FDA urges consumers to be cautious of expired products on the market
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has urged the public to be cautious of what they patronise from the market for consumption as some products are on the shelves without…
Deploying True Entrepreneurship in the Fight against COVID
Imagine you wanted your child, Kofi, to take a swim class. You hire the best tutor you can find, Teacher Ama. She then proceeds to teach Kofi every single muscle…
Small local eateries in Abidjan jostle for market share as fast food chains bite
Fast food chains like Burger King, KFC, Tweat and many others are in a fierce battle in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast with its over 5 million inhabitants….
Houston Boutique Owner Designs and Sells Hoodies That Heal and Help the Homeless
Nationwide — RoseMary Tucker, founder of Blessties USA and the Hoodies4Healing Foundation, is hosting a Blanket Drive for the homeless for the month of January. Blessties USA is a Christian…
From humble beginnings, popular indigenous Ghanaian bread A1 expands to U.S. market
Ghana’s local bread manufacturer A1 has expanded its operations to the United States. The expansion to the U.S. market is grounded on a special partnership arrangement with a major American…
Kawa Moka strives to transform Ghana’s coffee industry
The global chocolate industry is worth $100 billion. Multi-national companies such as Mars, Mondelez International, and Nestle rake in billions of dollars of revenue each year. Ghana, one of the…
How Apple Is Spending the $100 Million It Pledged To Racial Equity
In June, after the nationally publicized killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd at the hands of police and amid the heightened call for racial justice in America, with thousands…
Mauritius and Morocco join African bond index
Mauritius and Morocco join eight African countries that are part of the Bloomberg African Bond Indices (ABABI) to provide investors with a tool to measure and track the performance of…
The Ghana Cedi will be fairly stable in 2021 – Bank of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana has given the firm assurance that the Ghana cedi will be fairly stable in 2021. This follows projections from the Economic and Finance Think Tank, Center…
Nigeria startup uLesson raises $7.5 Million in a Serie A
Nigeria ed-tech startup, uLesson raises $7.5 million Serie A funding for its online platform. The startup does both streamings and uses SD cards in minimizing data and streaming costs in…
SMEs call for increased support to digitise operations
Some operators in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector have called for increased assistance in the area of digitalisation to help them increase their value and productivity, especially post-COVID….
Kenyan lands top African job at Africa Merchant Capital
Africa Merchant Capital – a privately owned boutique merchant bank in London – is now run by Richard Ngumi, a Kenyan Executive and now charged with making trade finance deals within…
How this Malian voice-only app is helping illiterate small business owners reach more customers
Before returning to Mali to establish Lenali in 2017, a voice-based social media app, Mamadou Gouro Sidibé was working at the French National Center for Scientific Research. As lucrative as…
Virtual Hackathon on financial inclusion for female entrepreneurs in Northern Nigeria
Financial Services Innovators (FSI) just collaborated with Startup Arewa for the “ArewaFemtechFest” powered by the theme of “FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA”. The event is open to…
The Congolese ‘Taxi Girl’ Taking on the City of Pointe-Noire
Dave Tendresse is a twenty-seven-year-old lady communication officer by profession at a local structure. That is, when she is not tackling the roads of Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo…
Umwuga: The social network platform allowing employers to get the best trade and service workers
In a world where many people claim they can offer certain services or offer a given skill, it all narrows down to whom among the qualified persons is the most…
Entrepreneur Invents a Solar Powered Backpack
Meet Mike Bellot, the CEO and Co-Founder of Solo Bag – an innovative school backpack that provides light for reading and power for charging mobile phones and tablets. The backpack…
GPRTU to ensure compliance with COVID-19 protocols at terminals
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has served notice that it will take strong punitive action against its member organisations at the various lorry parks across the country who…
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe to pivot towards digital solutions in its business model
Zimbabwe’s largest mobile telecommunications network Econet Wireless Zimbabwe will adopt a new business model focussed on delivering digital solutions as a measure that will help it survive Zimbabwe’s prevalent economic…
Rakuten and AAIC collaborate to support African startups
In late 2020, we shared Rakuten Europe’s new collaborative initiative between Asia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC). The idea was to support African startups to apply innovative solutions that help their…