Kenya

Growth trends: Six booming industries in sub-Saharan Africa

Published by Staff Writer on 27 November 2014

How we made it in Africa asked a selection of DHL country managers to identify the sector seeing the greatest growth, based on shipment volumes, in their respective territories.

Kenyan businesswoman wants to make tea ‘funky’

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 20 November 2014

Flora Mutahi recently launched her first tea café in Nairobi.

Why M-Pesa’s Kenya business model had to be altered for South Africa

Published by Kate Douglas on 17 November 2014

Herman Singh explains why M-Pesa’s Kenyan model failed in South Africa in 2010, and why the revamped version will succeed.

Meet the Boss: Farhana Hassanali-Hashmani, CEO, Hass Consult

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 17 November 2014

“Growth takes time. If you try and rush you will stumble and fall.”

Gated serviced farms: The next hot real estate trend?

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 13 November 2014

Bringing together property development and agriculture.

‘Tough times don’t last, tough people do,’ says fashion designer Sally Karago

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 November 2014

How Kenya’s Sally Karago built her fashion business.

Q&A: The ‘supamama’ who saw the potential in Kenya’s mother and baby industry

Published by Harnet Bokrezion on 6 November 2014

Harnet Bokrezion talks to Christine Khasinah-Odero, the entrepreneur behind Kenya’s Supamamas.

New Kenyan ‘thin SIMs’ poised to transform African mobile money

Published by Hilary Heuler on 3 November 2014

Equity Bank is rolling out its own mobile network using a new paper-thin SIM card that sits on top of an ordinary SIM.

Entrepreneur explains why it is easier to be successful in Kenya than India

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 30 October 2014

How we made it in Africa talks to Indian businessman Sriram Bharatam.

Rabbit farming a winner for Kenyan entrepreneur

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 27 October 2014

“We are making more money from rabbits than what cattle farmers make.”

Akili Dada – grooming young women to become movers and shakers

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 23 October 2014

Akili Dada seeks to address the need for greater representation of women in leadership roles in Africa.

Ex-banker trades cushy Bank of America job for the family business in Kenya

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 22 October 2014

“Here I can be a big fish in a small pond.”

Why African companies should view China as a market, not as competition

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 17 October 2014

“China is no longer the factory of the world. China is becoming the market of the world.”

Jas Bedi: The Kenyan industrialist who sees opportunity in everything

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 16 October 2014

“I never look at a problem and moan and groan. To me everything is opportunity.”

Kenya

Growth trends: Six booming industries in sub-Saharan Africa

Kenyan businesswoman wants to make tea ‘funky’

Why M-Pesa’s Kenya business model had to be altered for South Africa

Meet the Boss: Farhana Hassanali-Hashmani, CEO, Hass Consult

Gated serviced farms: The next hot real estate trend?

‘Tough times don’t last, tough people do,’ says fashion designer Sally Karago

Q&A: The ‘supamama’ who saw the potential in Kenya’s mother and baby industry

New Kenyan ‘thin SIMs’ poised to transform African mobile money

Entrepreneur explains why it is easier to be successful in Kenya than India

Rabbit farming a winner for Kenyan entrepreneur

Akili Dada – grooming young women to become movers and shakers

Ex-banker trades cushy Bank of America job for the family business in Kenya

Why African companies should view China as a market, not as competition

Jas Bedi: The Kenyan industrialist who sees opportunity in everything

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

A business approach to healthcare delivery in Nigeria

It’s tough out there: Nigerian entrepreneur adapting to a difficult business environment

Changing how Zambia cooks – and building a business around it

Nigeria: How to sell cookies in Lagos

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