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.
Identifying a business opportunity in Kampala’s inefficient transport system Published by Tom Collins on 24 October 2022 We speak to Andrew Lema, co-founder of minibus ridesharing service Easy Matatu.
Fruit juice: West African businessman eyes European market Published by Jaco Maritz on 20 October 2022 After working as an IT consultant in Europe for over a decade, Eric Medji took advantage of a business opportunity in his home country Benin.
Making money from waste in Nigeria Published by Kate Okorie on 19 October 2022 Scrapays’ technology allows others to start and run their own recycling businesses.
Kenya: Entrepreneurs spot opportunity in fish and poultry value chains Published by Jeanette Clark on 17 October 2022 Keep IT Cool is a Kenyan food distribution and decentralised cold chain company.
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.
Burj Zanzibar: A Dubai-style construction boom Published by Seth Onyango on 13 October 2022 Zanzibar is undergoing an infrastructure overhaul
A unique business model to sell chicken in Ethiopia, Rwanda and beyond Published by James Torvaney on 11 October 2022 Flow Equity is a multi-country poultry business targeting rural households. Chris Issac, chief investment officer at AgDevCo, unpacks the company’s business model.
Selling ice cream in Tanzania: Entrepreneur shares her experiences Published by Jeanette Clark on 7 October 2022 Talking business with the founder of Nelwa’s Gelato.
Nigeria: Company finds traction with refurbished electronics and appliances Published by Kate Okorie on 6 October 2022 The business model involves purchasing unwanted electronic appliances from members of the public and transforming them into valuable items sold at a significant discount.
Kenya’s public power company backing electric vehicles Published by Conrad Onyango on 5 October 2022 The country’s public utility firm, Kenya Power, is leading the switch to electric vehicles.
Where does African fintech go from here? Published by Brian Waswani Odhiambo on 29 September 2022 Moving to Lagos from Nairobi three years ago, I thought I knew a bit about fintech in West Africa. Turns out there was more to learn.
Linking Nigerian farmers with buyers: Start-up taps into ‘massive opportunity’ Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 September 2022 We talk to the co-founders of Zowasel about why running a digital commodities marketplace required it to set up shop throughout rural Nigeria.
