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.
Nigeria: Entrepreneur sees opportunity in off-grid freezers Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 September 2022 Koolboks provides small businesses in Nigeria and beyond with solar-powered cold storage solutions.
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.”
How this London banker built an Ethiopian food company Published by Jaco Maritz on 26 August 2022 Investment-banker turned agro-processor, Yonas Alemu, is the founder of Lovegrass Ethiopia, a health food company making a variety of products from teff and other Ethiopian grains.
Investing in Burkina Faso: 8x returns possible in the agribusiness sector Published by James Torvaney on 17 August 2022 Investor talks about opportunities in the livestock and agro-processing industries, and reveals the investment that bagged his firm an 8x return.
This NBA agent moved back to Nigeria to build a sportswear brand Published by James Torvaney on 11 August 2022 Founder of AFA Sports talks about market dynamics in the local sports and athleisure wear industry, and the company’s marketing strategy.
Ghana: Entrepreneur bets on locally-assembled electric vehicles Published by Jeanette Clark on 8 August 2022 Solar Taxi is an e-mobility company that assembles, sells and leases electric motorbikes. It also distributes imported electric cars and plans to start local assembly by the end of the year.
Ghana: African-inspired plantain chips brand eyeing the US market Published by Tom Collins on 3 August 2022 Jamie D. Saleeby, founder of Ghana-based Sankofa Snacks, talks about how he started the company, dealing with raw material supply challenges and growth opportunities.
Investing in Zimbabwe: Why this private equity firm backed a food company Published by Tom Collins on 1 August 2022 Spear Capital’s Nyaradzo Nyimo talks about import substitution opportunities in Zimbabwe and the impact of challenges such as high inflation and foreign currency shortages.
Traditional Nigerian palm spirit drink goes upmarket Published by Tatenda Kanengoni on 28 July 2022 Ògógóró, which is distilled from fermented palm tree juice, has been in existence in Nigeria for decades. Two entrepreneurs have launched a premium version.
Ghana: CEO’s journey of building a mass-market snack-food business Published by Koromone Koroye on 26 July 2022 Geoffrey Fadoul, CEO of Daily Food, and his co-founder started an industrial bakery business that sells snack foods across West Africa.
Morocco – a top fertiliser producer – could hold a key to the world’s food supply Published by Michael Tanchum on 11 July 2022 Morocco has a large fertiliser industry with huge production capacity and international reach.
Nigeria: Replacing diesel generators with locally-made solar power equipment Published by James Torvaney on 8 July 2022 Ogechukwu Uchechukwu, co-founder of Greenage Technologies, is on a mission to make it easier and cheaper for Nigerians to buy solar home systems – by manufacturing them in Nigeria.
From car boot to supermarket shelves: Nigerian food entrepreneur tells her story Published by Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi on 28 June 2022 Pap is a porridge made from fermented maize and eaten in many West African countries. Nigerian entrepreneur Oluyemisi Obe set up a food-processing company to produce high quality pap.
