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1. How these Kenyan entrepreneurs achieved financial freedom by their forties
Kenyan entrepreneurs Leonard and Emily Mcharo spent years living far below their means. Read more
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2. Investing in African agribusiness, Warren Buffett style
Luni Libes, founder and CEO of Africa Eats, discusses investment opportunities in Africa’s agribusiness sector. Read more
3. How this entrepreneur built an instant noodles business
Monica Musonda applied lessons from Aliko Dangote to launch a homegrown instant noodles company in Zambia. Read more
4. South Africa: 10 rand (60 US cents) coffee idea grows to 65 stores
Xpresso Café is a takeaway coffee chain that started with a simple idea: every item on the menu cost just 10 South African rand. Read more
5. Malawi: Entrepreneur unlocks agribusiness opportunities
Ziweto Enterprises started with a chain of agrovet stores – essentially pharmacies for livestock – and has since expanded into animal feed production, with plans to enter the poultry sector. Read more
6. How this London banker built an Ethiopian food company
Investment-banker-turned-entrepreneur Yonas Alemu is the founder of Lovegrass, a food company making products from the Ethiopian super grain teff. Read more
7. Building an agribusiness venture in Africa – The tough road to success
Teddy Ruge runs a moringa-growing and processing business in Masindi, Uganda. But his journey has been anything but smooth, navigating halted contracts, geopolitical fallout, and other unexpected challenges. Read more
8. From beverage cans to gyms: Verod’s investment playbook for West Africa
Danladi Verheijen discusses his journey as an investor and the lessons he has learnt along the way. Read more
9. The Tanzanian businesswoman seeing millions in fish feed
This year, Tanzanian entrepreneur Diana Orembe expects her business, NovFeed, to generate well over $1 million in sales. Read more
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10. The story of a Made-in-Nigeria footwear company
Yinka Atunde established Yikodeen in 2016. The company began with fashion shoes but has since carved out a niche in industrial safety boots and footwear for the security services. Read more