Young entrepreneurs in Ghana are building businesses around local rice production, using technology and value-chain ...

In Sierra Leone, a first-of-its-kind farm is helping make the country self-sufficient in onion production. For Mohamed Sowe, ...

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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 ...

Baobab powder, extracted from the fruit of the baobab tree, contains nearly four times the vitamin C of oranges and is rich in essential minerals such as potassium and magnesium. Zimbabwe-based ...

This article was first published by the International Finance Corporation. Moroccan investment in Africa has risen sharply over the past two decades, laying the groundwork for increased trans-regional ...

OX Delivers utilises purpose-built electric trucks to transport goods across rural Rwanda. Jean-Paul is a Rwanda-based farmer who sells chilli peppers to an exporter in the capital Kigali, nearly ...

Nigeria’s waste management and recycling industry offers significant potential. In Lagos alone, only 20% of the estimated 13 million tonnes of annual waste is properly collected. This results in ...

A slightly longer version of this article was first published by the International Finance Corporation. In Rwanda, more than half the vehicles on roads are ‘moto-taxis’. They are the backbone of the ...

Nigerian-born investor Tope Lawani is the co-founder and managing partner of Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm. The founding and evolution of Helios Investment Partners ...

Fynbos Fine Foods started in the kitchen of co-owner Rozelle Abramson. Today, the company produces a range of hot sauces, pestos, chef salts, and jams that are sold worldwide. Jaco Maritz talks to ...

South Africa faces numerous challenges, including high unemployment, stagnant economic growth, a beleaguered power sector, and overburdened transport infrastructure. Despite these hurdles, Alexis ...