Ethiopia

How this London banker built an Ethiopian food company

Published by Jaco Maritz on 26 August 2022

Investment-banker turned agro-processor, Yonas Alemu, is the founder of Lovegrass Ethiopia, a health food company making a variety of products from teff and other Ethiopian grains.

East Africa’s evolving venture capital industry

Published by Niraj Varia on 13 July 2022

Niraj Varia, a partner at VC firm Novastar Ventures, discusses industry trends.

Ethiopia: Potential to capitalise on demand for affordable pharmaceuticals

Published by Jaco Maritz on 31 March 2022

Opportunities exist to manufacture certain pharmaceutical products in Ethiopia, a market currently dominated by imports, according to a study by Manufacturing Africa.

Passion fruit: Rwanda well positioned to capture market share in Europe

Published by Jaco Maritz on 17 January 2022

Demand for passion fruit in European markets is estimated at about 375,300 tonnes per year, which translates to about $861 million.

12 investment opportunities in Ethiopia’s packaging industry

Published by Jaco Maritz on 11 January 2022

Ethiopia will have a packaging manufacturing opportunity worth $971 million by 2030, with more than 50% of the potential lying in packaging for the food and beverage sectors.

Ethiopian coffee roasting company taps into strong domestic demand

Published by Tom Collins on 5 November 2021

Talking business with Aster Mengesha, CEO of coffee roasting company Aster Bunna.

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.

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.

Ethiopian start-up bets on high-tech beehives

Published by Nelly Murungi on 12 August 2021

Anabi is an Ethiopian agritech company that incorporates smart technology in beekeeping.

Ethiopia: International market for locally-made leather products

Published by Jeanette Clark on 16 July 2021

Ethiopia is a major leather producer but most of it is exported in raw form. Entrepreneur Abai Schulze saw a gap to make luxury leather items and sell them to consumers abroad.

East Africa: Five manufacturing opportunities with good potential for investors

Published by Jeanette Clark on 27 April 2021

Packaging, recycling, consumer electronics, agro-processing, and pharmaceuticals highlighted as attractive opportunities.

From Ethiopia to Seychelles: Citibank economist on how investors should think about Africa’s frontier markets

Published by Jeanette Clark on 7 April 2021

With the right structural and regulatory reforms, many frontier markets in Africa could offer attractive opportunities for investors.

High-protein biscuits: Ethiopian food startup founder gives snapshot of his business

Published by Nelly Murungi on 3 March 2021

Ethiopian company BeNu Foods, founded in 2018, produces nutritious biscuits from local raw materials.

Ethiopian Airlines will later this year become the third African airline to join the Star Alliance network.

Ethiopia: First-mover advantage for investors with long-term outlook

Published by Betsy G Henderson on 19 February 2021

David Owino, founding partner of Nairobi-based private equity firm Ascent Capital Africa, shares his thoughts on investment opportunities in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia

How this London banker built an Ethiopian food company

East Africa’s evolving venture capital industry

Ethiopia: Potential to capitalise on demand for affordable pharmaceuticals

Passion fruit: Rwanda well positioned to capture market share in Europe

12 investment opportunities in Ethiopia’s packaging industry

Ethiopian coffee roasting company taps into strong domestic demand

City on the move: Hawassa, Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Digital farming platform targets revenue of over $10m by 2025

Ethiopian start-up bets on high-tech beehives

Ethiopia: International market for locally-made leather products

East Africa: Five manufacturing opportunities with good potential for investors

From Ethiopia to Seychelles: Citibank economist on how investors should think about Africa’s frontier markets

High-protein biscuits: Ethiopian food startup founder gives snapshot of his business

Ethiopia: First-mover advantage for investors with long-term outlook

It’s tough out there: Nigerian entrepreneur adapting to a difficult business environment

Changing how Zambia cooks – and building a business around it

Nigeria: How to sell cookies in Lagos

Zambia: Three entrepreneurs building agriculture and food businesses

Nigeria: Entrepreneur aims to take traditional combat sport global

The man behind Nigeria’s answer to the UFC – meet ‘Dana Black’

Rwanda: Entrepreneur bounces back after bank seizes family home

Businessman sees global opportunity for Nigeria’s cassava

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