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

Agriculture subsidies make an important factor of imbalance in the international market. Although Africa has one of the lowest cost of production of agricultural commodities in the world, it loses ...

In 2008, when the subprime crisis hit the world economy, Dennis de Wet was working in the Isle of Man for a property syndication company that enabled investors to pool their money together for a slice ...

Shop in a box: A ‘shop in a box’ refers to the provision of the underlying infrastructure and tools required to run an end-to-end online store. These platforms essentially provide the tools and ...

He also provided an example of an investment in a cement business in northern Nigeria that Helios considered several years ago. Lawani noted that the cement industry in the country is largely ...

6. Serving all income segments with a diverse product range. Last year, Spear Capital, a private equity firm with European backing, made an investment in Associated Foods Zimbabwe (AFZ), a food ...

FoodCourt is redefining the traditional food delivery model in Nigeria. The company operates over a dozen in-house, delivery-only restaurant brands – including Jollof & Co. (everyday Nigerian cuisine) ...

“We’ve got different approaches for different markets and I can honestly say we haven’t yet solved our distribution strategy. That is probably the most important, costly and complex part of the ...

We highlight five Southern Africa private equity and venture capital exits over the past 12 months, as featured in our sister publication, Africa Private Equity News’ January 2025 Dealmaker’s Log – a ...

At its core, GNA contracts over 20,000 small-scale farmers to grow legume seeds and commodities – such as cowpea, soya bean, and groundnuts – and then purchases these products from the farmers to sell ...

The article has been adapted from a Bowmans Africa Insights report, a research collaboration between Bowmans and the University of Stellenbosch’s Centre for Complex Systems in Transition.. By Nina ...