Business

Pauline Otila is transforming Kenya’s honey industry by empowering rural women and youth through climate-smart beekeeping that boosts incomes, restores ecosystems, and adds value to African-made products. Traditional …

Growing up in Kenya, Navalayo Osembo saw that despite Kenya’s global legacy in athletics, the country had never manufactured performance running shoes that bore its name or story. …

Jessica Anuna is the founder and CEO of Klasha, a global fintech that streamlines cross-border payments for African consumers. The businesswoman’s journey began while shopping online from Africa. …

For over 150 years, 100% of Togo’s cocoa was exported. Farmers grew the beans, traders bought and shipped them overseas, and factories in distant countries transformed them into …

Weekend Read European fashion has long defined luxury, but Adele Dejak proves that African craftsmanship also belongs on the world stage. With her striking, sculptural jewellery handcrafted in …

Wendy Appelbaum, one of South Africa’s most influential businesswomen and arguably its richest woman, knows that although wealth can be inherited, true impact is earned. As the daughter …

Amanda Etuk is revolutionising last-mile delivery in Nigeria through technology, financial empowerment, and efficient logistics solutions. Although she never intended to become a logistics entrepreneur, with a Pharmacy …

Ada Osakwe is transforming Africa’s agricultural sector. Through Agrolay Ventures, she invests in agribusiness startups and empowers smallholder farmers. She also promotes sustainable, locally sourced food through Nuli …

Lesley Mbogo, co-founder and CEO of GoBEBA, is transforming how Kenyan households access essential utilities. With a strong engineering and product management background, she has held leadership roles …

Weekend Read Patricia Zoundi Yao is a visionary entrepreneur who transformed Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)’s agricultural landscape. Through her enterprise, Canaan Land Africa, she has empowered countless women …