East Africa

Alaska Airlines now has its first set of identical twin pilots, Alan and Alex. According to the Los Angeles airline, Alan recently finished simulator training and will be...

Yussouf Ntwali has his feet firmly grounded in the flattering league of successful African business magnates. And he’s just 21. As CEO of a popular tech company in Rwanda –...

Dr. Catherine Nakalembe was going about her normal duties when she received a phone call informing her that she had won the 2020 Africa Food Prize alongside Burkina...

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...