The Africa Jobs Fund backs companies that can raise incomes for Africans, focusing on international labour mobility and export manufacturing. We speak to founding partner Daniel Yu.
Fonio – a gluten-free grain with many nutritional benefits – has been cultivated as a subsistence crop in West Africa for ...
Africa's agricultural potential is widely recognised. But how easy is it really to build an export business around it?
Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, is available here. The book was recently shortlisted for the Business Council for Africa (BCA) ...
The end of World War II was yet another turning point. The Togolese started to demand an end to the French protectorate. Sylvanus Olympio, a descendent of a wealthy Afro-Brazilian trading family, ...
Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, is available here. The book was recently shortlisted for the Business Council for Africa (BCA) ...
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic may have created additional challenges for disadvantaged communities during 2021, but focused partnerships between Old Mutual, its partners and stakeholders has helped ...
According to a recent McKinsey report, by 2040, there will be 31 cities in Africa with populations in excess of five million. Over the next 20 years, more than 500 million people are expected to move ...
Forest Africa Zambia, an agro-processing company located in Chilanga, Zambia, produces juices and other products from wild fruits. In this interview with Jeanette Clark, co-founder Frazer Handondo ...
Magda Habib has always been drawn to building new businesses. For the first 15 years of her career, she was part of the executive team that built Egyptian technology brand Raya Holdings. Then she ...
World-leading coding bootcamp, Le Wagon, announced its expansion into Africa by partnering exclusively with Honoris United Universities, the first and largest pan-African network of private higher ...
Haul247 had its first client, but it was still busy finalising the platform that would grow into what it is today. “We are still building, we’re not there yet,” laughs Afolayan. “With a tech platform ...