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Zambia: The entrepreneur who sold her house to build a fintech business

Nigerian entrepreneur identifies an opportunity in pharmacy sector

Why this German invested in Tanzania’s first commercial apple farm

Looking for big returns in Africa? Get in before the crowd arrives

How this Japanese entrepreneur started an e-motorbike business in Ethiopia

Ghana: Entrepreneur builds rice brand to over $1m in yearly sales

The South African entrepreneur who found opportunity in plastic pipes

From Kenya to Ghana: Where this investor sees Africa’s best opportunities

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Entrepreneur turns Nigerian superfood into a global export business

Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 December 2024

Timi Oke is the co-founder and CEO of AgroEknor, a company exporting dried hibiscus flowers grown in Nigeria to global markets.

Zambia: The entrepreneur who sold her house to build a fintech business

Published by Jaco Maritz on 22 November 2024

Chilufya Mutale and her husband-turned-business-partner risked everything – their savings, their house, and their cars – to launch their venture.

Nigerian entrepreneur identifies an opportunity in pharmacy sector

Published by Jaco Maritz on 7 November 2024

Mobolaji Ajayi is the founder and CEO of Nigeria’s Purelife Pharmacy, a business offering pharmacy and primary healthcare services through both physical stores and an online platform.

Why this German invested in Tanzania’s first commercial apple farm

Published by Jaco Maritz on 24 October 2024

German-born entrepreneur David Runge spotted an opportunity in apple farming in East Africa.

How this Japanese entrepreneur started an e-motorbike business in Ethiopia

Published by Jaco Maritz on 12 October 2024

In 2021, Japanese entrepreneur Yuma Sasaki moved to Ethiopia to establish Dodai, an electric motorcycle company assembling its bikes locally in Addis Ababa.

Transforming Lagos into Africa’s Dubai: Akintola Oladejo’s vision for Nigerian real estate

Published by Staff Writer on 4 October 2024

Akintola Oladejo, CEO of Prestigious Homes, wants to transform Nigeria’s real estate sector into a powerhouse that rivals Dubai and Singapore.

Ghana: Entrepreneur builds rice brand to over $1m in yearly sales

Published by Jaco Maritz on 28 September 2024

Entrepreneur Nana Owusu-Achau is the founder of Agro Kings, a Ghana-based company that produces the Nana’s Rice brand.

Exporting Zambia’s honey to the US: Interview with agribusiness entrepreneur

Published by Nelly Murungi on 27 September 2024

We speak with Miit Pandoliker, CEO of Luano Food Company, about his entry into the honey industry, the company’s growth opportunities, and the challenges of operating in the agribusiness sector.

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How this African-focused investor made her millions

Published by Sanja Gohre on 6 October 2024

Before Sarah Dusek began investing in African startups, she and her husband built Under Canvas, a luxury camping business in the US, which they eventually sold for $100 million. Here is her story.

From Kenya to Ghana: Where this investor sees Africa’s best opportunities

Published by Jaco Maritz on 4 September 2024

Nimrod Gerber is the managing partner at Vital Capital. The firm invests in sectors including food, healthcare, infrastructure, and water.

Why Angola is on the radar of this investor

Published by Jaco Maritz on 16 July 2024

‘Luanda is a city where you can feel an energy, an excitement about the future,’ says investor Isaac Marshall.

Lessons from nearly two decades of investing in East Africa

Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 July 2024

DOB Equity has backed well-known companies like M-Kopa, Twiga Foods, and Victory Farms. Former co-CEO Saskia van der Mast shares the investment lessons she has learned and her insights on the region’s business environment.

Investment adventures in Africa’s frontier markets

Published by Jaco Maritz on 14 May 2024

Dutch investor Barthout van Slingelandt, managing partner of XSML Capital, shares his experiences of backing companies in the DRC, Uganda, and Angola.

The Nigerian investor behind some of Africa’s biggest deals

Published by Jaco Maritz on 3 May 2024

An interview with Tope Lawani, the co-founder and managing partner of Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm.

French-speaking West Africa: Big opportunities to invest in small businesses

Published by Betsy G Henderson on 15 April 2024

Evelyne Dioh Simpa, the managing director of WIC Capital, discusses investment prospects in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire.

Investor sees opportunity in South Africa’s troubled water sector

Published by Jaco Maritz on 20 March 2024

Investment firm Gaia’s strategic play in the water sector.

Takeaways

Agriculture: Three crops with big business potential in Nigeria and beyond

Published by Jaco Maritz on 5 December 2024

Businessman Timi Oke, CEO of AgroEknor, sees opportunities in fonio, sisal and cloves.

‘I was very scared, very nervous’: Zambian entrepreneur on starting a business

Published by Staff Writer on 2 December 2024

‘It was a very, very risky thing that we did, honestly,’ recalls Zambian fintech entrepreneur Chilufya Mutale.

Zambia: A fintech success story that began at a market in Kitwe

Published by Jaco Maritz on 25 November 2024

The founders of eShandi strategically opened a small branch near the largest market in Kitwe.

Apples: The next big farming opportunity in Tanzania and beyond?

Published by Staff Writer on 13 November 2024

Every year, East Africa imports apples worth $400 million to $500 million.

Nigerian entrepreneur among Africa’s top 10 business heroes

Published by Staff Writer on 11 November 2024

Mobolaji Ajayi, the Nigerian founder and CEO of Purelife Pharmacy, has been named one of the top 10 finalists in the Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition.

Tanzania: Agriculture is not for the faint-hearted, says entrepreneur

Published by Staff Writer on 6 November 2024

Businessman highlights the numerous challenges of succeeding in the farming sector.

Three entrepreneurs unlocking Tanzania’s agribusiness opportunities

Published by Staff Writer on 30 October 2024

We take a closer look at three entrepreneurs tapping into Tanzania’s agribusiness potential, from processing cashews for export and cultivating apples to building a poultry franchise network.

Small or big business, the problems are similar, says South African CEO

Published by Staff Writer on 29 October 2024

‘The problems [for] a small business are very much like the problems for a big business. So you’d rather try and build a big business.’

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Beyond Lagos: Investment opportunities in northern Nigeria

Published by James William on 11 December 2023

The co-founders of Aduna Capital recognise significant untapped potential in northern Nigeria, a region that encompasses about half of the country’s total population but attracts only a small portion of startup funding.

Investors pick four African frontier markets with the promise of super returns

Published by Jaco Maritz on 7 December 2023

During a session at the recent SuperReturn Africa conference, a group of African investors were asked to identify a frontier market they are optimistic about.

Nigerian entrepreneur breaks into multi-billion dollar coconut industry

Published by Jeanette Clark on 2 December 2023

Talking business with Ebun Feludu, the founder of Kokari Coconuts & Company, a Nigerian agro-processing company which turns coconuts into a variety of food and personal care products.

Feeding the Nigerian diaspora in America: A prime agribusiness opportunity

Published by Jeanette Clark on 27 October 2023

Affiong Williams, CEO of ReelFruit, discusses the prospects for Nigerian food companies to tap into the Nigerian diaspora living in the US.

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