Young entrepreneurs in Ghana are building businesses around local rice production, using technology and value-chain innovations to improve quality, boost profits, and challenge imported brands.

When Benjamin Fernandes returned to Tanzania in 2017 after completing his MBA in the US, he had a plan: build a digital money transfer company from the ground up. What followed was a turbulent path ...

How Benjamin Fernandes, founder of Nala, survived early challenges to build a global payments player.

For Mohamed Sowe, there is something magical in the transformative power of a tiny onion seed. In just four months, with the right conditions, Sowe says, the seed, as small as a grain of sand, can ...

Fastizers Food and Confectionery, a Nigerian snack food company best known for its cookies, was founded in 2010 by Debby Lawson. She started the business with just 960 naira – about 60 US cents at ...

We sit down with Mobolaji Ajayi, founder of Purelife Health, who shares how a deeply personal experience sparked her mission to make healthcare in Nigeria more dignified, accessible, and trustworthy.

Mobolaji Ajayi identified a gap in Nigeria’s healthcare market, envisioning a pharmacy that offers both medication and primary care services.

Nigeria’s difficult economic environment is forcing snack food manufacturer Fastizers to rethink aspects of its operations – from shrinking pack sizes to launching new product lines such as bread – as ...