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 ...

Ade Sun-Basorun, CEO of FoodCo, talks about the company’s growth and the lessons he has learnt in the retail industry.

With more than 60% of its 1.166 billion people living in rural areas, Africa’s economy is inherently dependent on agriculture. More than 32% of the continent’s gross domestic product comes from the ...

Freedom of Movement is a South African clothing and accessories brand co-founded by the Boezaart brothers. With South African rugby captain Siya Kolisi as a minority shareholder, the company has ...

Smart cities leverage on technology and use the large amount of data their citizens generate every second to optimise resources, to connect people and to improve business and trading. A smart city ...

We speak with Kevin Conroy, founder and CEO of Lagos-based Bature Brewery, about his journey of establishing a craft beer business in Nigeria. Interview and text by Jaco Maritz The early days of ...

South Africa has long been heralded as the ‘gateway to Africa’ – an appropriate base of operations from which economic connection to the rest of the continent can be formed and business developed.

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 ...

Fonio, the ancient West African cultivated grass that produces small nutritious grains, is gaining popularity as a superfood among health-conscious consumers. Fonio is rich in amino acids, protein and ...

Olugbenga Agboola is co-founder and CEO of Flutterwave, a pan-African payments solutions business. 1. Describe one of the toughest situations you’ve found yourself in as a business owner. As an ...

At the end of 2011, The Economist magazine caused quite a stir when it came out with a cover titled ‘Africa Rising’ together with an illustration of a boy flying a rainbow-coloured kite the shape of ...