Meet Salwa Akhannouch, Morocco’s Leading Fashion Mogul
Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch is a Moroccan businesswoman born in Casablanca, she is the founder and CEO of the Aksal-Morocco…
Egypt’s TakeStep is Rehabilitating Addicts Through Technology
Thanks to an increasingly connected, mobile-first population, healthtech is booming in Africa. Across the continent, startups are using tech-based…
Barclay Okari is Helping Girls in Kenya’s Rural Communities
Barclay Okari is the founder of Impact Industries, a company that manufactures affordable, reusable sanitary pads. He started the…
VugaPay is Helping Users to Transfer Money Across Major Payment Systems
VugaPay is a cross-platform payment service owned by Vuga Ltd, a Rwandan company. It is the brain child of…
Egypt’s Swvl is Revolutionizing the Public Transportation System in Africa
Swvl is a premium alternative to public transportation in Egypt. The startup founded by Mostafa Kandil in 2017 allows…
YouFarm is Facilitating Investment in Agriculture Easily
In Zimbabwe, Agriculture is a huge deal and the opportunities that stem from it are endless. Apparently, one of…
South Africa-based Tom Manners is Redefining Technology Journalism
The South African entrepreneur runs Clockwork Media, a Johannesburg-based integrated communications agency he founded in 2011. As an entrepreneur,…
Profitable Real Estate Businesses You Can Start
In case you didn't know, real estate has grown to becomes a big business in many parts of Africa.…
Rentoza is Leveraging the Sharing Economy in a Cost-effective Manner
Rentoza was started by a group of four South Africans who were convinced the stuff hiding in the bottom…
Meet Uche Pedro, Nigeria’s Top Internet Mogul
Uche Pedro is a renown internet mogul, social media expert and the founder of Nigeria’s top fashion blog; BellaNaija.com…
Meet the Founder
Kennedy Kitheka is Utilizing Social Media for Education in South Africa
Bolu Okunlola - Nov 18, 2019
Joel Mwale is Improving Cooperative Digital Education in Kenya
Bolu Okunlola - Nov 15, 2019
How Tom Osborn Defied The Age Barrier and Founded a Sustainable Energy Company
Bolu Okunlola - Nov 13, 2019
Meet Uche Pedro, Nigeria’s Top Internet Mogul
Bolu Okunlola - Nov 11, 2019Interviews
Interview: How 25-year Old Christelle Kwizera is Making Clean Water Accessible to Communities in East Africa
Christie Uzebu - Feb 14, 2019While water is a necessity for people to survive, a number of African countries still battle with water crisis. Rwanda is one of…
Interview: How Facebook Ads Expert, Ken Ndubisi is Helping Businesses Drive Sales
Christie Uzebu - Jan 19, 2018A few years ago, the social media we knew was just 'social'. All we did was connect with family and friends through every…
Startups in Africa
Kenya’s MPost is Easing Mailing Process for Users
MPost was founded in June, 2016 by Abdul Aziz Omar and Twahir Mohamed. The startup developed patented technology that…
Egypt’s Trella Reinvents Trucking to Connect Shippers with Carriers
Trella is definitely one of the startups to keep tabs on in 2020. It is a platform that connects…
Kenyan Startup, Ujuzikilimo is Using Data Analytics to Help Farmers with Crop Productivity
UjuziKilimo (Swahili: knowledge or experience) which was founded in Nairobi in 2015 by Brian Bosire, is an Agritech company…
Kenyan Agritech Company, FuturePump is Facilitating Low-cost Solar Irrigation for Farmers
There are 500 million one-acre farmers around the world. Rainfall has become very unpredictable due to climate change and…
5 African Healthtech Startups Improving Africa’s Health Care System
It is a clearly established fact that healthtech is one of the fastest growing sectors in Africa. Across the…
Ghana-based SyeComp is Providing Digitalisation Services for Farmers and Agribusinesses
Founded in 2009 and Headquartered in Accra with a satellite office in Nairobi, SyeComp is a Remote Sensing (RS)…
Kenya’s iProcure is Re-Inventing Agricultural Distribution for Rural Africa
iProcure is the largest agricultural supply chain platform in rural Africa. The Nairobi-based startup provides a multifaceted market intelligence…
Apollo is Helping Kenyan Farmers to Maximise their Profits
Apollo Agriculture is a technology based company based in Nairobi, Kenya that helps small sclae farmers to increase the…
Survey54 is Helping Users make Decisions through Survey
Survey54 is an on-demand survey platform founded by Stephan Eyeson in 2016 with a focus on emerging markets in…
Egypt’s Leading Healthcare Startup, Vezeeta is Empowering Patients
Founded by Amir Barsoum in 2012; Vezeeta is an Egyptian online medical care scheduling services, providing a free of…
Advice
6 Ways Digital Marketing Can Help You Grow Your Business
Emmanuel Moses - Mar 19, 2018
The Role of Social Media in Business
Abayomi Adeola (Della) - Jun 24, 2019
Opportunities
Business Ideas
Tips on How to Start a Retail Business
It may take a lot of initial work as you start your own retail business, but with the right…
10 Profitable Mobile Business Ideas
If you are ready to start a business, and hate the idea of being tied to one location, a…
How To Make Money From Your Property
How many properties do you own? Some us of have several, some others have just one. Whatever number of…
Business Ideas for Solopreneurs
There are a myriad reasons that people become solopreneurs. The desire to become your own boss, dissatisfaction with current…
10 Passive Businesses that Brings Steady Income
Oftentimes, passive income is highly sought after and often misunderstood as it requires an upfront investment and a lot…
Business Ideas for Education Enthusiasts
Apparently, there is a growing emphasis on students to improve and increase their education and on adults to continue…
Tips to Get Your Business Started
As expected, a lot of planning goes into starting a business even if you're already a licensed entrepreneur. If…
