African Businesswoman

Insecurity disrupts women traders in Northern Nigeria, increasing costs, fear, displacement, and market instability. (Important notice: Pseudonyms have been used in this article to protect the identities of …

Kanayo Awani drives intra-African trade growth through finance, industrialisation, and AfCFTA-focused strategic leadership initiatives. When most people talk about Africa’s economic future, they speak of exports to Europe …

Nelly Agbogu builds global marketplaces and digital platforms empowering African entrepreneurs to grow and scale. In 2015, while working at an oil servicing company, Nelly Agbogu (a.k.a Naija …

Linda Mabhena-Olagunju is transforming South Africa’s renewable energy sector through inclusive, sustainable leadership and innovation. As discussions on sustainable development intensify across the globe, few figures capture Africa’s …

Sophia Alj builds Chari, digitising Africa’s informal retail sector through supply, payments, and financial services. Sophia Alj has emerged as one of North Africa’s notable tech entrepreneurs, co-founding …

Shalom Ijeoma Lloyd builds ethical beauty, clinical research, and science-led trade, empowering African women globally. Shalom Ijeoma Lloyd MBE stepped into entrepreneurship, trying to stop her newborn son …

Olu Olufemi-White is redesigning African capital through Alami Capital, aligning ethical investment, policy, and innovation. As a lawyer qualified in multiple jurisdictions – Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and …

Maha and Malak Bennani built LNKO, transforming Morocco’s eyewear market through affordable, digital-first innovation. LNKO was founded in 2020 by sisters Maha Bennani and Malak Bennani, who set …

Bunmi Adeniba shapes brand relevance across Africa through strategic FMCG marketing leadership and consumer insight. Bunmi Adeniba is a seasoned marketing professional with a career spanning over two …

Elizabeth Oladepo is improving food safety and farmer livelihoods through 07 Foods. Elizabeth Oladepo is part of a growing generation of Nigerian entrepreneurs trying to fix what breaks …