Sitemap - 2023 - How we made it in Africa

Zayed Sustainability Prize opens submissions for 2025 cycle

Nigeria: A snack food company founded with 960 naira

Northern Nigeria's 'hidden' startups

Beyond Lagos: Investment opportunities in northern Nigeria

Investors pick four African frontier markets with the promise of super returns

11 winners recognised at Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony held during COP28 UAE

Join African food company’s distributor network: Earn while promoting healthy eating

Nigerian entrepreneur breaks into multi-billion dollar coconut industry

Investor sees opportunity in Africa's healthcare deficit, from Nigeria to Egypt

A five-step Africa investment strategy during economic crisis

3D printed homes in Kenya: A future blueprint for affordable housing?

Reasons for cautious optimism: From Nigerian banks to Zimbabwean mining

Real estate investor carves profitable niche in African affordable housing

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Shandré Sund: A master of her craft!

'Why would someone care about a cooler box that’s made in Cape Town?'

From Nigeria to Kenya: Capitalising on Africa's construction sector

Made in Nigeria: Agribusiness entrepreneurs expanding into US market

Zimbabwe: Lockdown entrepreneur finds traction with craft cider

West African cashew: The next big thing in plant-based meat?

Feeding the Nigerian diaspora in America: A prime agribusiness opportunity

Zambia real estate opportunities: From Lusaka to Livingstone

African venture capital investor reveals five sectors poised for growth

South Africa: The journey of Ian Fuhr, founder of Africa's largest beauty chain

Nigeria: How cassava entrepreneurs are boosting their profits

South Africa: Why this private equity firm backed a muesli and granola producer

Zimbabwean food company uses independent sales agents to boost distribution

From Nigeria to Ghana: Cashing in on the booming baby food market

The business of selling electricity in rural Nigeria with William Brent

Cameroon: Bakery sees sales growth after switching to sweet potato flour

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

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

Fixing Africa's broken medicine supply chain with Samuel Okwuada

Expanding internet infrastructure in Africa: Fuelling the continent’s business revolution

How this Nigerian trader built an agricultural exports business

Zayed Sustainability Prize announces 33 finalists advancing global sustainability initiatives

Botswana: Doctor-turned-entrepreneur seizes healthcare opportunities

A candy and biscuit empire in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and beyond

Eight agribusiness opportunities in Nigeria, Zambia and beyond

An African food empire in the UK, with Nigerian-born Olusegun Akande

Entrepreneur builds international food trading business from Tunisia

Ghana: Spotting a gap in the banking industry with Tarek Mouganie

DRC's food market: Export potential for Zambia and other neighbours

Exporting Made-in-Africa products to 15 countries: CEO reveals her strategies

eWAKA partners with AC Mobility to pave way for Rwanda expansion

Kenya: How this entrepreneur built a private schools business

Making borders matter less: How MFS Africa created a digital payment network

Building Africa’s creative industries with Yemisi Mokuolu

Djembe Consultants announces 10th Anniversary Celebration Campaign

M-Pesa's foray into Ethiopia marks start of a mobile money showdown

Entrepreneurs target Nigerian shoppers with cookies, furniture and more

End of Kenya log ban triggers growth for Wood-Mizer in East Africa

Senegal: Embracing traditional building methods in modern construction

From Eswatini to Europe: Chilli sauce company finds global traction

Profiting from Rwanda's avocado and chilli export potential

Cross-border food trade in Africa with Daniel Njiwa

Agribusiness in Zimbabwe: Entrepreneurs capitalising on opportunities

Rebuilding trust with young leaders, igniting positive change

Charcoal from grass: Ghana's next business opportunity?

Teaching teachers: Entrepreneur spots gap in Africa's education sector

From Nigeria to Zambia: Entrepreneurs seeking to cash in on Africa's fruit

African bond markets: Uncertainty remains high, but progress is being made

Linking the African diaspora to investment opportunities back home with Gerrad Olisa-Ashar

Nigeria: Four businesses seizing opportunities in the fish industry

How this cookie company cracked the Nigerian market

Investor bullish on soya in Zambia and meat production in Botswana

Natural gas vehicles slowly gaining traction in Africa

Malawi: Entrepreneurs cashing in on agribusiness opportunities

A Zimbabwean entrepreneur's journey into the waste management industry

Nigeria's billion-dollar insect-based animal feed opportunity

Transaction and investment advisory in Africa with Nneka Chime

Nigeria: Entrepreneur taps into the country's vast demand for fish

Nigerian designer tapping into Africa's leather potential

Africa's rural e-commerce opportunity: Jumia's experience in Côte d'Ivoire

Ethiopia: Converting plastic waste into affordable homes

The story behind Nigeria's Airbnb for warehouses and trucks

From Nigeria to Zambia: Six companies cashing in on cassava

Linking African graduates to global job opportunities with Samuel Brooksworth

Africa and the global risk landscape: Investor shares his perspective

From sea to soil: Kenyan entrepreneur turns seaweed into fertiliser

Kenya: Food entrepreneur spots business potential in gluten-free market

The potential for AI in Africa with Celina Lee

How this Egyptian entrepreneur built an eyewear business

Five entrepreneurs capitalising on Africa's female beauty market

From Ghana to Zambia: 31 African cities to exceed 5m people by 2040

How Africa can profit from growing demand for plant-based protein

How five African women in the diaspora are shaping their respective industries

Africa's lucrative hair market: The journey of a Congolese entrepreneur

COP28 UAE President-Designate visits award-winning Kenyan fintech leader M-KOPA

Nigeria: Profiting from cashless bus rides in Lagos

Seeing opportunity in Africa's creative industries with Marie Lora-Mungai

Nigeria: Business leaders reveal 11 opportunities in agri sector

The case for investing in African sports: Investor interview

Unlocking the potential of African restaurant brands with Leonard Mudachi

Financing climate-friendly equipment for SMEs in Africa with Mélanie Keïta

Nigeria: Businessman seizes opportunity in fitness industry

Kenyan entrepreneur profits from potatoes

Nigeria: Six entrepreneurs making money in the food industry

The journey of establishing a dried fruit business in Kenya

Côte d'Ivoire: Building a cosmetics business with shea butter

Tanzania: Zanzibar seeks to host Formula 1 race in Africa

South African entrepreneurs tap into student housing demand

The rise of electric motorcycles in Africa: Interview with Spiro CEO

Sub-Saharan Africa to post 4.2% growth in 2024 amid downside risks

Four entrepreneurs taking Nigeria's agri products global

Kenyan chemicals business targets growing construction, leather industries

A businessman's account of establishing a spice company in Uganda

La Scierie se developpe au Cameroun avec la Wood-Mizer

Exporting timber from Cameroon: How this sawmilling company grew its business

Entrepreneur capitalises on a gap in Senegal's logistics industry

Nigeria: Investing in African agriculture and real estate with Subomi Plumptre

Zimbabwe private sector snapshot

What it takes to build a fruit snacks business in Nigeria with Affiong Williams

Five businesses harnessing Ethiopia's local resources

From Nigeria to Kenya: African VC investors reveal three standout startups

An investor's view on North African healthcare opportunities

Allan Gray's outlook on equities in Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Egypt

Why Sudan conflict could impact global fizzy drink and candy makers

Entrepreneurs turn Zambia's wild fruit into a growing juice business

From investment to IPO: Backing an Egyptian consumer healthcare company

Making investment opportunities accessible to all Africans with Kola Oyeneyin

Six entrepreneurs capitalising on Tanzania's agribusiness opportunities

Investing in African sports talent

Nigeria: An African alternative to ChatGPT takes Telegram by storm

Zambia real estate: Five trends and opportunities unveiled

Five notable African private equity and venture capital deals in April

Afreximbank vacancy: Managing Director Research & Group Chief Economist

Afreximbank vacancy: Managing Director, Finance & Group Chief Financial Officer

E-commerce meets agriculture: The journey of building Farm Fresh in The Gambia

African art: A billion-dollar moment

Is South Africa investable?

Africa investor upbeat about e-mobility and affordable construction equipment

Rethinking the supply of medication in Nigeria with Medsaf's Vivian Nwakah-Lawal

Export potential for East African avocados and fresh produce to Europe, Middle East

From Nigeria to Egypt: Investor Eliot Pence on backing frontier market startups

South Africa: Building a booming property business in Soweto with Nthabiseng Sejake

Fish in East Africa: Among world's greatest food 'supply-demand imbalances'

South Africa and Nigeria dragging down the region's growth outlook

Supplying the American market with Nigerian superfoods

Eight businesses embracing Zambia's agribusiness potential

Building Africa into a sustainability hub

From rabbit meat to rice: Farming opportunities in Burundi

Starting a food company in Burundi: Businessman shares his experience

Six African real estate trends most do not see coming

Zayed Sustainability Prize launches new climate category

Ghana: Entrepreneur taps into demand for locally-sourced baby food

Manufacturing electric motorcycles in Africa for Africa

Five notable African private equity and venture capital deals in March

Building an Africa-focused public relations agency with Jessica Hope

New planned city aims to be the Las Vegas of East Africa

Building an electric motorcycle battery-swap network in Uganda

Kenyan entrepreneur leaves Nation Media Group for gooseberry venture

Zimbabwe: How this entrepreneur built an off-grid solar company

$770 per acre: Why Kenyan farmers are turning to sunflowers

Spacefinish: 5 years of immense impact rebuilding African workspaces

BuuPass: Digitalising East Africa's transportation industry

ShEquity launches the fourth edition of investment firm’s accelerator programme

Interview: Miya founder reveals strategy for selling water in Senegal

European investor backs Somalia's private sector

Entrepreneurs seize opportunity in Egypt's fruit and veg market

Uganda: How this CEO spotted a gap in the agricultural supply chain

A more inclusive pension system in Nigeria with Tunji Andrews

Nigerian cassava: The next big thing in US food market?

Europe's growing interest in Africa's green hydrogen potential

From catfish to cassava: Seven Nigerian agribusiness entrepreneurs to watch

JRM Pallets: From a farm start-up to vertically integrated timber business

The strategies behind Cleopatra Hospitals' rise in Egypt's private healthcare sector

From South Africa to Harrods: The story of cooler box brand Fieldbar

How a Nigerian bread company made it big in Canada

Training the next generation of African VC investors with Mark Kleyner

Commercial and industrial segments boost African solar energy

Why this private equity firm backed Nigerian retail chain Justrite

Investing in Africa's most promising startups with Emmanuel Adegboye

Japanese investor sees opportunity in Africa's growing healthcare market

South African electric delivery vehicle poised to enter European market

West African fonio company seeks piece of global gluten-free market

Interview: The man behind Ghana's first shopping mall

M-PESA eyes global remittances market’s multi-trillion dollar surge

Major hotel chains race to expand in Africa

Cold storage for African farmers: Entrepreneurs see big potential

Madagascar’s mobile money boom

South African subscription-based retailer believes access is the new ownership

Africa set to double its natural gas market share by 2050

How to make it in Africa’s business media industry with Jaco Maritz

Nigerian tech-powered city welcomes MIT Senseable City Labs in Isimi Tech Valley in Lagos

Potential for Kenya to ramp up manufacturing of televisions and fridges

Start-ups: Let’s talk data

Building Kenya's 'Uber for ambulances'

Money in trees? Investing in Africa's forestry sector

Unpacking the formal retail industry in Kenya and beyond

Frontier markets: Opportunity knocks for long-term investors in 2023

Made-in-Nigeria furniture company catering to aspirational millennials

Leading with public affairs: rethinking stakeholder relations for startups

African gaming startups draw big investment deals

Investing in African startups: From fintech to insect protein

From battery metals to avocados: Zambia attracts investor interest

eWAKA secures a 500 000 CHF loan from Swiss SECO Start-up Fund

Ethiopian food company pursues vertical integration

Investor reveals opportunities in Africa's drinking water sector

Zayed Sustainability Prize opens submissions for 2024 cycle

Three trends shaping Africa’s informal retail sector

Can Nigeria become a global superpower in the next 20 years?

African countries tap into global gas demand with new floating terminals

World Economic Forum: Africa free trade area to unlock logistics opportunities

Elon Musk's Starlink could fuel competition for internet customers in Africa

Free trade area presents opportunities in Africa's fish and meat industries

10 winners of the 2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize honoured

Kenya: Insects as a food source for humans and livestock

Making seawater drinkable: An investment opportunity in Africa?

Kenyan company seeks to change the skincare game with Korean technology

Africa's push for electric vehicles

Profit-making idea: Ethiopia's untapped pasta market potential

Dakar establishing itself as a global destination for the creative industries

Interview: Launch Africa Ventures' approach to investing in startups

VC in Africa: From growth to profits in a changing investment landscape

Nine agribusiness ideas to consider in Africa in 2023

Nigeria: Replacing imported baby foods with local production