Cameroon

Five West African entrepreneurs capitalising on agribusiness opportunities

Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 December 2022

From locally-made baby food to providing cold storage to farmers and market merchants, these five entrepreneurs are taking advantage of West Africa’s agribusiness and food potential.

African baby food makers have an edge over foreign producers, says entrepreneur

Published by Staff Writer on 1 December 2022

The absence of infant cereals in Cameroon prompted Pascaline Nenda to create her own baby food company.

African free trade area gets real

Published by Seth Onyango on 13 October 2022

Kenya’s recent twin shipment of batteries and tea to Ghana – the first from an East African economy under the African Continental Free Trade Area – has injected fresh impetus into the fledgling free trade initiative.

Cameroonian fintech entrepreneurs finding traction with savings app

Published by Patrick Nelle on 21 April 2022

Two young Cameroonians have converted their interest in financial literacy and technology into an app.

Cameroon: Entrepreneur returns home from Europe to start fintech company

Published by Patrick Nelle on 13 January 2022

The founder of Diool spotted an opportunity in the payments industry.

Cameroon: Eight lessons learnt from building an FMCG manufacturing business

Published by James Torvaney on 7 October 2021

Joel Sikam, founder of Fisco, shares his insights on growing a consumer goods manufacturing business.

Wine consumption across Africa: Togo, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire in the top three

Published by Staff Writer on 27 July 2021

Although Togo is not the continent’s largest consumer of wine in terms of volume, a greater proportion of its adult population consumes wine than in other African nations.

How to build a private schools business in Africa

Published by Sven Hugo on 23 December 2020

Enko Education operates 14 schools across nine African countries.

Digital platform Freshbag connects farmers to street vendors in Cameroon

Published by Nelly Murungi on 15 September 2020

The company buys products from farmers and distributes them to street vendors in the capital Yaoundé.

Cameroon: Using the age-old ‘building from mud’ construction technique for greener homes

Published by Jeanette Clark on 27 August 2020

We talk to entrepreneur Messina Guikome about building an eco-friendly construction company in Cameroon and beyond.

City on the move: Kribi, Cameroon

Published by Jeanette Clark on 25 August 2020

“There are many business opportunities in Kribi at this moment,” says Messina Guikome, CEO of construction company Messibat International.

Rebecca Enonchong on doing business as a tech startup in French-speaking Africa

Published by Justin Norman on 19 April 2020

Entrepreneur shares her experiences.

The Flip: A conversation with Rebecca Enonchong

Published by Justin Norman on 21 February 2020

A long conversation on all things entrepreneurship in Africa.

Why this award-winning company had to shut down most of its operations in Cameroon

Published by Thomson Reuters Foundation on 10 November 2019

Cameroonian nurse-turned-entrepreneur Melissa Bime won international fame and funding but faced one major problem: working in her own country.

Cameroon

Five West African entrepreneurs capitalising on agribusiness opportunities

African baby food makers have an edge over foreign producers, says entrepreneur

African free trade area gets real

Cameroonian fintech entrepreneurs finding traction with savings app

Cameroon: Entrepreneur returns home from Europe to start fintech company

Cameroon: Eight lessons learnt from building an FMCG manufacturing business

Wine consumption across Africa: Togo, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire in the top three

How to build a private schools business in Africa

Digital platform Freshbag connects farmers to street vendors in Cameroon

Cameroon: Using the age-old ‘building from mud’ construction technique for greener homes

City on the move: Kribi, Cameroon

Rebecca Enonchong on doing business as a tech startup in French-speaking Africa

The Flip: A conversation with Rebecca Enonchong

Why this award-winning company had to shut down most of its operations in Cameroon

Nine agribusiness ideas to consider in Africa in 2023

Young Zimbabweans choosing farming over corporate jobs

Interview: The man behind Ghana’s first shopping mall

From catfish to cassava: Seven Nigerian agribusiness entrepreneurs to watch

How a Nigerian bread company made it big in Canada

Nigerian cassava: The next big thing in US food market?

From battery metals to avocados: Zambia attracts investor interest

Elon Musk’s Starlink could fuel competition for internet customers in Africa

Uganda: How this CEO spotted a gap in the agricultural supply chain

A more inclusive pension system in Nigeria with Tunji Andrews

Nigerian cassava: The next big thing in US food market?

Europe’s growing interest in Africa’s green hydrogen potential

From catfish to cassava: Seven Nigerian agribusiness entrepreneurs to watch

The strategies behind Cleopatra Hospitals’ rise in Egypt’s private healthcare sector

Demand for cooling is hot in Nigeria. Here’s why

From South Africa to Harrods: The story of cooler box brand Fieldbar

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