Imagine running a business in a country where electricity can disappear for up to 48 hours. Your refrigerators stop working, customers cannot be served properly, […]
Year: 2026
Kenya Has Abundant Renewable Energy. So Why Are Businesses Still Paying So Much for Electricity?
Imagine running a factory in a country known for its geothermal energy, wind farms and hydropower, only to find that electricity remains one of your […]
Ghana’s Cocoa Crisis: The Business Opportunities Behind a Struggling Industry
For millions of people around the world, cocoa begins and ends with chocolate. But in Ghana, one of the world’s leading cocoa-producing countries, the story […]
What Can an Akara Seller Tell You About Nigeria’s $11 Billion Food Industry?
Every morning across Nigerian cities, food vendors begin preparing meals before many of their customers have left home. Someone is frying akara, another is preparing […]
FigoBooks: What Can a Nigerian-Built Business Tool Tell Us About Africa’s Growing Digital Economy?
What does a small business actually need to know at the end of a busy day? How much did I sell? What products are left? […]
Conference Theme: Beyond political independence, from Aid to ownership building african generation future
*Pan-African Youth Conference (PAYC-2026)* KAMPALA UGANDA* *Expected Chief Guests* International Pan African activists, political leaders, entrepreneurs, students leaders – *Theme:* *Beyond Political Independence: From Aid […]
What a market looks like from the inside: the Zambian Copperbelt
By John Kourkoutas, Managing Director, MrExportToAfrica Most writing about African business opportunity is done from altitude.Population curves, urbanisation rates, a middle class arriving onschedule. All […]
East Africa Builds a Connected Future as Major Transport Corridors Drive Trade and Regional Integration
NAIROBI/DAR ES SALAAM — East Africa is embarking on an ambitious transformation of its transport and logistics network as major investments in railways, highways, ports […]
Ruto Embraces Iteso Heritage as “Ojokotau,” Pledges Inclusive Politics Ahead of 2027 Election
ELDORET, Kenya — President William Ruto has been formally installed as an elder of the Iteso community and bestowed the traditional name “Ojokotau” by His […]
First Lady Tinubu Calls for Stronger African Unity, Greater Investment in People on African Descent Day
ABUJA, Nigeria — First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has called for stronger unity among Africans on the continent and in the diaspora, urging governments, institutions and […]