When Tanzanian agribusiness entrepreneur Hadija Jabiri launched her enterprise, she adopted a strict market-first approach.

In 2008, Danladi Verheijen co-founded Verod Capital Management, a private equity investment firm focused on West Africa. How ...

Applications for the 2026 edition of Africa’s Business Heroes have been extended. The new deadline is May 7, 2026.

For Diana Orembe, co-founder and chief executive of NovFeed – a Tanzanian fish feed and organic fertiliser company – one of the core lessons of entrepreneurship is that all businesses are hard. “If ...

Africa’s Business Heroes. Across Africa, a quiet but decisive shift is underway. Entrepreneurship on the continent is no ...

Singapore-based Tolaram sees opportunity in infrastructure with new port and free zone. In late January, the largest container vessel ever to berth in Nigeria, the CMA CGM Scandola, with a capacity of ...

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Nigerian manufacturing sector is dominated by the production of food, beverages and tobacco, with sugar and bread products generating the ...

While fruits like pineapples, bananas, and mangoes thrive in Africa’s equatorial region, apples typically do not, as they favour cooler climates. However, German-born entrepreneur David Runge spotted ...

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

This article is an excerpt of an African Hidden Champions case study titled An emerging giant: Dawa Group’s journey from a trading business to a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer. African Hidden ...

China-based mobile phone manufacturer, Tecno Telecom Limited, exclusively does business in Africa. Last year, the company released the first ‘made in Ethiopia’ smartphone. Tecno vice president, Arif ...

In this conversation, Iyin Aboyeji reflects on his journey building Andela, a platform connecting tech professionals from emerging markets with companies seeking remote talent, and Flutterwave, a ...