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Want to make money with consumer goods in northern Nigeria? Here’s what you need to know

Published by Jaco Maritz on 3 April 2020

Insight into the northern Nigerian market, the available business opportunities and what it takes for consumer goods companies to be successful in this region.

McKinsey offers four scenarios of Covid-19’s economic impact on Africa

Published by Kartik Jayaram and Acha Leke and Amandla Ooko-Ombaka and Ying Sunn on 2 April 2020

McKinsey modelled four scenarios for how differing rates of COVID-19 transmission would affect Africa’s economic growth.

Africa Deal Roundup: 15 noteworthy deals and announcements in March

Published by Staff Writer on 2 April 2020

A selection of private equity deal, fundraising and exit announcements that came across our desk in March 2020.

Kenya-based investor sees opportunity in Covid-19 crisis

Published by Jaco Maritz on 30 March 2020

An East African investment firm has moved to swiftly introduce an offering it believes will find traction in these uncertain times.

Africa: crisis a once in a decade opportunity

Published by Rob Eloff on 30 March 2020

A crisis is a catalyst, writes Lateral Capital’s Rob Eloff.

African entrepreneurs reveal how Covid-19 is impacting their businesses

Published by Nelly Murungi on 27 March 2020

A selection of African entrepreneurs explain how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting their operations.

Time for another round of debt relief?

Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 27 March 2020

African finance ministers, along with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, have called for a suspension of debt service interest payments for the world’s poorest countries.

COVID-19: The viral infection that will spread to your retirement fund benefits

Published by Teboho Mphana on 25 March 2020

Since the news about the outbreak in China first broke, the financial markets across the world have gone into a frenzy.

Lelemba Phiri: The investor who backs Africa’s women entrepreneurs

Published by Jeanette Clark on 24 March 2020

Lelemba Phiri credits her frequent leaps of faith as some of the best business decisions she has ever made.

Kesaven Moothoosamy: Possible effects of COVID-19 on the real estate sector in Mauritius

Published by Kesaven Moothoosamy on 23 March 2020

‘While the contagion on the tourism industry in Mauritius is tangible, this is only the tip of the iceberg.’

Is Africa ready for a recession?

Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 20 March 2020

Africa and the Middle East expected to see a 13% economic contraction in the coming months.

The story of a West African hotel group built on an appetite for risk

Published by Jeanette Clark on 17 March 2020

‘With high risk, you also have high returns,’ says Mossadeck Bally, founder of Azalaï Hotels.

Nigeria’s financial services industry positively impacted through advanced collaborative tech solutions

Published by Staff Writer on 16 March 2020

How First Bank of Nigeria embraced digital transformation.

NJ: Ayuk: Underneath Coronavirus panic lies opportunity for African oil producers

Published by NJ Ayuk on 13 March 2020

‘If 2020 is showing itself challenging for African energy, 2021 will be a year of opportunity.’

News

Want to make money with consumer goods in northern Nigeria? Here’s what you need to know

McKinsey offers four scenarios of Covid-19’s economic impact on Africa

Africa Deal Roundup: 15 noteworthy deals and announcements in March

Kenya-based investor sees opportunity in Covid-19 crisis

Africa: crisis a once in a decade opportunity

African entrepreneurs reveal how Covid-19 is impacting their businesses

Time for another round of debt relief?

COVID-19: The viral infection that will spread to your retirement fund benefits

Lelemba Phiri: The investor who backs Africa’s women entrepreneurs

Kesaven Moothoosamy: Possible effects of COVID-19 on the real estate sector in Mauritius

Is Africa ready for a recession?

The story of a West African hotel group built on an appetite for risk

Nigeria’s financial services industry positively impacted through advanced collaborative tech solutions

NJ: Ayuk: Underneath Coronavirus panic lies opportunity for African oil producers

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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