Solar energy, fishing, and the local manufacturing of imported consumer goods identified as three promising areas for ...

The Africa Jobs Fund backs companies that can raise incomes for Africans, focusing on international labour mobility and ...

Fonio – a gluten-free grain with many nutritional benefits – has been cultivated as a subsistence crop in West Africa for ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We speak to Lilian Nakigozi, founder of Women Smiles Uganda, a company that manufactures and sells vertical farms used to grow crops in areas where there is limited space. 1. How did you come up with ...

Every year, East Africa imports apples worth $400 million to $500 million. Despite this substantial demand, apples have traditionally not thrived in the region’s warm climate, which favours cooler ...