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 ...

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

The ultimate goal, says Mahesh Nandwani, the CEO of PCH, is to grow enough onions not only to satisfy the local market, but also to create an entirely new export industry. Nandwani, a ...

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 ...

After many years in law, she transitioned into business and, in 2012, founded Java Foods, the company behind the Eezee Noodles brand of instant noodles. Today, the company sells more than four million ...

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 ...

Interview summary Nigerian-born Timi Oke has long been drawn to agriculture. While working at a bank in the UK, he actively used LinkedIn to explore opportunities in the industry. In 2012, his efforts ...

Interview summary Mobolaji Ajayi saw an opportunity for a pharmacy business that also offered primary care rather than just selling medication. She notes that pharmacies are often the first point of ...

While fruits like pineapples, bananas, and mangoes thrive in Africa’s equatorial region, apples typically do not, as they favour cooler climates. However, German-born entrepreneur David Runge spotted ...

Yet, he always wanted to return to Africa. “While I lived and worked in Japan with my wife, I had a wish that one day I’ll come back to Africa when I find an opportunity. So I was always thinking ...

Seeing an opportunity in rice In 2017, while on his way to a property project in a rural area, a local chief handed Owusu-Achau some rice grown by smallholder farmers in the region. Impressed by the ...