Kenya: How this entrepreneur built a private schools business Published by Jeanette Clark on 27 August 2023 Private education is big business in Kenya. We speak to the founder of St. Bakhita School about how she started and grew the company.
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.
The private sector’s push into Africa’s student housing market Published by David Ndungu and Bobby Patel on 22 July 2023 Amid increasing student enrolment and a significant shortage of accommodation, private developers across Africa are adopting various investment models to construct student housing.
Training the next generation of African VC investors with Mark Kleyner Published by Terser Adamu on 7 March 2023 In Episode #59 of the Unlocking Africa podcast, Terser Adamu talks to Mark Kleyner, who is co-founder and programme director of Dream VC, which is an investor accelerator for Africa.
Kenya: Education CEO eyes growth amid strong demand for tech skills Published by Jeanette Clark on 22 November 2022 Snehar Shah, CEO of coding school Moringa, talks about demand for tech talent, expansion opportunities and students’ earning potential once they’ve completed a Moringa course.
Building a private school business in South Africa, Kenya and beyond Published by Jeanette Clark on 8 November 2022 Chinezi Chijioke, CEO and co-founder of Nova Pioneer, talks about building the business, demand for private education in Africa and the impact of inflation on the group.
Real estate opportunities in Nigeria: Student housing and looking beyond Lagos Published by Jaco Maritz on 4 November 2022 Olaide Agboola, CEO of Purple Real Estate Income Limited, shares his perspective on student accommodation, low-income housing and development prospects in cities beyond Lagos.
Africa’s VC industry logs record number of deals in first half of 2022 Published by African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association on 5 October 2022 Africa’s innovation ecosystem has seen a highly eventful start to the year.
A Singaporean perspective on Africa: ‘opportunities everywhere’ Published by Alec Macfarlane on 15 September 2022 Sectors where investment opportunities lie include infrastructure, education, the digital economy, manufacturing, agriculture, and food processing.
Nigerian entrepreneur trades Google job for African edtech start-up Published by Jaco Maritz on 6 August 2022 Ope Bukola, co-founder of online university Kibo School, discusses its business model, raising investment and the toughest part of building the company so far.
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.
Opportunity to leverage technology in Africa’s education sector Published by Staff Writer on 27 June 2022 There is a need and opportunity to harness private sector solutions to deliver education for Africa’s young and growing population.
Cameroonian fintech entrepreneurs finding traction with savings app Published by Patrick Nelle on 21 April 2022 Two young Cameroonians have converted their interest in financial literacy and technology into an app.
How this Kenyan entrepreneur built an online book delivery business Published by Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi on 8 March 2022 E-commerce has gone from strength to strength in Kenya over the last few years but Vincent Milewa, CEO of RafuBooks, uncovered a gap in the market for book deliveries.
