This Secret But Powerful Strategy Will Help You Learn Anything You Want
Almost everybody wants to learn something new. It could be a new skill like speaking a foreign language, or knowing how to play a musical instrument like the piano, guitar or trumpet. However, despite...
View ArticleThis Kenyan Entrepreneur Makes Natural Blended Spices for the Local Market
Chibundiro is a brand of natural blended spices in Kenya. This range of natural spices is an interesting alternative to the large volumes of artificial seasoning that has flooded the African market....
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The Best of 2016 – My Top 12 Articles That Got Your Attention
Looking at 2016 through the lens of my writing career, it was quite an impressive year indeed. In May, my article on Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to Lagos (Nigeria) for the launch of his controversial free...
View ArticleMeet Elon Musk, The Serial Entrepreneur Who Wants To Build A City on Mars
Born in Pretoria, South Africa, and now a US citizen, Elon Musk is one of the most visionary entrepreneurs alive in the world today. The most special thing about Elon Musk is his daredevil appetite for...
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This Study Reveals The 5 Biggest Regrets People Have Before They Die
photo credit: higherperspectives.com Do you have any regrets? Most people do. But it appears our regrets gain a lot of weight as we approach the end of our lives. For many years, Bronnie Ware – an...
View ArticleThis Interesting Technology Could Replace All The Bad Roads in Africa
(photo credit: Realm Africa Safaris) In many parts of Africa, 85% of roads are unusable during the wet season. And even at the current level of investment to improve the continent’s road...
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11 Business Opportunities in Africa That Will Make More Millionaires in 2017
2016 was “The Year of the Valley” for Africa. After nearly a decade of galloping economic growth, the continent experienced a very sharp decline last year. The hardest hit were the major commodity...
View ArticleMeet ShowMax, the internet TV that wants to beat Netflix in Africa
When South African subscription movie and TV show streaming service ShowMax launched in August 2015, many wondered how it would compete with American giant Netflix – which became available in all 54...
View Article5 Ways to Rewire Your Brain for Entrepreneurship
When is the safest time to start a business? The short answer: There is no safe time … and if you’re asking that question, you might not be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs look at business differently —...
View ArticleThis African country could be the first in the world to run on 100 percent...
Cape Verde has set a target of generating all electricity from renewables by 2020, which would make it the first country in the world to do so. The government originally decided to focus on a...
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John-Paul speaks about Nigeria’s newly-relaxed visa rules
If you seriously want to attract visitors, you’ll make it easier for them to know you, and reach you. This principle works the same when a country needs to attract foreign investors. However, Nigeria —...
View ArticleNew Report: Meet Africa’s Top 100 Most Popular Brands
The results are out! Despite vibrant political and social movements, largely driven by Africa’s youthful population, and the lauded entrepreneurial energy behind Africa’s rising prominence in the arts,...
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How A Frustrating Experience Inspired This Entrepreneur To Start A Solar...
Richard Awuor had a remarkable career in the corporate world. But a frustrating experience at a Tanzanian airport in 2014 sparked an overwhelming idea and interest that led him off the corporate track...
View ArticleHow This South African entrepreneur turned his business from failure to...
Stuart Forrest is the entrepreneur behind Triggerfish Animation Studios, a South African film and entertainment animation company which produced the award-winning feature films Adventures in Zambezia...
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Hurray! Kenyan women are the highest-earning entrepreneurs on Airbnb
Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to list or rent short-term lodging including vacation rentals, apartment rentals, homestays, hostel beds, or hotel rooms. A report released to...
View ArticleDo entrepreneurs ever retire? Meet the 78-year old who runs a clean energy...
Did you know that people over 50 are among the country’s most active entrepreneurs, starting businesses at rates higher than their young counterparts? At age 78, Hiroshi Morihara runs marathons....
View ArticleThese are 11 smart things you could do if your business fails
Most people don’t start a business and hope it fails. But the sad reality of business is things could go wrong. And most times, things go wrong when you least expect them to. That’s why entrepreneurs...
View ArticleHow Donald Trump’s foreign aid cuts could affect Africa
Donald Trump’s budget proposal plans to hike military spending by $54 billion and slashing non-defense programs, most likely, foreign aid. Foreign aid accounts for roughly 1% of the US federal budget,...
View ArticleWhat will happen to the CFA franc if France withdraws from the Euro?
For a decade, the CFA franc has been one of Africa’s more stable currencies. The West African CFA franc and the Central African CFA franc are currently used by 12 former French colonies in the region...
View ArticleMeet the African-made cooling units that could ultimately stop food waste and...
Food waste and spoilage remain a big problem across the world. “According to The Rockefeller Foundation, up to 33 percent of all the food that is produced is never consumed— a staggering loss that...
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