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Investing in Africa from the perspective of Novastar Ventures

The entrepreneur who saw a gap in Nigeria’s healthcare industry

Kenya: Education CEO eyes growth amid strong demand for tech skills

Google-backed QShop enables Nigerian businesses to sell online

Lagos-based investor reveals tech investment opportunities in West Africa

Production of baby food in Africa offers promising potential

Kenya: Electric motorbike and bus manufacturer bets on growing demand

Building a private school business in South Africa, Kenya and beyond

Business Growth Stories

Starting a cashew processing factory in Tanzania: My experience

Published by Fahad Awadh on 4 December 2022

Fahad Awadh, founder of YYTZ Agro-processing, outlines his journey of getting a cashew nut processing business off the ground.

African baby food makers have an edge over foreign producers, says entrepreneur

Published by Staff Writer on 1 December 2022

The absence of infant cereals in Cameroon prompted Pascaline Nenda to create her own baby food company.

From Wall Street to making chocolate in Ghana

Published by African Hidden Champions Initiative on 28 November 2022

Niche Cocoa began as a small enterprise, and today the company is the largest fully integrated cocoa processor in Ghana.

The entrepreneur who saw a gap in Nigeria’s healthcare industry

Published by Jeanette Clark on 24 November 2022

Oluwasoga Oni, co-founder of the BeaconHealth chain of medical diagnostic centres, talks about the company’s early days and dealing with Nigeria’s medical brain drain.

Kenya: Education CEO eyes growth amid strong demand for tech skills

Published by Jeanette Clark on 22 November 2022

Snehar Shah, CEO of coding school Moringa, talks about demand for tech talent, expansion opportunities and students’ earning potential once they’ve completed a Moringa course.

Google-backed QShop enables Nigerian businesses to sell online

Published by Staff Writer on 20 November 2022

We ask founder Tarebi Alebiosu about the company’s business model and e-commerce trends in Nigeria.

Kenya: Electric motorbike and bus manufacturer bets on growing demand

Published by Jeanette Clark on 17 November 2022

Electric vehicle company Roam manufactures fully electric motorcycles and buses in Kenya.

Building a private school business in South Africa, Kenya and beyond

Published by Jeanette Clark on 8 November 2022

Chinezi Chijioke, CEO and co-founder of Nova Pioneer, talks about building the business, demand for private education in Africa and the impact of inflation on the group.

Ideas

Investor bullish about snack food in Uganda

Published by Jeanette Clark on 6 December 2022

Pearl Capital Partners’ Wanjohi Ndagu talks about the potential he sees in the snacks industry and opportunities to export food products to the wider East African region from Uganda.

From fish to tomato paste: Replacing Africa’s imported food with local production

Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 December 2022

We examine the continent’s import substitution prospects and challenges from the perspective of investors and entrepreneurs on the ground.

Investing in Africa from the perspective of Novastar Ventures

Published by Tamara Thomas on 29 November 2022

Novastar Ventures managing partner speaks about some of the firm’s most interesting investments and the opportunities he sees on the continent.

Africa’s cotton clothing value chain offers untapped opportunities

Published by Staff Writer on 26 November 2022

Most raw cotton is exported to other continents for value addition and then reimported in the form of yarn and fabrics.

Lagos-based investor reveals tech investment opportunities in West Africa

Published by Staff Writer on 23 November 2022

Brian Waswani Odhiambo, a partner at venture capital firm Novastar Ventures, highlights the verticals within West Africa’s tech industry that excite him most from an investment perspective.

Production of baby food in Africa offers promising potential

Published by Staff Writer on 22 November 2022

Africa imports €570 million of food preparations for infant use every year, and this figure is projected to exceed €1.1 billion by 2026.

Digital marketing in Africa: The window of opportunity is now

Published by McKinsey on 18 November 2022

Digital sales are the next horizon of business growth for all consumer-facing businesses in Africa, but only a fraction of this potential has been tapped.

Lessons learnt from selling consumer goods in Africa

Published by Jaco Maritz on 15 November 2022

Singaporean businessman Shaun Jayaratnam has been doing business in Africa for over a decade in various capacities. He shares his advice for foreign companies seeking to enter Africa’s consumer goods industry.

Trends

Sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest growing economies in 2022

Published by Staff Writer on 2 November 2022

The DRC, Niger, Rwanda and South Sudan, along with the island nations of Seychelles and Mauritius, are set to be the region’s fastest growing economies this year.

Special economic zones – game changers for Africa’s growth?

Published by Bonface Orucho on 31 October 2022

From Morocco to Mauritius, African countries are creating special economic zones to accelerate and diversify economic growth.

Africa’s airline industry reorganises to boost profitability

Published by Conrad Onyango on 26 October 2022

After being battered by Covid-19, African airlines are re-modelling operations to increase connectivity, traffic volumes and profitability.

Seven African cities will have populations of over 10 million by 2050

Published by Jaco Maritz on 23 October 2022

An additional four African cities – Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Khartoum and Luanda – will reach megacity status within the next three decades.

African free trade area gets real

Published by Seth Onyango on 13 October 2022

Kenya’s recent twin shipment of batteries and tea to Ghana – the first from an East African economy under the African Continental Free Trade Area – has injected fresh impetus into the fledgling free trade initiative.

Burj Zanzibar: A Dubai-style construction boom

Published by Seth Onyango on 13 October 2022

Zanzibar is undergoing an infrastructure overhaul

Kenya’s public power company backing electric vehicles

Published by Conrad Onyango on 5 October 2022

The country’s public utility firm, Kenya Power, is leading the switch to electric vehicles.

Africa’s VC industry logs record number of deals in first half of 2022

Published by African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association on 5 October 2022

Africa’s innovation ecosystem has seen a highly eventful start to the year.

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Opportunities in Nigeria: From building materials to health supplements

Published by Betsy G Henderson on 29 November 2021

Thessa Bagu, a Nigeria market entry specialist, discusses business opportunities and some of the foreign investment success stories she has come across.

Dried mango for the export market: Zambian entrepreneur’s agro-processing bet pays off

Published by Jeanette Clark on 30 October 2021

Founder of Chankwakwa explains how she established a business that exports dried mango to Europe and supplies several other food products to supermarket chains throughout Zambia.

French fries, croissants and frozen vegetables: Gaps in Kenya’s food industry

Published by Jaco Maritz on 3 August 2021

Steven Carlyon, president of SimpliFine Foods, discusses opportunities he has identified in Kenya’s food industry.

Kenyan businessman turns overlooked croton nut into a cash crop

Published by Tom Collins on 28 June 2021

Cosmas Ochieng, CEO of EcoFix Kenya, has carved out a business by processing croton nuts into biofuel, fertiliser, animal feed and cosmetics.

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