When Shumei Lam first visited Rwanda in 2011, chicken was considered a luxury that most Rwandans could only afford on special ...

Kenyan entrepreneurs Leonard and Emily Mcharo spent years living far below their means. There were no holidays, no weekend ...

Khadmalla Abo Abass Ali arrived in Nairobi as a refugee from Sudan and now runs a café that serves as a gathering place for the Sudanese diaspora. In April 2023, Khadmalla Abo Abass Ali, a Sudanese ...

She took over 100 Africans to the Caribbean. Now Aisha Maina is quietly reshaping Afri-Caribbean business and diplomacy. When Aisha Maina hosted the Aquarian Consult Afri-Caribbean Investment Summit ...

Hadija Jabiri is the founder of GBRI, a Tanzanian agribusiness company that started with vegetables and now exports avocados to Europe and India. How we made it in Africa editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz ...

At just 41, Ogiame Atuwatse III, the Olu of Warri, stands as one of the youngest traditional rulers on the African continent yet his reign reflects the gravitas and clarity of a leader far beyond his ...

Timi Oke is the co-founder and CEO of AgroEknor, a company exporting dried hibiscus flowers grown in Nigeria to global markets, including the US, Mexico and Europe. He secured his first agricultural ...

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

Entrepreneur Nana Owusu-Achau is the founder of Agro Kings, a Ghana-based company that produces the Nana’s Rice brand, among other food products. Last year, it sold over $1 million worth of rice. Jaco ...

Zambia-based Luano Food Company, which specialises in honey and is now diversifying into avocado processing, recently received investment from venture capital firm wCap. We spoke with Miit Pandoliker, ...

Nimrod Gerber is the managing partner at Vital Capital, an investment firm with a strong focus on sub-Saharan Africa. The firm invests in sectors including food, healthcare, infrastructure, and water.

We take a closer look at five Zambian private equity deals as featured in our sister publication, Africa Private Equity News’ Dealmaker’s Log – a database of reported investment deals, exits, and ...