Nigeria: How this snack food company won over informal shopkeepers

Published by Jaco Maritz on 9 October 2023

In Nigeria, informal retail channels such as open-air markets, street stalls, and table tops account for 90% of consumer goods sales. Discover how cookie company Fastizers persuaded these vendors to stock its products.

Unpacking Africa’s agtech opportunity

Published by Aubry Hruby and Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub on 8 October 2023

The rise of agtech solutions in Africa has opened significant avenues to transform food systems and tackle long-standing obstacles to enhance smallholder productivity.

Zimbabwe: Entrepreneur braves multiple obstacles to build food company

Published by Jaco Maritz on 6 October 2023

How Lesly Marange, founder of Zimbabwe-based Glytime Foods, started and grew a food company amid numerous economic and operational challenges.

Investing in US-listed stocks from Nigeria with Richmond Bassey

Published by Terser Adamu on 5 October 2023

Terser Adamu talks to Richmond Bassey, who is the CEO and founder of Nigeria-based Bamboo, an investment platform that allows its users to invest in US-listed stocks.

Les scieries de Côte d’Ivoire construisent de meilleures vies avec Wood-Mizer

Published by Press Office on 4 October 2023

Les scieries Wood-Mizer ouvrent les portes aux entreprises de scierie en Côte d’Ivoire pour prospérer, aux usines de transformation du bois à démarrer et à la protection des forêts naturelles du pays.

Building a profitable sawmilling business in the Ivory Coast

Published by Press Office on 4 October 2023

Wood-Mizer sawmills are opening the doors for sawmilling businesses in the Ivory Coast to prosper, timber factories to start up, and for the country’s natural forests to be protected better.

Packaging solutions for Africa: Meet Polyoak Packaging at PPPEXPO

Published by Press Office on 3 October 2023

Polyoak Packaging is excited to announce its participation at the PPPEXPO (Plastic, Printing and Packaging) trade exhibition at the Diamond Jubilee Expo Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 19 to 21 October 2023.

Backing African healthcare startups: Insights from Kenya-based investor

Published by Jeanette Clark on 3 October 2023

Villgro Africa CEO talks about investment opportunities within the healthcare sector, specifically in areas such as AI, supply chain, and medical diagnostic devices.

Rwanda: Five lesser-known business opportunities

Published by Harnet Bokrezion on 2 October 2023

In Rwanda, emerging opportunities span from real estate and green ventures to luxury markets, Kigali’s startup ecosystem, and lakeside investments.

Rwanda: Positioning a country through sports and beyond

Published by Ibrahim Sagna on 30 September 2023

Rwanda has invested heavily in state-of-the-art sports facilities, such as the Kigali BK Arena, which has attracted major international sporting events and renowned entertainers.

Talking PR in Africa with Bemi Idowu

Published by Terser Adamu on 26 September 2023

Terser Adamu talks to Bemi Idowu, the founder and managing director of Talking Drum Communications, which is a public relations and communications consultancy.

Nigeria: Founder takes baby products business from kitchen to global markets

Published by Jeanette Clark on 26 September 2023

Zuwaira Isah-Ikharo is the founder of Amal Botanicals, a company known for its baby skincare products made from Nigerian-sourced ingredients. Amal derives 80% of its sales from digital channels and has expanded beyond Nigeria’s borders.

Challenges can become opportunities in Nigeria, South Africa and beyond

Published by Staff Writer on 24 September 2023

Broll Property Group CEO, Malcolm Horne, unpacks opportunities in Africa’s commercial real estate market and other sectors.

Zambia, DRC and Angola eye new economic opportunities from Lobito corridor

Published by Jaco Maritz on 21 September 2023

The Lobito corridor – a trade route linking the southern DRC and Zambia to global markets through the port of Lobito in Angola – is garnering increasing attention.

Nigeria: How this snack food company won over informal shopkeepers

Unpacking Africa’s agtech opportunity

Zimbabwe: Entrepreneur braves multiple obstacles to build food company

Investing in US-listed stocks from Nigeria with Richmond Bassey

Les scieries de Côte d’Ivoire construisent de meilleures vies avec Wood-Mizer

Building a profitable sawmilling business in the Ivory Coast

Packaging solutions for Africa: Meet Polyoak Packaging at PPPEXPO

Backing African healthcare startups: Insights from Kenya-based investor

Rwanda: Five lesser-known business opportunities

Rwanda: Positioning a country through sports and beyond

Talking PR in Africa with Bemi Idowu

Nigeria: Founder takes baby products business from kitchen to global markets

Challenges can become opportunities in Nigeria, South Africa and beyond

Zambia, DRC and Angola eye new economic opportunities from Lobito corridor

Ghana: From side hustle to 16 stores – a retail entrepreneur’s story

Building an investable and scalable business in Kenya: Founders share their thoughts

Entrepreneur spots opportunity in Nigeria’s informal retail market

DRC could be lucrative market for Zambia and other neighbours

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

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