DHL wins lucrative East African Breweries contract

Published by Staff Writer on 23 January 2011

International transportation and logistics company DHL has won an estimated Ksh2.28 billion (US$28 million) per annum contract to handle the distribution of East African Breweries Limited (EABL) brands in the region.

Nigerian banks “one of the best prospective investment areas in the world”

Published by Mishnah Seth on 22 January 2011

The Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) was created to stabilise the banking sector following the special audit in 2009. Investec’s Mishnah Seth believes it will boost the country’s banking sector.

Rising urbanisation means that cheap farm labour could disappear from the countryside.

Great need for financing agribusiness on the continent

Published by African Trader on 22 January 2011

Food security is one of the key challenges facing the African continent, but to get land planted and help their countries become self-sustaining, farmers need financing.

UK expat spots gap for serviced office space in Kenya

Published by Regina Ekiru on 22 January 2011

Alexander Andrewes was among the first entrepreneurs to introduce the concept of virtual and serviced offices in the Kenyan market.

Angola stock exchange not likely to open this year

Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 22 January 2011

Article produced by the Imara Africa Securities team. Imara is an investment banking and asset management group renowned for its knowledge of African markets.

Foreign business people need to deal with Africa’s slower pace

Published by Erika Amoako-Agyei on 22 January 2011

Erika Amoako-Agyei says that what might be acceptable in Europe or North America may be frowned upon in Africa.

Local entrepreneur looking to capture Kenya’s beauty market

Published by Regina Ekiru on 22 January 2011

Suzie Wokabi is the founder of SuzieBeauty. She holds a degree in international relations, but ditched the corporate world to pursue a career in the beauty industry.

Aviation company to launch flights between Johannesburg and Maputo

Published by Staff Writer on 21 January 2011

South African aviation company Comair plans to launch flights from Johannesburg to Maputo early in 2011, Fin24 reports.

While the people of southern Sudan are anticipating their own independent state, many business people are eyeing opportunities in the region.

Looking to do business in south Sudan? We speak to one of the experts

Published by Jaco Maritz on 21 January 2011

Many business people are looking at opportunities in southern Sudan. How we made it in Africa interviews one of the experts on doing business in the region.

Zimbabwean refugee attracting diplomats to her Nairobi restaurant

Published by Regina Ekiru on 20 January 2011

Susan Deiters is running Café Des Arts, a restaurant in Nairobi’s upmarket Gigiri estate, serving top diplomats and expats.

Southern Sudan still faces a number of challenges

Published by Staff Writer on 20 January 2011

Southern Sudan’s referendum vote silenced naysayers by passing off peacefully, but the region still faces a number of challenges that could threaten stability, stakeholders told the IRIN news service.

Products to keep Africa’s poultry flocks disease-free

Published by Promotional Feature on 20 January 2011

We talk to Immuno-Vet Services’ Dean Hewson about poultry health in Africa and the products the company can offer farmers to protect their birds against disease.

Nigerian Stock Exchange gets new CEO

Published by Staff Writer on 20 January 2011

Oscar Onyema has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Nigerian Stock Exchange.

Heineken boosts its Nigerian operations

Published by Claude Harding on 20 January 2011

Heineken N.V., the world’s third- largest brewer by volume, has increased its Nigerian footprint through the acquisition of two holding companies from the Sona Group.

DHL wins lucrative East African Breweries contract

Nigerian banks “one of the best prospective investment areas in the world”

Great need for financing agribusiness on the continent

UK expat spots gap for serviced office space in Kenya

Angola stock exchange not likely to open this year

Foreign business people need to deal with Africa’s slower pace

Local entrepreneur looking to capture Kenya’s beauty market

Aviation company to launch flights between Johannesburg and Maputo

Looking to do business in south Sudan? We speak to one of the experts

Zimbabwean refugee attracting diplomats to her Nairobi restaurant

Southern Sudan still faces a number of challenges

Products to keep Africa’s poultry flocks disease-free

Nigerian Stock Exchange gets new CEO

Heineken boosts its Nigerian operations

Ghanaian CEO shares lessons from building a retail business

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

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