Cote d’Ivoire

Profit-making idea: Financing private healthcare SMEs in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal

Published by Staff Writer on 28 September 2020

There are three areas where health SMEs are particularly ripe for investment: high growth potential clinics; medical and paramedical practices; and wholesalers of both pharmaceutical and medical equipment.

Profit-making idea: Industrialisation of cassava one of Africa’s biggest opportunities

Published by Jaco Maritz on 10 July 2020

Cassava roots can be processed into a variety of products, including cassava flour, starch, ethanol and glucose syrup.

Opportunities in Africa’s food industry: Insights from PhilAfrica Foods CEO

Published by Jaco Maritz on 7 July 2020

Roland Decorvet talks about agribusiness trends in the region and highlights some of the unexploited opportunities in Africa’s food industry.

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.

Africa: crisis a once in a decade opportunity

Published by Rob Eloff on 30 March 2020

A crisis is a catalyst, writes Lateral Capital’s Rob Eloff.

Is the time right for a single currency in West Africa?

Published by Iwa Salami on 1 March 2020

The eight francophone states that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union have agreed to drop the use of the CFA franc.

What’s fueling the rapid hotel growth in West Africa?

Published by Staff Writer on 3 February 2020

Four fundamental factors are fueling an increasing flow of investment into the hospitality sector in West Africa.

This entrepreneur built an island resort out of plastic waste

Published by Emma Charlton on 16 December 2019

For many people, a glut of plastic bottles floating in a lagoon would be negative. For entrepreneur Eric Becker, it sparked an idea for a business opportunity.

High net-worth investors driving hospitality sector in Francophone Africa

Published by Staff Writer on 20 November 2019

Francophone Africa’s burgeoning hospitality market continues to be a promising opportunity for global hospitality brands and investors.

How businesses bounce back after conflicts: lessons from Côte d’Ivoire

Published by Florian Leon and Ibrahima Dosso on 29 October 2019

To understand how businesses bounced back from the 2010 – 2011 crisis, we monitored companies in Côte d’Ivoire over several years.

Ghana’s cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Published by Michael E Odijie on 23 October 2019

It is time for Ghana to consider the future of its cocoa farmers rather than multinational chocolate producers.

Jacques Morisset: How can Côte d’Ivoire escape the curse of cocoa?

Published by Jacques Morisset on 24 July 2019

Chocolate is becoming more and more of a luxury item for most consumers.

Profit-making idea: Starting a tourism-related business in Côte d’Ivoire

Published by Staff Writer on 8 May 2019

Côte d’Ivoire wants to be Africa’s fifth biggest tourism destination by 2025.

Mark Doumba: What chocolate and batteries can teach us about Globalisation 4.0

Published by Mark Doumba on 20 February 2019

Why is an investment in Hershey’s more profitable than an investment in concentrated upstream cocoa operations in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire? asks Mark Doumba.

Cote d’Ivoire

Profit-making idea: Financing private healthcare SMEs in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal

Profit-making idea: Industrialisation of cassava one of Africa’s biggest opportunities

Opportunities in Africa’s food industry: Insights from PhilAfrica Foods CEO

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

Africa: crisis a once in a decade opportunity

Is the time right for a single currency in West Africa?

What’s fueling the rapid hotel growth in West Africa?

This entrepreneur built an island resort out of plastic waste

High net-worth investors driving hospitality sector in Francophone Africa

How businesses bounce back after conflicts: lessons from Côte d’Ivoire

Ghana’s cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Jacques Morisset: How can Côte d’Ivoire escape the curse of cocoa?

Profit-making idea: Starting a tourism-related business in Côte d’Ivoire

Mark Doumba: What chocolate and batteries can teach us about Globalisation 4.0

The Ethiopian entrepreneur who wants to disrupt the paper industry

Africa: 14 business ideas with strong profit potential

Nigeria: Former Diamond Bank CEO introduces new digital banking platform

Entrepreneur wants Uganda to have a bigger slice of the $7bn market for superfood moringa

Agribusiness in Africa: Investor reveals which areas hold the most potential

Five business opportunities in Africa’s agribusiness and food sector

The Lagos hawker who makes one million Nigerian naira monthly

Camels, not unicorns: How entrepreneurs in Africa are rewriting the rules of Silicon Valley

An African sneaker brand: Founder of Bathu explains how he built his business

Nigeria’s Pricepally allows its customers to save by buying food in bulk

Malawi: Entrepreneur capitalises on gap in cleaning products industry

Why a Zimbabwean farming project failed: lessons for rural innovation

Ethiopian entrepreneur provides a snapshot of his peanut butter business

Agribusiness trends and opportunities in Nigeria: demographics driving food demand

A wild ride: CEO shares his experiences of building a company that finances motorcycle taxi drivers in East Africa

Botswana: Talking business with founder of beekeeping and honey production company

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