East Africa

Bernard Olayo is a Kenyan entrepreneur who sensed an opportunity to develop oxygen plants. In 2014, Olayo started Hewatele (“abundant air” in Swahili) to supply African hospitals with oxygen.  And...

Abrhame Endrias’ first job was as a lecturer at the Adama University in Ethiopia after he obtained his bachelor’s degree in business management. It was during this time that he...

Transporting cargo via road comes with considerable challenges in Africa. Inefficient logistics companies, long distances, potholed roads, and cumbersome border-crossing procedures all add to the cost and time...

Informal workers serve as the economic linchpin in most sub-Saharan African countries. In Kenya, informal workers make up 83 percent of the total workforce and contribute 33 percent...

Hadija Jabiri (30) never dreamt about being a farmer. In fact, when she was at boarding school for her secondary education, working on the farm situated at the...

Valerie Muigai discovered reusable diapers when she was expecting her first child. She had just relocated to the US as her husband pursued postgraduate studies and with their...

Magofarm, started in 2019, is a Rwandan company that produces animal feed proteins from insects. Founder Moses Katala (23) answers our questions. 1. Give us your elevator pitch. We are...

At the heart of a thriving startup ecosystem are established tech companies committed to developing talent and training the next generation of tech entrepreneurs. A phenomenon that gradually...

One of the challenges confronting Africans in the diaspora is the ability to remit to their relatives through safe and cheaper means. Despite the existence of many banking...

Nzambi Matee hurls a brick hard against a school footpath constructed from bricks made of recycled plastic that her factory turns out in the Kenyan capital. It makes...