African Business Growth Stories, Ideas and Trends - How we made …
Nigerian entrepreneur breaks into multi-billion dollar coconut industry. Jeanette Clark 2 December 2023. Talking business with Ebun Feludu, the founder of Kokari Coconuts & Company, a Nigerian agro-processing company which turns coconuts into a variety of food and personal care products.
Highly profitable machines to start your own business - How we …
Jan 1, 2013 · Zhauns Business Opportunity Group offers a unique range of highly profitable machines to start your own business with. We offer the widest range of machinery on the African continent. In Africa, 90% of goods found on supermarket shelves is imported. This provides enormous potential for entrepreneurs to get involved in the manufacturing sector ...
Ranked: Africa’s top 20 agribusiness companies
Nov 24, 2011 · The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in a recent report titled African Agriculture: From Meeting Needs To Creating Wealth, published a list of Africa’s top 20 agribusiness and food companies. The list is dominated by South African firms (10), followed by companies from Morocco (3), Nigeria (3), Côte d’Ivoire (2), Algeria (1) and Egypt (1).
How this Japanese entrepreneur started an e-motorbike business …
Oct 12, 2024 · Lives in: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 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 about his journey as an entrepreneur. Topics discussed during the interview include: Watch the full interview below:
How this African-focused investor made her millions
Oct 6, 2024 · Enygma has also backed Play Sense, a South African early childhood education business, with a R8.3 million (roughly $470,000) investment, and committed $1 million to Zambia-based microfinance company Lupiya. Only about 1.5% of venture capital raised in Africa between 2019 and 2023 went to female-led startups, a figure slightly below the 2% ...
About - How we made it in Africa
How we made it in Africa, established in April 2010, is aimed at African business people as well as foreign investors with an interest in the continent. Africa is attracting increasing interest from foreign investors, and is viewed by many as the last investment frontier. While foreign investors are looking at the continent, African companies […]
Building a palm oil business in Ghana: Entrepreneur shares his …
Feb 23, 2022 · In Twifo Praso in Ghana, west of the capital city of Accra, Benjamin Agyare has built his company Mampoma Oil. He started buying the oil palm fruit from farmers in 2016, selling it on to processors. Over time, Agyare expanded this business. It now provides oil palm seedlings to farmers and processes the fruit as well.
Producing tomato paste in Nigeria: Tomato Jos’ seven-year journey
Oct 27, 2021 · The new Tomato Jos factory in Kaduna State. Nigerian agro-processing company Tomato Jos, led by American-born entrepreneur Mira Mehta, last month officially launched its tomato paste factory in Kaduna State, almost seven years after it first started growing tomatoes in the country. The facility is said to be the third-largest of its kind in ...
There's global demand for Ghana's shea nuts: This CEO saw an …
Aug 3, 2024 · Dora Torwiseh, a Ghanaian entrepreneur and CEO of the oilseed processing company Nuts for Growth, has tapped into the potential of shea nuts, which are indigenous to Africa. The global demand for shea butter, extracted from these nuts, is projected to exceed US$3.5 billion by 2028, driven partly by its use in personal care products like lotions ...
How this company is changing the game for rural logistics in …
May 27, 2024 · Today, Jean-Paul uses the services of a logistics company called OX Delivers, which started operations in 2021. OX Delivers runs a fleet of specially-designed off-road electric vehicles, allowing customers to transport goods across rural areas. The company collects the peppers from Jean-Paul’s farm and transports them directly to the warehouse.