Khadmalla Abo Abass Ali arrived in Nairobi as a refugee from Sudan and now runs a café that serves as a gathering place for ...

Over ten years, celebrities have lined up next to school children, businesspeople have pulled up in casual clothes next to ...

Ade Sun-Basorun is the chief executive of FoodCo, a Nigerian retailer and consumer goods company. In this interview, he talks about the company’s growth, the challenges of operating in Nigeria, and ...

Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes launched Lagos-based Aruwa Capital Management to tackle a significant funding gap for small businesses in Nigeria and Ghana, particularly those led by women. About six years on, ...

In Nigeria’s evolving agri-processing sector, entrepreneurs are building businesses that not only serve local demand but also tap into export markets. ReelFruit, a dried fruit snacks company, was ...

Malawi is “a virgin country in terms of business,” said Victor Chambayika Mhango, co-founder and CEO of agribusiness company Ziweto Enterprises, in a recent interview with How we made it in Africa.

Kubik is a company that converts recycled plastic waste into interlocking building materials, such as bricks, beams, and columns. Kubik’s products are at least 40% cheaper per square metre compared to ...

Teff, a tiny grass seed native to Ethiopia, ranks among the world’s most ancient cultivated crops, having been domesticated between 6,000 and 4,000 BC. For thousands of years, Ethiopians have used ...

With Africa’s population expected to grow from approximately 1.5 billion today to around 2.5 billion by 2050, the demand for protein will substantially exceed current levels. As one of the most ...

Barthout van Slingelandt, managing partner at investment firm XSML Capital, speaks to Jaco Maritz about his experiences of investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Central Africa.

Nigerian-born investor Tope Lawani is the co-founder and managing partner of Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm. The founding and evolution of Helios Investment Partners ...

Fadoua Boudiba is the Africa lead for aquaculture investment firm Aqua-Spark. Jaco Maritz recently spoke with Boudiba about investment opportunities in the continent’s aquaculture value chain. The ...