She took over 100 Africans to the Caribbean. Now Aisha Maina is quietly reshaping Afri-Caribbean business and diplomacy.

Hadija Jabiri sees potential across Tanzania’s agricultural value chain, particularly in the processing of fruit, vegetables ...

Swiss-born entrepreneur Jérôme Lapaire identified an opportunity to sell eyeglasses to price-sensitive customers in Africa.

The low productivity levels of agriculture in Africa have resulted in a worrisome scenario: it does not meet the growing demand for food from urban centres.

Assigning Wally Fry the title of pioneer of plant-based foods in South Africa is well justified. The epitome of an early market entrant, the Fry Family Food Co. was established in 1991 at a time when ...

This article is an excerpt from Standard Bank’s Can Africa take the platform economy forward? report. *** The burgeoning platform economy, which refers to value-creating interactions facilitated by ...

In September last year, Tanzania’s AICL Group and Edinburgh-based investment company Crowland Management unveiled designs for a US$1.3 billion glitzy skyscraper, while the world’s tallest timber tower ...

Founder of Afri Foods explains how she started and grew a company that exports crops such as chilli, avocado, eggplant and passion fruit to Europe and Dubai.

Throughout his nearly five decades as an entrepreneur, Ian Fuhr consistently drove profits by emphasising the crucial role of people in business.

While many real estate developers avoid affordable housing, Johannesburg-based IHS has crafted a profitable model for such projects in South Africa and beyond.

The African Continental Free Trade Area is being hailed as the single most progressive step forward in advancing African economic development.