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Investor reveals opportunities in Africa’s drinking water sector

Published by Jeanette Clark on 26 January 2023

Incofin Investment Management is about to launch its Water Access Acceleration Fund, which aims to capitalise on opportunities in the drinking water sector in Africa and Asia.

Kenya: Insects as a food source for humans and livestock

Published by Jeanette Clark on 18 January 2023

InsectiPro is a Kenyan company that cultivates black soldier flies and crickets on a commercial scale.

Kenyan company seeks to change the skincare game with Korean technology

Published by Jaco Maritz on 12 January 2023

Talking business with the CEO of skincare company Uncover.

Exporting pineapple juice from West Africa to Europe: A factory visit

Published by Jaco Maritz on 13 December 2022

Jaco Maritz recently visited the Jus Délice pineapple juice factory in Togo, his first trip to the small West African country.

Linking Nigerian farmers with buyers: Start-up taps into ‘massive opportunity’

Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 September 2022

We talk to the co-founders of Zowasel about why running a digital commodities marketplace required it to set up shop throughout rural Nigeria.

Ghana: Farming business supplies KFC and exports to Europe

Published by Jeanette Clark on 23 September 2022

Felix Kamassah talks about how he secured international clients, local import substitution opportunities, and why he sees potential in the processing of sweet potatoes.

Nigeria: Entrepreneur sees opportunity in off-grid freezers

Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 September 2022

Koolboks provides small businesses in Nigeria and beyond with solar-powered cold storage solutions.

Ghana: From tissues to toilet paper – industrialist taps into FMCG opportunities

Published by Jeanette Clark on 31 August 2022

“In Ghana, the consumption of tissue paper is only 700g per year per citizen. If you compare this to Europe, where it is about 14kg per year, or the US at around 20kg, the potential is there.”

How this London banker built an Ethiopian food company

Published by Jaco Maritz on 26 August 2022

Investment-banker turned agro-processor, Yonas Alemu, is the founder of Lovegrass Ethiopia, a health food company making a variety of products from teff and other Ethiopian grains.

What it takes to succeed in Nigeria’s demanding retail industry

Published by Jaco Maritz on 24 August 2022

Charles Mwebeiha, managing director of private equity firm Sango Capital, discusses Nigeria’s retail environment and explains why his firm invested in grocery chain Marketsquare.

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.

Zambia: Rethinking the traditional open-air fruit and veg market

Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 August 2022

Savenda Capital has identified a business opportunity in the unfair and inefficient way fresh produce is currently sold in Zambia. It sees potential to expand its solution throughout the continent.

Linking farmers with tractors: The business model of Ghana’s TROTRO Tractor

Published by Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi on 14 August 2022

“TROTRO Tractor is the Uber for tractors. We digitally connect people in the agriculture sector to farm implements and machines,” says CEO Emmanuel Ansah-Amprofi.

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.

HWMIIA Classics

Investor reveals opportunities in Africa’s drinking water sector

Kenya: Insects as a food source for humans and livestock

Kenyan company seeks to change the skincare game with Korean technology

Exporting pineapple juice from West Africa to Europe: A factory visit

Linking Nigerian farmers with buyers: Start-up taps into ‘massive opportunity’

Ghana: Farming business supplies KFC and exports to Europe

Nigeria: Entrepreneur sees opportunity in off-grid freezers

Ghana: From tissues to toilet paper – industrialist taps into FMCG opportunities

How this London banker built an Ethiopian food company

What it takes to succeed in Nigeria’s demanding retail industry

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

Zambia: Rethinking the traditional open-air fruit and veg market

Linking farmers with tractors: The business model of Ghana’s TROTRO Tractor

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

‘I was very scared, very nervous’: Zambian entrepreneur on starting a business

Entrepreneur turns Nigerian superfood into a global export business

Zambia: A fintech success story that began at a market in Kitwe

Zambia: The entrepreneur who sold her house to build a fintech business

Apples: The next big farming opportunity in Tanzania and beyond?

Nigerian entrepreneur among Africa’s top 10 business heroes

Seven opportunities in Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector

Five notable Nigerian private equity and venture capital deals

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