Entrepreneur interviews

The entrepreneur exporting Tanzania’s agricultural products to Europe

Published by Jaco Maritz on 24 June 2025

Hadija Jabiri is the founder of GBRI, a Tanzanian agribusiness company that started with vegetables and now exports avocados to Europe and India.

Ghana: From side hustle to 16 stores – a retail entrepreneur’s story

Published by Jaco Maritz on 6 June 2025

Charles Antwi-Boahen is the founder of Kab-Fam, an electronics and home appliance retailer that has grown from humble beginnings to a 16-store chain across Ghana.

Building an investable and scalable business in Kenya: Founders share their thoughts

Published by Staff Writer on 6 June 2025

Founders offer insights into what it truly takes to scale in Kenya.

Entrepreneur spots opportunity in Nigeria’s informal retail market

Published by Jaco Maritz on 2 June 2025

Entrepreneur Deepankar Rustagi saw an opportunity to make the informal retail system more efficient by digitising the flow of consumer goods.

Tanzania: From rejections to $40m – an entrepreneur’s rocky road to success

Published by Jaco Maritz on 14 May 2025

How Benjamin Fernandes, founder of Nala, survived early challenges to build a global money transfer player.

Ghana: Profiting from local rice production

Published by Sefakor Fekpe on 14 May 2025

Young entrepreneurs in Ghana are building businesses around local rice production.

Sierra Leone: Seeing an opportunity in onion farming

Published by Caitriona Palmer and Birom Seck on 12 May 2025

In Sierra Leone, a first-of-its-kind farm is helping make the country self-sufficient in onion production.

Nigeria: Entrepreneur turns 960 naira (less than $1) into national food business

Published by Jaco Maritz on 7 May 2025

Fastizers, a Nigerian snack food company best known for its cookies, was founded in 2010 by Debby Lawson. She started the business with just 960 naira – about 60 US cents at today’s exchange rate.

A business approach to healthcare delivery in Nigeria

Published by Staff Writer on 6 May 2025

Mobolaji Ajayi identified a gap in Nigeria’s healthcare market, envisioning a pharmacy that offers both medication and primary care services.

Changing how Zambia cooks – and building a business around it

Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 May 2025

SupaMoto provides a cleaner, cheaper alternative to charcoal, the main cooking fuel in many Zambian homes despite its environmental and health risks.

The man behind Nigeria’s answer to the UFC – meet ‘Dana Black’

Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 April 2025

Founder of African Warriors Fighting Championship wants to transform a traditional Nigerian boxing style into a global business.

Businessman sees global opportunity for Nigeria’s cassava

Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 April 2025

Tony Bello, who helped develop Baked Lay’s and Lay’s Stax at Frito-Lay, now aims to use Nigerian-grown cassava to create products for international and African markets.

Zambia: How this entrepreneur built an instant noodles business

Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 March 2025

Monica Musonda applied lessons from Aliko Dangote to launch a homegrown instant noodles company in Zambia.

Botswana: Doctor-turned-entrepreneur eyes stock exchange listing

Published by Jaco Maritz on 11 March 2025

Founded in 2018 as a single clinic with just one employee – its founder, Dr Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane – Botswana-based Kalafhi Medical Center has since grown into a diversified healthcare business.

Entrepreneur interviews

The entrepreneur exporting Tanzania’s agricultural products to Europe

Ghana: From side hustle to 16 stores – a retail entrepreneur’s story

Building an investable and scalable business in Kenya: Founders share their thoughts

Entrepreneur spots opportunity in Nigeria’s informal retail market

Tanzania: From rejections to $40m – an entrepreneur’s rocky road to success

Ghana: Profiting from local rice production

Sierra Leone: Seeing an opportunity in onion farming

Nigeria: Entrepreneur turns 960 naira (less than $1) into national food business

A business approach to healthcare delivery in Nigeria

Changing how Zambia cooks – and building a business around it

The man behind Nigeria’s answer to the UFC – meet ‘Dana Black’

Businessman sees global opportunity for Nigeria’s cassava

Zambia: How this entrepreneur built an instant noodles business

Botswana: Doctor-turned-entrepreneur eyes stock exchange listing

Tanzania: Entrepreneur sees ‘a lot of money’ in agriculture

The entrepreneur exporting Tanzania’s agricultural products to Europe

Ghanaian CEO shares lessons from building a retail business

Ghana: From side hustle to 16 stores – a retail entrepreneur’s story

Building an investable and scalable business in Kenya: Founders share their thoughts

Entrepreneur spots opportunity in Nigeria’s informal retail market

DRC could be lucrative market for Zambia and other neighbours

Tanzania: From rejections to $40m – an entrepreneur’s rocky road to success

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