Startup snapshot: Online B2B food marketplace connecting importers and exporters Published by Staff Writer on 17 January 2020 eFoods Trade is an online African B2B marketplace, launched in June 2017. Uganda-based founder Ian Sendagala answers our questions.
The Flip: In pursuit of scale – the strategies of Africa-focused venture investors Published by Justin Norman on 17 January 2020 VCs are looking for scale, but achieving scale in a complex and fragmented environment is excessively difficult. That doesn’t mean venture investing in African markets is irreconcilable.
Okuafo Foundation is Ghana’s first winner of the global Zayed Sustainability Prize 2020 Published by Press Office on 16 January 2020 Okuafo Foundation, the agriculture technology solutions service provider, has won the Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Food category.
Profit-making idea: Cassava processing offers unexploited potential Published by Staff Writer on 16 January 2020 Africa is rich with raw untapped opportunities in agricultural value addition.
Partnership, not ownership, will turbocharge Africa’s economy Published by Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem on 15 January 2020 For Africa to flourish, foreign investors must help homegrown businesses to become manufacturers and exporters themselves.
MCB joins forces with the Africa CEO Forum to rethink the role of Africa’s private sector Published by Press Office on 15 January 2020 The eighth edition of the largest international gathering of the African private sector will be held on 9 to 10 March 2019 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
E-commerce: a fresh sales channel for young African traders Published by Yun Shi on 14 January 2020 Catherine Oshotse, a 27-year-old entrepreneur from Lagos, Nigeria, has the internet to thank for her growing business.
Is Angola’s anti-corruption drive real or cosmetic? Published by Anita Powell and Salem Solomon on 14 January 2020 Is Angola’s ‘Terminator’ president going after corruption or his political rivals?
The journey so far: Olugbenga Agboola, CEO, Flutterwave Published by Staff Writer on 8 January 2020 ‘There’s no unlimited capital in Africa for entrepreneurs. You don’t have the chance to make a lot of mistakes, unlike folks in Silicon Valley.’
Digital payments offer brand new opportunities for financial services providers in Africa Published by Staff Writer on 8 January 2020 To find out more about the continent’s digital payments environment, we speak to Andrew Key, MD for Africa at Network International.
CDC Group discusses the opportunities for investors in Ethiopia Published by Vivianne Infante on 7 January 2020 Only a handful of countries worldwide can claim to have achieved a decade-long economic growth rate of 10%.
IFC: Three promising investment opportunities in Kenya Published by David Lawrence on 4 January 2020 Kenya’s agribusiness, affordable housing, and manufacturing sectors hold significant potential.
The Flip: What do entrepreneurs consider when seeking venture capital? Published by Justin Norman on 3 January 2020 In this episode, we speak to venture-backed entrepreneurs about their considerations when raising venture capital, and the explicit purposes for doing so.
Africa’s wealthiest man ends the year $4.3bn better off Published by Staff Writer on 2 January 2020 Aliko Dangote became $4.3 billion richer in 2019 as his fortune continued to grow on the back of investments in cement, flour and sugar.