Kenya

Global online classifieds platform OLX launches in Nigeria and Kenya

Published by Kate Douglas on 26 July 2012

Global online classifieds service OLX has been launched in Nigeria and Kenya. Kate Douglas caught a moment with Neil Schwartzman, the CEO of MIH Internet sub-Saharan Africa, to find out more about the launch of OLX.

KFC expects more global fast-food chains to enter the Kenyan market

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 24 July 2012

How we made it in Africa’s Dinfin Mulupi chats with Gavin Bell, the man behind KFC in East Africa.

Meet the Boss: James Mworia, CEO, Centum

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 22 July 2012

“Success is 90% in the mind. It is not your abilities, but confidence,” says James Mworia, CEO of Centum.

How a banana flour company is bringing relief to small-scale farmers

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 19 July 2012

Banana farmers in Kenya often find themselves incurring huge losses due to surplus fruit that basically ends up rotting away.

The story behind Kenya’s dominance in mobile money

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 18 July 2012

The success of mobile money in Kenya has been covered extensively. The East African nation’s dominance in the field is unquestionable.

The bulk of East Africa’s investment opportunities are in private equity, says Centum CEO

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 18 July 2012

“The attraction of private equity is that there are very few companies that are listed in the region. This means that the bulk of companies and opportunities are actually in private equity.”

Kenya’s CNN ‘hero’: Africa’s high growth rates not felt at bottom of the pyramid

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 15 July 2012

Evans Wadongo shot into international stardom after he was named one of top ten CNN Heroes in 2010 for using solar technology to eradicate poverty amongst rural communities. How we made it in Africa’s Dinfin Mulupi chats with Wadongo to find out what makes this social entrepreneur tick.

East Africa’s ride to Middle Income status

Published by Wolfgang Fengler on 13 July 2012

The day when Kenyans will board a train to Kampala with perfect confidence that they will reach their destination comfortably, reliably and fast, is the day you will know that the region is firmly on the Middle Income track.

Meet the Boss: Jonathan Somen, MD, AccessKenya

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 13 July 2012

“Find a good idea, analyse it and critique it to see if it is really as good as you first thought. If you still like it after a few weeks, then it is probably a good idea.”

Are competitions bad for Kenya’s tech scene?

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 12 July 2012

How we made it in Africa’s Dinfin Mulupi talks to Lino Carcoforo, co-founder of I4A, an investment company focused on technology startups in east Africa.

Thika highway – Kenya’s new property hot spot

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 10 July 2012

London-based private equity firm Actis is planning to invest in a 130,000 m² mixed use development in Kenya, which will host the largest retail mall in east Africa.

New app seeking to boost the crop yields of Kenyan farmers

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 8 July 2012

Farmers in Kenya can now predict their crop yields using a web-based application that gives them access to statistics on soil fertility, required fertilisers and expected crop diseases.

‘I have no time to think about challenges,’ says top entrepreneur Njeri Rionge

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 7 July 2012

How we made it in Africa’s Dinfin Mulupi talks to Njeri Rionge, one of Africa’s most celebrated women entrepreneurs.

Nakumatt – an example of Africa’s many strong, yet unlisted, companies

Published by Sven Richter on 5 July 2012

What companies like Nakumatt do prove is that growth in Africa is possible and that there is a depth to the local economies beyond the listed companies we see.

Kenya

Global online classifieds platform OLX launches in Nigeria and Kenya

KFC expects more global fast-food chains to enter the Kenyan market

Meet the Boss: James Mworia, CEO, Centum

How a banana flour company is bringing relief to small-scale farmers

The story behind Kenya’s dominance in mobile money

The bulk of East Africa’s investment opportunities are in private equity, says Centum CEO

Kenya’s CNN ‘hero’: Africa’s high growth rates not felt at bottom of the pyramid

East Africa’s ride to Middle Income status

Meet the Boss: Jonathan Somen, MD, AccessKenya

Are competitions bad for Kenya’s tech scene?

Thika highway – Kenya’s new property hot spot

New app seeking to boost the crop yields of Kenyan farmers

‘I have no time to think about challenges,’ says top entrepreneur Njeri Rionge

Nakumatt – an example of Africa’s many strong, yet unlisted, companies

Doing business in Somalia: unpacking the realities on the ground

How this French serial entrepreneur started investing in Africa

What it takes to build a logistics network from scratch in West Africa

Building a restaurant chain in Nigeria: The story of Toasties

Where this investor sees the best opportunities in Africa

Gyms in Nigeria: ‘We could be a thousand times larger’

Sell first, produce later

From beverage cans to gyms: Verod’s investment playbook for West Africa

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