African visa policies: Ranking the most and least restrictive countries Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 December 2022 African travel has become more open to citizens of the continent in 2022.
A game-changer for Africa’s natural gas? Published by Seth Onyango on 11 January 2022 Africa’s push for a just energy transition has been given fresh impetus after the European Union drafted a proposal to classify natural gas projects as “green energy” investments.
Commercialising goat meat in Zambia: The story of Zamgoat Published by Jeanette Clark on 4 June 2021 Entrepreneur Paul Nyambe explains how he started and grew a goat meat business in Zambia.
Investor shares an honest account of what it’s really like fundraising a VC fund in Africa Published by Eline Blaauboer on 21 April 2020 Eline Blaauboer, managing partner of Africa Tech Ventures, shares her experiences and learnings from raising capital for an Africa-focused venture capital fund.
Who is paying for Africa’s infrastructure? Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 23 November 2019 Financing commitments for infrastructure projects in Africa rose 24% in 2018 to $100.8 billion.
Agribusiness: Africa’s new investment frontier Published by Mariam Yinusa and Edward Mabaya on 11 November 2019 Africa’s agribusiness sector is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2030.
Time for Africa to ditch fossil fuels? Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 26 September 2019 Transitioning to renewables is desirable, and in line with wider energy trends, but this has to be a long-term goal.
The desert won’t fix Africa’s power problem – not yet anyway Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 16 September 2019 The ‘Desert to Power’ initiative plans to provide 10GW of electricity to 250 million people in the Sahel region by 2025.
Profit-making idea: Central Africa could be the continent’s rising star Published by Staff Writer on 12 June 2019 Central Africa stands to benefit the most from the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Due Diligence: Investor talks doing deals in Francophone West Africa Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 May 2019 Jean-Marc Savi de Tové, co-founder of Adiwale Partners, discusses opportunities in the region.
New private equity fund commitments to boost growth of African companies Published by Jaco Maritz on 12 July 2018 New funds focus on a variety of sectors – including agriculture, renewable energy and technology – and will help businesses on the continent accelerate their growth.
Adisa Amanor-Wilks: Social entrepreneurship an amazing tool that can help African development Published by Adisa Amanor-Wilks on 12 April 2018 Founder of communications agency talks entrepreneurship.
Africa: The time to prepare a favourable economic environment for the youth bulge is now Published by Mthuli Ncube on 8 March 2018 Job creation is not keeping pace with population growth.
The AfDB and Phatisa partnership Published by Press Office on 25 January 2018 Stuart Bradley, joint managing partner, and Vincent Destieu, principal at Phatisa, explain the significant opportunity of investing in Africa, and the ways AfDB has supported Phatisa’s work.
