Our membership base is basically 1% of 1% of the population of Nigeria. It’s literally nothing. We’re still just scratching ...

For decades, South Africa’s freight rail network has been tightly controlled by the state. Youssef Elgonaid, CEO of African ...

Every month, thousands of shipping containers arrive at African ports, filled with goods that Saikat Chowdhury believes should be made on the continent.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Assigning Wally Fry the title of pioneer of plant-based foods in South Africa is well justified. The epitome of an early market entrant, the Fry Family Food Co. was established in 1991 at a time when ...

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 ...

Grey Matlock Bakery, a Canadian-based business, was established in 2018 by Adewale Rabiu, who relocated from Nigeria to Ontario in 2016. Upon arrival, he noticed the absence of his beloved Lagos food, ...