Development investors commit $660m for African financial services providers Published by Justin Probyn on 7 September 2016 Arise hopes to grow assets, spread across 20 countries, to $1bn by 2022.
Six trends that will impact consumer behaviour in the years to come Published by Justin Probyn on 24 August 2016 Companies need to adapt and innovate to keep up – or face becoming obsolete.
Start-up snapshot: Get a loan based on your social media reputation Published by Justin Probyn on 11 August 2016 Nigerian lending platform Social Lender allows users to access small amounts of credit based on their social media reputation.
Cameroonian entrepreneur: Farming should be about business, not handouts Published by Justin Probyn on 27 July 2016 As a child, Ernest Atem Lefu witnessed first-hand how his father struggled to sell his crops at a fair price.
Ranked: Africa’s most costly cities Published by Justin Probyn on 22 June 2016 Angola’s Luanda the most expensive, while Cape Town and Windhoek among the cheapest.
Serial entrepreneur Simeon Ononobi is going global with a new way to advertise Published by Justin Probyn on 10 June 2016 ‘The more I travel, the more I try to relate to the communities and the places I go to, to see if I can solve a global problem rather than a local one.’
Start-up snapshot: Book event venues online in Nigeria Published by Justin Probyn on 6 May 2016 Lagos-based online marketplace wants to make it easy to find and book an event venue.
Study sheds light on how Africans use Twitter Published by Justin Probyn on 29 April 2016 How Africa Tweets is an annual study by Portland Communications which highlights Twitter trends, hashtag usage and online habits in Africa.
Starwood Hotels: Greater risk not being in a market than being there before time Published by Justin Probyn on 19 April 2016 Starwood Hotels and Resorts on its new hotel in Mali, and why it remains cautiously optimistic about Africa’s future.
Start-up snapshot: Lagos-based venture taking legal services online Published by Justin Probyn on 13 April 2016 Legal Forms is a Lagos-based start-up looking to assist Nigerian entrepreneurs and small-business owners with legal services.
Which African cities offer the best quality of life? Published by Justin Probyn on 3 March 2016 Here is how African cities perform in Mercer’s latest Quality of Living Survey.
Africa’s first solar-powered airport launches in George Published by Justin Probyn on 1 March 2016 The solar farm is set to supply George Airport with 41% of its energy for the next 25 to 30 years.
Visas: Which African countries are most open to visitors from the continent? Published by Justin Probyn on 15 February 2016 Findings from the African Development Bank’s recent report on visa openness between African countries.
Economist weighs in on Zimbabwe’s economy Published by Justin Probyn on 4 February 2016 Dr Gift Mugano on the Zimbabwean economy and its future.