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City on the move: Otjiwarongo, Namibia

Published by Jeanette Clark on 1 February 2021

About 250km north of Namibia’s capital city Windhoek, lies Otjiwarongo, a town that has enjoyed rapid population growth in recent years.

Modern retail on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa, but traditional trade still rules

Published by Standard Bank on 30 January 2021

Africa’s modern retail development continues to grow and improve in quality but still lags traditional trade.

AfricaWorks founder on building an African co-working space company

Published by Jeanette Clark on 28 January 2021

“The way people work is changing from traditional office set-ups to more flexible options,” says Gregoire Schwebig.

Profit-making idea: A quality local fertiliser for Namibia’s agricultural industry

Published by Jeanette Clark on 27 January 2021

Entrepreneur believes there is a gap in the market for more players to produce fertiliser in Namibia.

The Flip podcast: Insurance-as-a-service with the founder of Kenya’s Lami

Published by Justin Norman on 26 January 2021

We speak to Jihan Abass, the founder and CEO of Lami, an insurance-as-a-service startup based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Ethnic conflict could unravel Ethiopia’s valuable garment industry

Published by Dorothee Baumann-Pauly on 26 January 2021

The new conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region could be the tipping point for foreign investors in the garment industry.

Pandemic presents a rare opportunity to redefine leadership

Published by Press Office on 26 January 2021

New CEMS report sets out priorities for business leaders, educators and young professionals in a post-COVID world.

Ghana: Businesswoman provides snapshot of her homegrown chocolate brand

Published by Nelly Murungi on 26 January 2021

DecoKraft is a Ghanaian company that produces handmade chocolates under the Kabi Chocolates brand.

Namibia: Entrepreneur quits job and moves back home to start agribusiness venture

Published by Jeanette Clark on 25 January 2021

How Eben Ngula capitalised on an opportunity to produce flour from millet grown in northern Namibia.

City on the move: Kumasi, Ghana

Published by Jeanette Clark on 25 January 2021

“Kumasi has become a hub for agriculture and for business,” says entrepreneur Akwasi Osei-Bobie Ansah.

Profit-making idea: Manufacturing affordable feed for Ghana’s poultry industry

Published by Jeanette Clark on 22 January 2021

There is an opportunity to find a formulation for a high-quality but more affordable poultry feed.

Ghana: Entrepreneur builds business by turning cocoa waste into organic fertiliser

Published by Jeanette Clark on 21 January 2021

The story of how Akwasi Osei-Bobie Ansah created an organic fertiliser company that supplies farmers in West Africa.

How Covid-19 did what poverty could not: Convince Africa it needs to manufacture

Published by Franklin Olakunle Amoo on 20 January 2021

Africa needs to take manufacturing seriously.

The Alibaba of Africa: WaystoCap provides a platform for businesses to buy and sell goods

Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 19 January 2021

Like the winding highways that connect the five African countries in which WaystoCap operates, Niama El Bassunie’s journey to becoming a tech entrepreneur took many twists.

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