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Advertisement   n times of chaos and crisis in Africa, taking people out of rural poverty to industrialisation becomes an unmet need. Releaf, a Nigerian startup is bridging the gap between the larger consumers and smallholder farmers. To understand more about this disruptive startup, Startup Africa had an amazing interview with Ikenna Nzewi, co-Founder and … Read More “Industrializing food processing in Africa” »

My Pivot Journal is a Ventures Africa weekly series documenting people’s career transitions from one industry to another, especially to tech.  Mosanya Abiodun was born with rhythm in his veins. He could swear his love for music was from birth and so he wanted to seal it with a degree. As his mother could not … Read More “My Pivot Journal: How Mosanya Abiodun clung to music after a degree in International Studies” »

Paul Trites By Paul Trites, director, investments, Sango Capital “Africa? I’m not sure we have the appetite for that kind of risk.” – US/European/Asian CIO/portfolio manager. As an African private equity manager raising money from global investors, we’ve heard variations of the above statement many times over the years. It’s a point of view that … Read More “Africa and the global risk landscape: Investor shares his perspective” »

With the arrival of winter, the need for utilising most of your battery-operated outdoor equipment to cut the lawn, trim trees and hedges, and perform other outdoor tasks diminishes. While your chainsaws, lawnmowers and trimmers might be idle for the season, by following tried and tested cleaning, storage and maintenance guidelines, when the warmer weather … Read More “Winter Wise, Spring Energised | African Agribusiness” »

House Republicans are about to start an anti-ESG blitz that has been given its own month — a campaign that will test the party’s resolve and patience on the subject. The recently dubbed “ESG month” is attributed to Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., who coined the term in light of at least six hearings, as well … Read More “Move over Shark Week, July is for anti-ESG” »

Heard Of The Enhance X App? The Galaxy Enhance X App Is Now Available On Select Samsung Premium Smartphones Expanded from its beta phase as seen on the Galaxy S23 series, Samsung’s Galaxy Enhance-X app is now available for a wide range of premium Galaxy smartphones via the Galaxy Store. This new image editing app … Read More “Heard Of The Enhance X App?” »

Advertisement   hen asked about how is IRIBA innovative startup, Yvette Ishimwe told our team: “We are solving the water problem in a technology-based way” To find out more about the story of IRIBA, we had a riveting conversation with Yvette Ishimwe, the Founder. Q: Tell more about yourself and IRIBA I am Yvette Ishimwe, I … Read More “Meet Yvette Ishimwe, Founder and CEO, IRIBA Water Group” »

For most of us, Google has become an active participant in our lives. We use it for productivity, entertainment, navigation and, most importantly, searching for answers. But for some others, like Taslim Okunola, Google played these roles more intimately. From random ventures in Akure to managing global strategy and operations at Google, here is Taslim … Read More “My Pivot Journal: Taslim Okunola’s search for purpose led him to Google” »

Shell and Petronas have agreed to move ahead with Phase 10 of the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) development. The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the companies had reached an agreement with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS). The ministry said the companies planned to begin drilling late this year when a … Read More “Shell, Petronas commit to Phase 10 at Egypt’s WDDM” »