An estimated 1500 delegates are gathered in Luanda for the 17 U.S.-Africa Business Summit organized by the Corporate Council on Africa and hosted this year by the Government of Angola. Expected participants include heads of state and government from Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Madagascar, Mauritania,…
Over the past few years, the barriers to entry in ecommerce have crumbled, enabling nearly anyone to set up an online shopping presence within a matter of hours. You can easily set up a fully functional website with a product catalogue, secure billing and logistics for a relatively small investment in time and money. This…
Marion Peterson Interview with Marion PetersonCO-FOUNDER, SUPAMOTO Lives in: Lusaka, Zambia Charcoal remains the dominant cooking fuel for many Zambian households, despite its environmental and health costs. Emerging Cooking Solutions – operating under the brand SupaMoto – offers a cleaner and cheaper alternative. The company was founded by American-born Marion Peterson and her husband, Mattias…
Debby Lawson, founder and COO of Fastizers, speaking during launch of the company’s Nibit brand. Nigeria’s difficult economic environment is forcing snack food manufacturer Fastizers to rethink aspects of its operations – from shrinking pack sizes to launching new product lines such as bread – as it grapples with rising input costs and pressure on…
Mobolaji Ajayi We sit down with Mobolaji Ajayi, founder of Purelife Health, who shares how a deeply personal experience sparked her mission to make healthcare in Nigeria more dignified, accessible, and trustworthy. She created a solution that blends pharmacy, public health, and entrepreneurship by building a care delivery model that reaches mothers in Lagos and…
Charles Antwi-Boahen Charles Antwi-Boahen is the founder of Kab-Fam, an electronics and home appliance retailer that has grown from modest beginnings into a 16-store chain across Ghana. In a recent interview with How we made it in Africa, he shared some of the key business lessons he has learned over the past decade. One of…
New York CNN — So far this tax season, the IRS has received more than 100 million income tax returns for 2022. That means tens of millions of households have yet to file their returns. If yours is among them, here are some last-minute tax-filing tips to keep in mind as the Tuesday, April 18…
Debby Lawson, founder and COO of Fastizers, speaking during launch of the company’s Nibit brand. Interview with Debby LawsonFOUNDER, FASTIZERS FOOD AND CONFECTIONERY Lives in: Nigeria Fastizers Food and Confectionery, a Nigerian snack food company best known for its cookies, was founded in 2010 by Debby Lawson. She started the business with just 960 naira…
Addis Ababa, — The African Union Commission has called for renewed commitment to economic integration through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). The Embassy of Botswana in Addis Ababa, together with Ethiopian consultancy Entrust Consult, held a high-level Business Networking Event today titled “Andinet – Remmogo”…
There was a point in my entrepreneurial journey where I went from being the person asking others to being the one asked – for advice, for insights, to listen to my pitch, for the “secret” to building a business, or to facilitate introductions. And while I’m a long way off from knowing it all—because neither…
