Ghana: The story behind locally-grown rice brand Nana’s Rice Published by Jaco Maritz on 31 August 2021 Entrepreneur Nana Owusu-Achau discusses the ins and outs of establishing a rice brand from scratch.
As Africa gears up for trade, its harbours are going private Published by Conrad Onyango on 29 August 2021 African countries – including top exporter, South Africa – are turning to private specialist operators to grow capacity at key ports.
South Africa: Electric vehicles on the cards for Africa’s largest car market Published by Seth Onyango on 27 August 2021 South Africa is on track to become Africa’s biggest market for electric cars and is also looking to become a globally competitive electric car manufacturing hub.
City on the move: Hawassa, Ethiopia Published by Jeanette Clark on 25 August 2021 Opportunities for businesses across the board in agriculture, construction, commerce and tourism.
Exporting dried fruit from West Africa to Europe: How this businessman built a sizeable company Published by James Torvaney on 25 August 2021 HPW is one of the largest producers of naturally dried fruits in Africa. Founder Hans Peter Werder explains what it takes to penetrate the European market.
Niger: Businessman sees both local and export demand for superfood moringa Published by Jeanette Clark on 24 August 2021 Entrepreneur Aziz Mahamadou has turned an area of degraded farmland into a company that produces a variety of moringa products.
Netflix and Showmax are pumping money into locally-produced African movies Published by Seth Onyango on 24 August 2021 African films strike a chord with movie fans on streaming services.
Kenya is moving aggressively to tax digital business. What next? Published by Mercy Muendo on 23 August 2021 Kenya’s digital service taxes could end up punishing struggling start-ups that shifted into the digital space for survival.
Ethiopia: Digital farming platform targets revenue of over $10m by 2025 Published by Jeanette Clark on 23 August 2021 Entrepreneur Abrhame Endrias built a digital platform, called Lersha, that gives Ethiopian small-scale farmers access to seeds and equipment.
Zimbabwean young farmers lead the charge in agriculture Published by Audrey Simango on 21 August 2021 Agriculture in Zimbabwe is on an upswing and young people are the driving force.
Capitalising on opportunities in Africa’s fish farming industry Published by Betsy G Henderson on 19 August 2021 FirstWave Group is a vertically integrated fish farming business with production operations in Zambia and Uganda.
Nigeria: Entrepreneur grows farming business into chocolate and plantain flour producer Published by Jeanette Clark on 18 August 2021 Disillusioned by the price fluctuations of raw commodities, Nobert Okafor decided to venture into agri-processing.
Côte d’Ivoire: Investor-backed entrepreneur sees gap for real fruit ice lollies Published by Nelly Murungi on 18 August 2021 Syn’el, a company founded in 2017 and based in Côte d’Ivoire, specialises in the manufacture of sorbets on sticks (ice lollies), under the Paletas brand.
City on the move: Enugu, Nigeria Published by Jeanette Clark on 17 August 2021 “If you make it here, you can use it as a platform to launch into other places,” notes businessman.
