This entrepreneur went from Goldman Sachs to building a financial firm in Nigeria – all part of h...

Femi Ogunjimi co-founded the Nigerian financial firm CardinalStone in 2008. He now focuses on its private equity arm, CardinalStone Capital Advisers, which invests in companies across West Africa. H...

How to build a profitable co-working space business in Africa

Learn how Hadija Jabiri started a business that exports Tanzania’s agricultural produce to Europe and beyond. Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportun...

Are African stocks riskier than the US market?

American investor Finn Walker is the managing partner of Heron Partners, which invests in companies listed on African stock exchanges. One of the key reasons Walker is bullish on Africa is the contine...

The making of a multimillion-dollar honey export business in Tanzania

Learn how Kenyan entrepreneurs Leonard and Emily Mcharo achieved financial freedom by their forties, in our new book How we made it in Africa II. The paperback and ebook versions are available here. ...

Investor upbeat about retail, healthcare, and tech in Africa

Richard Okello, co-founder of African investment firm Sango Capital, sees strong potential across a variety of sectors. Okello is particularly keen on African retail. “The transformation from unorgan...

Five entrepreneurs unlocking Africa’s agribusiness opportunities

Investor shares his playbook after a 29x exit in Africa

Learn how Kenyan entrepreneurs Leonard and Emily Mcharo achieved financial freedom by their forties, in our new book How we made it in Africa II. The paperback and ebook versions are available here. ...

Three promising business opportunities in Somalia

For many people, Somalia is synonymous with war and political instability. However, Jon Bellish, the executive director of Shuraako Capital – a firm that finances Somali companies says the country of...

Nigerian creates business exporting avocados and chillies from Rwanda to European supermarkets

Nigerian-born Seun Rasheed was working for oil giant Shell in Qatar when a holiday to Rwanda set him on a different path. During the trip, the wide gap between the local price of passion fruit and wh...

The new face of African entrepreneurship

Africa Joins the Global School Chess Circuit With First WSTC Qualifier

Investor bullish on education in West Africa

Danladi Verheijen, co-founder of private equity firm Verod Capital Management, is bullish on the education sector in West Africa. Last year, Verod sold its stake in TAG West Africa, which operates La...

Doing business in Somalia: unpacking the realities on the ground

For many people, Somalia is synonymous with war, insecurity and political instability, rather than a destination for business. Yet despite challenges in parts of the region, local commercial activity...

Africa’s Business Heroes Unveils 2026 Top 100 Entrepreneurs

6 Best Platforms to Sell Walmart, Macy’s, and Nike Gift Cards for Cash in Nigeria (2026)

How this French serial entrepreneur started investing in Africa

What it takes to build a logistics network from scratch in West Africa

Building a restaurant chain in Nigeria: The story of Toasties

Stefanutti Stocks posts R7.8bn contract revenue, R689m operating profit after Kusile settlement

“The group delivered a strong performance supported by the recognition of the Kusile Power Project Settlement. The funds received from the Kusile settlement and the disposal of SS-Construções (Moçamb...

Cape Town’s property industry called to register on the City’s Spatial Planning Database

Post registration, the municipality’s Urban Planning and Design Department will commence with community engagements in each district. The eight districts to be reviewed are Table Bay, Blaauwberg, Nort...

Growthpoint, Etana Energy & City of Cape Town launch pooled renewable electricity wheeling

Growthpoint Properties, Etana Energy, and the City of Cape Town have implemented the first pooled wheeling of renewable electricity across multiple properties within the City’s municipal network. The ...