Sectors

Looking for farmland in Tanzania? Try the Prisons Service

Published by Claude Harding on 1 November 2011

International investors looking for farmland in Tanzania should consider joint ventures with the Tanzania Prisons Service (TPS), which owns large areas of unexploited land.

An aerial picture of land reclaimed from the ocean for the Eko Atlantic City project.

Five reasons why Lagos’s real estate sector is set to take-off

Published by Femi Adewunmi on 1 November 2011

Alitheia Capital has identified five initiatives by the Lagos State Government that are having a significant impact on the real estate sector.

SA’s first wind turbine manufacturer gearing up for production

Published by Jaco Maritz on 31 October 2011

How we made it in Africa talks to Thomas Schaal, co-founder of I-WEC, South Africa’s first large-scale wind turbine producer.

SABMiller winning at its product differentiation game in Africa

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 28 October 2011

Just as Frank Zappa would put it, “You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline.”

Fresh interest in DRC’s mobile phone industry

Published by Claude Harding on 23 October 2011

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s mobile telecommunications industry has received a lot of attention over the past week.

Logistics drives development of Africa’s breadbaskets

Published by Abrie de Swardt on 21 October 2011

“We do not have a food supply problem; we have an access problem. So it is appropriate to focus today on the logistics of food security and getting food to people who need it most.”

A private sector approach to preserving Kenya’s wildlife

Published by Jonathan Kalan on 20 October 2011

“I’m not ashamed to make profits, I want to make profits. But I want to come up with a way that’s a win-win for everybody.”

Unlimited potential for direct selling of cosmetics in Africa

Published by Loraine Stander on 19 October 2011

The growing African middle class presents endless opportunities for direct selling companies, especially those focusing on cosmetics.

Africa’s deepening financial sector

Published by Claude Harding on 17 October 2011

The deepening of Africa’s financial sector is both a result of, and a driver of, the strong macroeconomic gains reflected across several of the continent’s core markets over the course of the past decade.

African governments seeking greater benefits from mineral wealth

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 17 October 2011

African governments are increasingly seeking a bigger chunk of their mineral resources wealth.

World looking to African agriculture as solution for food crisis

Published by Simon Freemantle on 15 October 2011

As nations seek external sources of nutrition, focus is narrowing on those regions which still have large untapped agricultural potential. No region epitomises this residual allure more than Sub-Saharan Africa.

According to Sven Richter, the value of Africa's tourist trade should have the potential to be around US$400 billion.

What is a lion worth? Valuing Africa’s tourism potential

Published by Sven Richter on 13 October 2011

The lions we see today are likely to be worth much, much more in the future.

Africa is expected to have 800 million mobile subscriptions by 2015.

How Africa’s economy is benefiting from the ICT revolution

Published by Claude Harding on 13 October 2011

Few alterations of Africa’s macroeconomic vista have been as noticeable and inclusive as the growth of the continent’s ICT sector.

African companies moving outside their home markets

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 11 October 2011

Sub-Saharan African companies are making strides in becoming multinational corporations.

Sectors

Looking for farmland in Tanzania? Try the Prisons Service

Five reasons why Lagos’s real estate sector is set to take-off

SA’s first wind turbine manufacturer gearing up for production

SABMiller winning at its product differentiation game in Africa

Fresh interest in DRC’s mobile phone industry

Logistics drives development of Africa’s breadbaskets

A private sector approach to preserving Kenya’s wildlife

Unlimited potential for direct selling of cosmetics in Africa

Africa’s deepening financial sector

African governments seeking greater benefits from mineral wealth

World looking to African agriculture as solution for food crisis

What is a lion worth? Valuing Africa’s tourism potential

How Africa’s economy is benefiting from the ICT revolution

African companies moving outside their home markets

Tanzania: From rejections to $40m – an entrepreneur’s rocky road to success

Ghana: Profiting from local rice production

Sierra Leone: Seeing an opportunity in onion farming

Nigeria: Entrepreneur turns 960 naira (less than $1) into national food business

A business approach to healthcare delivery in Nigeria

It’s tough out there: Nigerian entrepreneur adapting to a difficult business environment

Changing how Zambia cooks – and building a business around it

Nigeria: How to sell cookies in Lagos

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