Persistence pays off for dried fruit entrepreneur

Persistence pays off for dried fruit entrepreneur

Affiong Williams, CEO of Nigeria-based dried fruit snacks producer ReelFruit Interview with Affiong WilliamsFOUNDER, REELFRUIT Lives in: Lagos, Nigeria ReelFruit, founded by Affiong Williams, has grown from small beginnings to supplying both local retailers and overseas buyers. By the late 2010s, Affiong Williams was ready to pull the plug on her Nigerian dried fruit and…

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Entrepreneur sees profits in South Africa’s townships

South African entrepreneur facilitates Temu and Shein access to township market

Godiragetse Mogajane Interview with Godiragetse MogajaneFOUNDER of DELIVERY KA SPEED Lives in: South Africa Entrepreneur Godiragetse Mogajane saw an opportunity to offer delivery and logistics services in South Africa’s townships. In 2021, he launched Delivery Ka Speed. Today the company moves goods for Chinese e-commerce platforms like Temu and Shein, and works with a range…

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Entrepreneur sees ‘a lot of money’ in agriculture

Entrepreneur sees ‘a lot of money’ in agriculture

Hadija Jabiri Hadija Jabiri, founder of agribusiness company GBRI, sees untapped potential across Tanzania’s agricultural sector, particularly in processing fruit, vegetables and grains into value-added products. “You can make a lot of money out of it,” she said in a recent interview with How we made it in Africa, pointing to excess production and widespread…

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