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Why this private equity firm backed Nigerian retail chain Justrite

Published by James Torvaney on 3 March 2023

Justrite, a Nigerian retail chain with 17 stores, focuses on ‘underserved’ locations that other supermarket players have deemed unfeasible.

Interview: Launch Africa Ventures’ approach to investing in startups

Published by James Torvaney on 5 January 2023

Zachariah George, managing partner at Launch Africa, discusses the firm’s investment philosophy and the potential of “fringe” markets such as Sudan, the DRC and Madagascar.

Healthcare investor discusses opportunities in Nigeria and rest of Africa

Published by James Torvaney on 4 November 2022

An interview with the managing director of Health54, a new CFAO-backed African healthcare investment fund.

A unique business model to sell chicken in Ethiopia, Rwanda and beyond

Published by James Torvaney on 11 October 2022

Flow Equity is a multi-country poultry business targeting rural households. Chris Issac, chief investment officer at AgDevCo, unpacks the company’s business model.

E-commerce in Nigeria: Founder of Drinks.ng shares lessons learnt

Published by James Torvaney on 5 September 2022

Lanre Akinlagun, founder of the online alcoholic beverages retailer, talks about how he started the business, why the real money is in wholesale and the thinking behind the company’s brick-and-mortar stores.

Investing in Burkina Faso: 8x returns possible in the agribusiness sector

Published by James Torvaney on 17 August 2022

Investor talks about opportunities in the livestock and agro-processing industries, and reveals the investment that bagged his firm an 8x return.

This NBA agent moved back to Nigeria to build a sportswear brand

Published by James Torvaney on 11 August 2022

Founder of AFA Sports talks about market dynamics in the local sports and athleisure wear industry, and the company’s marketing strategy.

How this businessman built a commodity exchange in Nigeria

Published by James Torvaney on 6 August 2022

Ayodeji Balogun, CEO of AFEX, talks about the company’s business model, the challenges it faced in establishing the platform, and trends within the commodity trading industry.

African VC investor talks opportunities in skincare, social commerce and more

Published by James Torvaney on 19 July 2022

Eloho Omame, co-founder of FirstCheck Africa, discusses Africa’s venture capital industry and reveals the thinking behind some of the firm’s investments.

Nigeria: Replacing diesel generators with locally-made solar power equipment

Published by James Torvaney on 8 July 2022

Ogechukwu Uchechukwu, co-founder of Greenage Technologies, is on a mission to make it easier and cheaper for Nigerians to buy solar home systems – by manufacturing them in Nigeria.

An opportunity worth millions: Exporting Lagos’ plastic waste

Published by James Torvaney on 18 May 2022

Obi Charles Nnanna, founder of Nigeria-based Kaltani, explains how he is taking advantage of opportunities in the plastic waste recycling industry.

Nigerian CEO unpacks Africa’s booming buy-now, pay-later industry

Published by James Torvaney on 5 May 2022

We speak to Fehintolu Olaogun, CEO of Nigeria-based CredPal, to learn more about the buy-now, pay-later industry in Africa.

By uncovering the story behind their products, these African companies are boosting sales

Published by James Torvaney on 1 May 2022

Some African food companies feature QR codes on their packaging, which when scanned with a smartphone reveals information about the product’s origin.

A unique business model to move everything from cows to coffins in Rwanda

Published by James Torvaney on 24 March 2022

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