From a humble beginning in the kitchen of founder Moses Atobrah, Debbies Products has expanded to markets such as Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Nigeria.
The Alibaba of Africa: WaystoCap provides a platform for businesses to buy and sell goods Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 19 January 2021 Like the winding highways that connect the five African countries in which WaystoCap operates, Niama El Bassunie’s journey to becoming a tech entrepreneur took many twists.
Ethiopia: Entrepreneur builds business that trains tech professionals and matches them with employers Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 14 January 2021 Gebeya’s CEO, Amadou Daffe, shares how he started a company that trains tech professionals and matches them with employers in Africa and around the world.
Founder of SweepSouth on the ups and downs of starting a platform that connects clients and domestic workers Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 11 January 2021 South Africa’s SweepSouth connects clients with domestic workers, including cleaners, child-care providers and gardeners.
Kobo360 is digitising cargo delivery in Africa Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 6 January 2021 Obi Ozor, CEO and co-founder of Kobo360, reveals how his vision is transforming the way African goods move across the continent.
Kenya’s Peter Njonjo left his corporate job to build a company that connects farmers with small shopkeepers Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 4 January 2021 Peter Njonjo’s mission was straightforward: make food more affordable for Kenyans, who spend about 46% of their household income on food – among the highest percentage in the world.
Egypt: Entrepreneur builds e-commerce platform that connects small retailers to suppliers Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 2 January 2021 Belal El-Megharbel, CEO of MaxAB, describes how he grew his business from a small warehouse outside Cairo to a platform that features 22,000 retailers selling everything from dairy products to laundry detergent.
The Nigerian entrepreneur behind Africa’s response to Paypal and Stripe Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 31 December 2020 Shola Akinlade, co-founder and CEO of Paystack, discusses how focusing on local nuances helped him build a successful payments business.
