Nthabiseng Mosia is Providing Clean and Affordable Energy for Sierra Leonean Communities through EasySolar
For most countries of the world, especially on the African continent, one of the biggest challenges is the affordability…
Meet Tabitha Karanja: Founder of the First Large Brewery in Kenya
Tabitha Mukami Muigai Karanja is a Kenyan business woman, entrepreneur and industrialist. She is the founder and current Chief…
How to Utilize Human Resource for Business Growth
Human Resource is one of the best ways to improve your business because it involves utilizing the human factor.…
Nere Teriba is Building Nigeria’s First Gold Refinery
Nigeria-born Nere Teriba has a vision to transform the entire gold-mining industry by taking the big leap of building…
Vanessa Zommi is Eradicating the Plague of Diabetes in Cameroon
After her mother was diagnosed of diabetes, Vanessa Zommi became keen on finding out alternative treatments to keep her…
South Africa’s RapidDeploy is Improving the Emergency Response System
RapidDeploy was founded by Steven Raucher and Brett Meyerowitz in 2013 at Cape Town, South Africa with the personal…
5 Startups Disrupting Africa’s FinTech Scene
Just like in most parts of the world, Fintech is thriving rapidly. Investment is flooding into startups providing innovative…
Meet Bridgette Radebe, South Africa’s First Black Female Mining Entrepreneur
Bridgette Motsepe Radebe is a South African businesswoman. Beginning as a common miner in the 1980s managing shafts, Bridgette…
Meet Anna Phosa, South Africa’s Celebrity Pig Farmer
Anna Phosa is one of Africa’s most successful pig farmers and one of South Africa’s biggest pork suppliers. She…
Hasnain Noorani is Improving Kenya’s Economy through Diversification
Hasnain Noorani is the founder and group CEO of Pride Group, a Kenyan-based conglomerate invested in diverse sectors, including…
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Meet Kelvin Macharia Kuria, the Kenyan Founder Ensuring Car Protection
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Issam Chleuh is Improving Investment Culture in Francophone Africa
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South Africa-based Tom Manners is Redefining Technology Journalism
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Meet the Founder of Cameraman.ng, a Marketplace for Professional Photographers and Videographers in Nigeria
Christie Uzebu - Oct 26, 2017With photography becoming a high demand service in Nigeria, service providers are on the increase. This in turn has created a challenge when…
Interview: Omolola Odunowo Wants to Improve Literacy in Nigeria with Bookworms Arise
Christie Uzebu - Jan 21, 2019Over the years, there's been concern about the low reading culture amongst young Africans. This has led to the birth of a lot…
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…
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21 Business Ideas you can Start Online
These days, one of the main tools you need to start a business is an internet connection. There are…
7 Craft Business Ideas for Creative People
While the image of the starving artist still exists, being broke isn’t a given for artistic people. It is…
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 for Starting a Laundry Business
Despite the undebatable need for clean clothes, a lot of people cannot afford the luxury of time that it…
How to Start a Barbing Salon Business
There are some businesses that will always remain profitable as long as they're well managed: Barbing salon is one…
Why You Should Start A Profitable African Import Business
Truth be told, starting a business importing African goods that are high in demand in the West, Asia, or…
Need Extra Cash? Here are ‘Unsexy’, but Profitable Business Ideas to Consider
When it comes to starting a business, almost everyone thinks of something classy. The kind that won’t leave people…
