Kenya

Startup snapshot: Connecting Kenya’s rural small scale farmers to urban traders

Published by Staff Writer on 29 July 2019

Taimba is a Nairobi-based agtech startup that runs a cashless platform connecting rural small scale farmers to urban retailers.

Kenya’s avocado farmers eye Chinese market, but there’s a catch

Published by Rael Ombuor on 22 July 2019

Kenya has signed a deal to export avocados to China, making it the only African nation to sell the fruit to the huge Chinese consumer market.

Affordable and reliable energy pivotal to Kenya’s delivery of its ‘Big Four Agenda’

Published by Mphokolo Makara on 12 June 2019

Kenya’s energy sector can enhance the country’s economic growth.

Investment trip to Kenya: Insights from Old Mutual Equities

Published by Cavan Osborne on 14 May 2019

Old Mutual’s Cavan Osborne writes about a recent business trip to Kenya.

Generational success: Growing a used car dealership into a diverse business group

Published by PwC on 13 May 2019

Adil Popat has diversified and grown his father’s car dealership business into a big player in the Kenyan economy – spanning financial services, vehicle sales, hospitality and real estate.

David Haglund: Opportunities in the next ‘emerging’ emerging market

Published by David Haglund on 24 April 2019

Africa is often an overlooked part of the emerging-market story, explains Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity portfolio manager.

Developing affordable housing in Kenya: Businessman on lessons learnt

Published by Vince Matinde on 8 April 2019

Karibu Homes understands the business case of providing homes to the lower-end of the market.

The journey so far: Martin Kiarie, CEO, Bean Interactive

Published by Nelly Murungi on 6 April 2019

‘When you focus on value creation and being true to your [business’s] vision, your ‘competition’ becomes your ability to execute what the market needs.’

Michelle Kathryn Essomé: Local investors key to closing Africa’s financing gap

Published by Michelle Essomé on 3 April 2019

African pension funds have a vast pool of cash that can play a pivotal role in supporting the continents private equity and venture capital ecosystem, writes Michelle Kathryn Essomé.

How a Kenyan entrepreneur’s love for design led to the first of many successful businesses

Published by Vince Matinde on 1 April 2019

The quality of your work should be the only marketing strategy that you need.

Thousands of acres of Kenyan farmland are being turned into satellite cities

Published by Kevin Mwanza on 31 March 2019

On the outskirts of Nairobi, vast tracts of agricultural land are seeing a new type of growth.

The journey so far: Sailesh Savani, CEO, CompuLynx

Published by Nelly Murungi on 28 March 2019

‘Be open to hiring people who are smarter than you.’

Andela co-founder on why entrepreneurs should “get obsessed” with the problem they’re trying to solve

Published by Vanessa Bauza on 4 March 2019

Christina Sass, co-founder of Andela, talks about the future of Africa’s tech sector.

Kenya

Startup snapshot: Connecting Kenya’s rural small scale farmers to urban traders

Kenya’s avocado farmers eye Chinese market, but there’s a catch

Affordable and reliable energy pivotal to Kenya’s delivery of its ‘Big Four Agenda’

Investment trip to Kenya: Insights from Old Mutual Equities

Generational success: Growing a used car dealership into a diverse business group

David Haglund: Opportunities in the next ‘emerging’ emerging market

Developing affordable housing in Kenya: Businessman on lessons learnt

The journey so far: Martin Kiarie, CEO, Bean Interactive

Michelle Kathryn Essomé: Local investors key to closing Africa’s financing gap

How a Kenyan entrepreneur’s love for design led to the first of many successful businesses

Thousands of acres of Kenyan farmland are being turned into satellite cities

The journey so far: Sailesh Savani, CEO, CompuLynx

Andela co-founder on why entrepreneurs should “get obsessed” with the problem they’re trying to solve

Building a successful business: Five lessons from top African entrepreneurs

How to start your own profitable African import business from home

Ghana will grow faster than any other economy this year, the IMF says why

Four agriculture-focused companies to inspire Africa

Nigerian fruit processing entrepreneur believes networking holds the key to success

Ghanaian entrepreneur builds clothing business that exports to US and European retailers

Entrepreneur hoping to ride Egypt’s first tech unicorn into the emerging market transportation sunset

The journey so far: Edmund Olotu, CEO, TechAdvance

Africa from the inside: Will the continent’s trade fortunes change?

Peeling back the layers on the role of private security companies in Africa

Vian Chinner: AI could be a welcome boost for South Africa’s battered retail sector

Profit-making idea: Protection against the devaluation of African currencies

Morocco’s Sabrina Bouzidi: Entrepreneurial energy and can-do spirit

The journey so far: Michail Myburgh, co-founder, Cash Flow Capital

Morocco tourism gains momentum

Can disruptive technologies be a catalyst to transform African agriculture?

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