Hadija Jabiri is the founder of GBRI, a Tanzanian agribusiness company that started with vegetables and now exports avocados ...

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 ...

For Mohamed Sowe, there is something magical in the transformative power of a tiny onion seed. In just four months, with the right conditions, Sowe says, the seed, as small as a grain of sand, can ...

Nigerian-born Tony Bello, a food scientist by training, played a key role in developing the low-fat Baked Lay’s and Lay’s Stax potato crisps during his time at US snack giant Frito-Lay. He now wants ...

In 2000, she was back on the continent after accepting a job with Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs – now ENSafrica – in Johannesburg, South Africa.Starting as an associate, she moved through the ranks to ...

Malawi is “a virgin country in terms of business,” said Victor Chambayika Mhango, co-founder and CEO of agribusiness company Ziweto Enterprises, in a recent interview with How we made it in Africa.

Interview summary. Luni Libes, an American serial entrepreneur and founder of Africa Eats, envisions building a holding company that mirrors Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway – but with a focus on ...

Timi Oke is the co-founder and CEO of AgroEknor, a company exporting dried hibiscus flowers grown in Nigeria to global markets, including the US, Mexico and Europe. He secured his first agricultural ...

Jaco Maritz spoke with Runge about his commercial endeavours across Africa, his entry into the apple farming industry, and his ambitions to expand the production of apple juice, cider, and other apple ...

The African Energy Finance Summit galvanises financial support for African energy growth by providing a platform to sign deals and enhance an environment conducive for investment in Africa. Africa’s ...

Interview summary. Yuma Sasaki’s drive for new experiences has led him down unique paths. In his younger years, he once travelled to Paris with no money – only a round-trip ticket – to understand what ...