The top business opportunities in Africa. Every crisis creates two things: problems and opportunities. As the world fights COVID-19 and its devastating impacts on human life, the economy, businesses, and jobs, we are often too distracted by the problems to notice the growing opportunities around us -- especially in an interesting market like Africa. Surprisingly, [...]
. According to the IMF's 2019 World Economic Outlook report, six of the world's fastest-growing economies are in Africa. Over the next three decades, Africa's population is expected to double to 2.4 billion. By 2050, about one in four people in the world will be African and the continent's economy could be worth $29 trillion, [...]
. The USA is the world's top economy and largest market, and it does a lot of business with the rest of the world. In 2018 alone, the US spent more than $2.6 trillion on imports from over 200 countries. America buys everything big and small – from machines and mineral oils, to food products [...]
Note: The latest (2021) edition of this article is now available. Click here to read it. It feels odd to talk about business opportunities in Africa, right? Over the last couple of years, Africa has been at the center of the global migration debate, particularly in Europe and North America. Thousands of Africans have been [...]
. There is an abundance of amazing business opportunities in Africa. And the success stories you're about to read prove just how much these opportunities are worth. According to the IMF's recent World Economic Outlook, six of the ten fastest-growing economies in the world are in Africa. And by 2050, the continent's economy could quadruple its [...]
Sponsored post Founded by three friends – Lucy, Cynthia and Christina – Tosheka Textiles is a social enterprise that was founded in a semi-arid county in South-Eastern Kenya, Makueni, in the town of Wote. Initially, the company was a Community Based Organization (CBO) that runs a fibre-to-fabric business model; it grew cotton and made handy [...]
Note: The latest (2021) edition of this article is now available. Click here to read it. Let's talk about business opportunities in Africa. The term "millionaire" is taking on a new meaning in Africa. It's no longer just about the size of your bank account; any shady politician, corrupt bureaucrat, or unscrupulous businessman on the [...]
Sponsored post Water is life. Human existence totally depends on it. Water is relates to all aspects of human development, and remains the single greatest power to drive industrialization, health and gender equality across the continent. However, it’s easy to take water for granted. We often think water problems only exist in poor rural communities [...]
Sponsored post Most economic transformations start from the grassroots According to the latest 2017 State of Food and Agriculture report released by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the keys to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are transforming rural communities and promoting agriculture. A significant portion of Africa’s population and agricultural resources [...]
Sponsored post We live in exciting times where our daily lives are dominated by innovation. The education landscape is also gradually changing as new ideas, inventions, and new ways of teaching become the norm. It’s worth noting that innovation does not only mean technology, but it encompasses any creative, new way of doing things. If [...]
