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OX Delivers utilises purpose-built electric trucks to transport goods across rural Rwanda.

Meet Wangiwe, Sithembile, Kelvin, Daniel and Bright. These five young people are pillars in Malawi’s growing tech community.

XSML Capital, an investor in small- and medium-sized businesses in Africa, has expanded its activities to Zambia.

Nigeria's waste management and recycling industry offers significant potential.

A closer look at the journey of Ghana-based food processing entrepreneur Charity Adupong, founder and CEO of Meannan Foods.

Thirteen years ago, what later became a leading women’s fashion brand in Kenya consisted of several boxes of clothes in Wandia Gichuru’s living room.

From a Cape Town clothing brand backed by rugby captain Siya Kolisi to a company commercialising goat meat in Zambia, we highlight seven entrepreneurs building businesses in Southern Africa.

Gilbert Mwale talks about lessons learned from his previous failed venture and why he is now focused on the poultry industry.

Ampersand, a fast-growing electric motorbike company in Kigali, is allowing motorbike taxi drivers to save money and cut emissions.

Zimbabwean entrepreneurs Lesly Marange and Nobukhosi Ndlovu have identified opportunities in the country's food sector.

Dutch investor Barthout van Slingelandt, managing partner of XSML Capital, shares his experiences of backing companies in the DRC, Uganda, and Angola.

From exporting Nigerian superfoods to the American market to enhancing local food supply chains, these entrepreneurs are tapping into Nigeria’s agricultural potential.

Chantal Murebwa grew New Kigali Designers and Outfitters from a small venture with just two tailors and one sewing machine, into a thriving fashion company.

Zambia's kwacha currency today reached a record low of 27.33 against the US dollar.

We highlight eight promising opportunities in Africa’s agribusiness sector, from tapping into the growing global demand for baobab powder, to exporting made-in-Nigeria food products to America.

An interview with Tope Lawani, the co-founder and managing partner of Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm.

These entrepreneurs are capitalising on diverse opportunities within South Africa’s vibrant food industry.

How Ifedolapo Runsewe started a waste management company that transforms discarded vehicle tyres into usable products.

In 2010, in the aftermath of the global economic crisis of 2007-09, South African food company Fynbos Fine Foods found itself grappling with declining demand.

Healthcare and consumer-focused industries are the two sectors in Nigeria where investor Shirley Somuah sees the most significant opportunities.

Tumo Kgabeng's solution deploys drones to monitor pests, diseases, and soil quality, and recommends treatments accordingly.

With an estimated population of between 15 million and 20 million, Kinshasa has about as many French speakers as Paris.

Linda Ampah's company manufactures school uniforms and makes garments for US brands like Anthropologie and Brooklyn Industries.

French-speaking West Africa’s agribusiness sector presents robust investment opportunities, according to Evelyne Dioh Simpa, managing director of investment firm WIC Capital.

Singapore-based Tolaram sees opportunity in infrastructure with new port and free zone.

Evelyne Dioh Simpa, the managing director of WIC Capital, discusses investment prospects in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire.

From trading with small-scale farmers to building a goat meat empire, these five companies are tapping into the potential of Zambia's agribusiness and food industry.

A significant opportunity exists to supply the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a market of approximately 100 million people, with products from Zambia.

Zambia-based Farm Depot is a retail chain supplying a wide array of agricultural products to small-scale farmers.

Last month, Nigerian dried fruit snacks company ReelFruit commissioned its new 800-tonne-per-annum processing facility in Abeokuta, Ogun State.