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Restoring Angolan agriculture to its former glory

Published by Jaco Maritz on 6 January 2012

Many might find it hard to believe that Angola’s capital Luanda used to be the party capital of the central African region up until 1975, when the country gained independence from Portugal.

2011 a broadly successful year for investors in Africa

Published by Claude Harding on 4 January 2012

Investors in Africa should consider 2011 a successful year, says Sven Richter, head of frontier markets at Renaissance Asset Managers.

How to make it in Africa? Unilever listens to the consumer

Published by Loraine Stander on 30 December 2011

“There is a growing realisation that the future of Africa is based around a consumer rather than mining. This is a consumer that has been under-served and over-charged.”

All we want for Christmas is…

Published by Mert Yildiz on 23 December 2011

Mert Yildiz, an analyst at Renaissance Capital, in a slightly offbeat article for the silly season, examines how money influences our happiness.

Our 10 most popular articles of 2011

Published by Claude Harding on 21 December 2011

The best thing about online publishing is that everything can be measured – from the number of How we made it in Africa readers in Abuja to the time the average Zimbabwean spends on the site. Here are the ten articles that received the most views in 2011.

Publisher’s note: 2011 a fantastic year for How we made it in Africa

Published by Jaco Maritz on 20 December 2011

How we made it in Africa publisher Jaco Maritz looks back at the highlights of 2011.

Africa now a more attractive investment destination than Asia?

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 13 December 2011

Investment group Silk Invest recently carried out an investor survey aimed at assessing investors’ views on investing in emerging markets.

Nigerian mobile money startup Paga wants 15 million users by 2015

Published by Noblesse Oblige on 13 December 2011

How we made it in Africa talks to Tayo Oviosu, founder of Paga, Nigeria’s hottest new mobile money platform.

From humble beginnings to a $50m petroleum company

Published by Regina Ekiru on 12 December 2011

Regina Ekiru speaks to Ahmed Hashi about how he built Hashi Energy into a $50 million business.

Nakumatt pushes further into Africa. Should Shoprite be worried?

Published by Claude Harding on 12 December 2011

Kenya-based supermarket chain Nakumatt on Saturday took another step towards its goal of becoming a Pan-African retailer when it opened its first outlet in Tanzania.

How The Economist changed its tune on Africa

Published by Femi Adewunmi on 11 December 2011

From “the hopeless continent” to “Africa rising” – how The Economist made a U-turn on Africa.

Africa one of the last frontiers for private equity

Published by Claude Harding on 11 December 2011

“Africa is about consumers, it is about high-impact infrastructure investing and it is certainly about value-added exports and not just commodity exports,” says Stephen Murphy, MD of Citadel Capital.

‘Go it alone’ a major bottleneck for Africa, says Equity Bank boss

Published by Regina Ekiru on 10 December 2011

Equity Bank chief executive James Mwangi has criticised entrepreneurs for taking an individualistic approach to business, describing it as “a major bottleneck in Africa”.

Why Siemens sees a business opportunity in Africa’s fast growing cities

Published by Femi Adewunmi on 10 December 2011

Cities will play a critical role in Africa’s economic future, says Siegmar Pröbstl, CEO of Siemens Africa.

Articles

Restoring Angolan agriculture to its former glory

2011 a broadly successful year for investors in Africa

How to make it in Africa? Unilever listens to the consumer

All we want for Christmas is…

Our 10 most popular articles of 2011

Publisher’s note: 2011 a fantastic year for How we made it in Africa

Africa now a more attractive investment destination than Asia?

Nigerian mobile money startup Paga wants 15 million users by 2015

From humble beginnings to a $50m petroleum company

Nakumatt pushes further into Africa. Should Shoprite be worried?

How The Economist changed its tune on Africa

Africa one of the last frontiers for private equity

‘Go it alone’ a major bottleneck for Africa, says Equity Bank boss

Why Siemens sees a business opportunity in Africa’s fast growing cities

How this French serial entrepreneur started investing in Africa

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

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