Entrepreneur interviews

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.

Ghana: Entrepreneur bets on locally-assembled electric vehicles

Published by Jeanette Clark on 8 August 2022

Solar Taxi is an e-mobility company that assembles, sells and leases electric motorbikes. It also distributes imported electric cars and plans to start local assembly by the end of the year.

Nigerian entrepreneur trades Google job for African edtech start-up

Published by Jaco Maritz on 6 August 2022

Ope Bukola, co-founder of online university Kibo School, discusses its business model, raising investment and the toughest part of building the company so far.

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.

Ghana: African-inspired plantain chips brand eyeing the US market

Published by Tom Collins on 3 August 2022

Jamie D. Saleeby, founder of Ghana-based Sankofa Snacks, talks about how he started the company, dealing with raw material supply challenges and growth opportunities.

Traditional Nigerian palm spirit drink goes upmarket

Published by Tatenda Kanengoni on 28 July 2022

Ògógóró, which is distilled from fermented palm tree juice, has been in existence in Nigeria for decades. Two entrepreneurs have launched a premium version.

Ghana: CEO’s journey of building a mass-market snack-food business

Published by Koromone Koroye on 26 July 2022

Geoffrey Fadoul, CEO of Daily Food, and his co-founder started an industrial bakery business that sells snack foods across West Africa.

‘Real Nigerian food, but vegan’: Interview with plant-based meat CEO

Published by Jaco Maritz on 21 July 2022

VeggieVictory, which recently raised funding from international investors, produces plant-based meat alternatives in Nigeria.

How this South African soft drink brand made $1m worth of sales in one day

Published by Staff Writer on 19 July 2022

The CEO of South African lower-sugar soft drink brand Pura Beverages recently attended an American trade show and secured $1 million in orders in just one day.

How to profit from housing in Kenya: Businessman shares his experiences

Published by Jaco Maritz on 18 July 2022

We speak to John Latham, founder of Unity Homes, about his business journey, the best locations for housing developments and other lessons learnt in the real estate industry.

Nigerian entrepreneur turns electronic waste into rechargeable solar lanterns

Published by Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi on 14 July 2022

The lack of electricity and the abundance of electronic waste gave one Nigerian entrepreneur the idea to build solar lanterns out of discarded televisions and computers.

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.

Pay-as-you-go cold storage: Businessman wants to expand beyond Nigeria

Published by Jeanette Clark on 6 July 2022

ColdHubs is a Nigerian company that operates solar-powered cold rooms, providing a pay-as-you-store service for fresh produce to smallholder farmers and market merchants.

Entrepreneur interviews

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

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

Ghana: Entrepreneur bets on locally-assembled electric vehicles

Nigerian entrepreneur trades Google job for African edtech start-up

How this businessman built a commodity exchange in Nigeria

Ghana: African-inspired plantain chips brand eyeing the US market

Traditional Nigerian palm spirit drink goes upmarket

Ghana: CEO’s journey of building a mass-market snack-food business

‘Real Nigerian food, but vegan’: Interview with plant-based meat CEO

How this South African soft drink brand made $1m worth of sales in one day

How to profit from housing in Kenya: Businessman shares his experiences

Nigerian entrepreneur turns electronic waste into rechargeable solar lanterns

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

Pay-as-you-go cold storage: Businessman wants to expand beyond Nigeria

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

Ghana: Profiting from local rice production

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