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Mali’s cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Published by Jenny Mbaye on 15 December 2017

For cities that want to build their urban cultural economies while avoiding the pitfalls of gentrification, these endogenous experiences offer important insights.

Financing innovative technology solutions to power Africa

Published by Staff Writer on 13 December 2017

Off-grid energy company M-Kopa secures significant funding from Stanbic Bank.

The rising need for convenience-focused businesses

Published by Staff Writer on 12 December 2017

‘It is not necessarily about offering a one-stop-shop, but rather about providing a convenient, efficient solution.’

Watch: Senegal’s new airport aims to be busiest in West Africa

Published by Sofia Christensen on 12 December 2017

Senegal’s new international airport opened on 7 December 2017.

Carlos Lopes: Guinea is not a pig or a fowl, rather a country about to take-off

Published by Carlos Lopes on 6 December 2017

With progress in macroeconomic indicators, sustainable sovereign debt included, the country is feeling the new business climate.

Modern trade formats are upping their game in Nigeria

Published by Staff Writer on 6 December 2017

As Nigerian consumers look for greater value and efficiency due to macro-economic and inflationary pressures, they are trading down on spend.

Johannesburg’s new ‘agripreneurs’ dig for green gold on skyscraper rooftops

Published by Inna Lazareva on 5 December 2017

In the next three years, about 100 more farms will be set up in the city.

Providing credit in Kenya: What we can learn from this microfinance company

Published by Kate Douglas on 5 December 2017

For the vast majority of people in sub-Saharan Africa, a traditional bank loan is simply not an option.

Digital transformation and Africa’s youth bulge: The perfect bedfellows?

Published by Bax Mabinya and Luba Dyantyi on 30 November 2017

Making the case for marrying Africa’s tech explosion and the youth bulge.

Listen: Bottled-water company reveals secrets to franchising success

Published by Staff Writer on 29 November 2017

An interview with Randy Welsch, co-founder of Jibu, a bottled-water franchise business with operations in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

Sub-Saharan Africa: The path to recovery

Published by International Monetary Fund on 28 November 2017

The broad-based slowdown is easing, and growth is expected to pick up to 2.6% in 2017 from last year’s 1.4%.

What needs to be done to give Africa’s smallholder farmers access to machinery

Published by Thomas Daum and Regina Birner on 28 November 2017

Africa has less than two tractors per 1,000 ha of cropland.

‘Pay-as-you-cook’ energy solution hopes to appeal to rural Africa

Published by Justin Probyn on 28 November 2017

An innovative pay-as-you-go solution that allows families to purchase liquefied petroleum gas in small quantities.

Nigeria’s economic growth prospects: The three scenarios

Published by PwC on 21 November 2017

Nigeria’s economy has turned a corner.

Business Focus

Mali’s cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification

Financing innovative technology solutions to power Africa

The rising need for convenience-focused businesses

Watch: Senegal’s new airport aims to be busiest in West Africa

Carlos Lopes: Guinea is not a pig or a fowl, rather a country about to take-off

Modern trade formats are upping their game in Nigeria

Johannesburg’s new ‘agripreneurs’ dig for green gold on skyscraper rooftops

Providing credit in Kenya: What we can learn from this microfinance company

Digital transformation and Africa’s youth bulge: The perfect bedfellows?

Listen: Bottled-water company reveals secrets to franchising success

Sub-Saharan Africa: The path to recovery

What needs to be done to give Africa’s smallholder farmers access to machinery

‘Pay-as-you-cook’ energy solution hopes to appeal to rural Africa

Nigeria’s economic growth prospects: The three scenarios

What it takes to build a logistics network from scratch in West Africa

Building a restaurant chain in Nigeria: The story of Toasties

Where this investor sees the best opportunities in Africa

Gyms in Nigeria: ‘We could be a thousand times larger’

Sell first, produce later

From beverage cans to gyms: Verod’s investment playbook for West Africa

‘All businesses are hard,’ says Tanzanian entrepreneur

How to build a $1bn African investment firm

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