Mohammed ‘Mo’ Ibrahim is a Sudanese billionaire, businessman, and founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The foundation offers postgraduate scholarships on International Development to African students at the University of Birmingham and London Business School. It also enhances the quality of African governance and leadership through several initiatives. Mo was born in Sudan but grew […]

Dubai is an incredibly developing city in the United Arab Emirates, geographically located between Asian and European markets. The government is transforming the city into the smartest city in the world using modern technology and innovations. The commercial transparency and ease of doing business aids the setup of small and medium enterprises, and even major […]

Phuti Mahanyele is an accomplished businesswoman of South African descent. She is the CEO of Naspers South Africa and is also Executive Chairman of Sigma Capital. Phuti is an experienced CEO with a consistent history and experience in management, leadership and business development. After graduating from Mc Auley House Convent, she left Johannesburg at the […]

Khalifa Bin Butti Al Muhairi is the founder and Chairman of KBBO Group. Founded in 2004, KBBO Group is an Abu Dhabi-based group with investments in healthcare, money exchange, and retail. Khalifa is an Emirati with a degree in Finance from Suffolk University, Boston. He kicked off his career at the Abu Dhabi National Oil […]

Market research is the crux of every new and existing business. It serves as a source of data-driven information about a company’s target market and provides the landscape for businesses to thrive.  Data-driven Market research help brands survey the market terrain, get foreknowledge of a business in a prospective market and to understand scaling trends […]

Inherited riches doesn’t count as much as what you make of it. This saying depicts Salwa Idrissi Akhannounch, the richest woman of Moroccan descent and wealthiest female in North Africa. Born in Casablanca into the rich Boulajoul Idrissi family, Salwa inherited her father’s wealth but didn’t stop there. She took the hard route to acquire […]

Every week, we celebrate what we call “Business Person of the Week” on our platform. We do this in recognition of the effort of top business executives who scaled the odds and negated naysayers by successfully leading business empires that are transforming the world. This time around, we have a list of the top 10 […]

Dear Agro stakeholders, we are pleased to announce to you that our annual agro-promotion event ‘Meet the Farmers Conference’ (MTFC 2019), is just 75 days away! MTFC 2019 will host top stakeholders in the agricultural value chain across Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in a highly-powered gathering of top stakeholders in the agriculture […]

Success is the benchmark of every organization. Considering that businesses love to scale performance, profitability and also dominate in their field. You see, there comes a time when you have exhausted all strategies to maximize production and scale sales in your business. A time when you are stuck, tired of the old routine and in […]

Zimbabwe’s first billionaire, Strive Masiwa is an entrepreneur and businessman.  He is the CEO of Econet Group, a conglomerate with presence in over 20 countries. He also owns majority stakes in Liquid Telecom. Having attended primary school in Zambia, Strive completed his secondary school education in Scotland and obtained a degree in Electrical Electronics from the […]