She took over 100 Africans to the Caribbean. Now Aisha Maina is quietly reshaping Afri-Caribbean business and diplomacy.

Hadija Jabiri sees potential across Tanzania’s agricultural value chain, particularly in the processing of fruit, vegetables ...

Agriculture subsidies make an important factor of imbalance in the international market. Although Africa has one of the lowest cost of production of agricultural commodities in the world, it loses ...

DOB Equity has backed well-known companies like M-Kopa, Twiga Foods, and Victory Farms. Former co-CEO Saskia van der Mast shares the investment lessons she has learned and her insights on the region’s ...

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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 ...

To increase sales, the company introduced a payment-over-time option to help customers unable to pay the full cost upfront save for their glasses. For this, Lapaire drew inspiration from M-Kopa in ...

As the new year begins, it’s a great time to think about new opportunities in Africa’s agribusiness and food industries. This list of nine potential ideas for 2023 is meant to stimulate initial ...

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 ...

From poultry farming to cashew nut processing, we highlight the stories of six Tanzanian agribusiness and food entrepreneurs who have made their mark on the local and global markets. 1. Poultry ...

From a meat processing venture in Rwanda to a Tanzanian fruit and vegetable business, and a Malawian supplier of animal feed and veterinary products – these are just a few of the companies in the ...

In the years ahead, we expect many traditional retailers in Africa to go this route, as US-based firms such as Walmart have done. Retail organisations that are moving in this direction are either ...