A candy and biscuit empire in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and beyond Published by Jeanette Clark on 10 September 2023 The story of how Julien Achcar built Afriwara, a confectionery and biscuit enterprise in West Africa.
Ghana: Spotting a gap in the banking industry with Tarek Mouganie Published by Terser Adamu on 3 September 2023 Terser Adamu talks to Tarek Mouganie, the founder of Affinity, a digitally-driven financial institution that provides banking products to the underserved and unbanked in Ghana.
Charcoal from grass: Ghana’s next business opportunity? Published by Staff Writer on 11 August 2023 A new production method to convert savannah grass into charcoal has been developed.
Teaching teachers: Entrepreneur spots gap in Africa’s education sector Published by Jeanette Clark on 8 August 2023 Entrepreneur Alim Ladha’s Instill Education is addressing sub-Saharan Africa’s need for 17 million teachers by 2030.
Ghana: Entrepreneur taps into demand for locally-sourced baby food Published by Jeanette Clark on 4 April 2023 Vera Osei-Bonsu shares insights on growing a packaged food business, from developing recipes to navigating manufacturing and distribution challenges.
Interview: The man behind Ghana’s first shopping mall Published by Jeanette Clark on 23 February 2023 How Andrew Asamoah started and grew a property development company in Ghana.
Investing in African startups: From fintech to insect protein Published by Jaco Maritz on 31 January 2023 Pauline Koelbl, founder of investment firm ShEquity, talks about the firm’s investments and business opportunities in sectors ranging from fintech and agribusiness to healthcare.
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.
From Wall Street to making chocolate in Ghana Published by African Hidden Champions Initiative on 28 November 2022 Niche Cocoa began as a small enterprise, and today the company is the largest fully integrated cocoa processor in Ghana.
Ghana: Building an export-oriented skincare company Published by Jeanette Clark on 27 October 2022 Entrepreneur talks about growing her business and the opportunity she sees under the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Profit-making idea: Pineapple processing in West Africa Published by Staff Writer on 25 October 2022 There is increasing demand for fresh pineapple and pineapple products in regional and international markets.
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.
Ghana: Farming business supplies KFC and exports to Europe Published by Jeanette Clark on 23 September 2022 Felix Kamassah talks about how he secured international clients, local import substitution opportunities, and why he sees potential in the processing of sweet potatoes.
Ghana: From tissues to toilet paper – industrialist taps into FMCG opportunities Published by Jeanette Clark on 31 August 2022 “In Ghana, the consumption of tissue paper is only 700g per year per citizen. If you compare this to Europe, where it is about 14kg per year, or the US at around 20kg, the potential is there.”
