The Entrepreneur

Strive Masiyiwa is now the richest black man in Southern Africa, with a net worth surpassing $4.4 billion – dethroning Patrice Motsepe from the position, according to media reports. Masiyiwa's...

Mike Adenuga Jr., is a Nigerian billionaire businessman. He is currently ranked as the third richest individual in Africa, with a net worth in excess of 7.1 billion USD (according...

When you are rich, your chances of getting richer automatically rise as high as Mount Everest. Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, knows this all too well. That's because in the...

The entrepreneurial journey of Gregory Rockson, as the co-founder and CEO of mPharma, is inspiring. In 2013, Rockson, together with others, founded mPharma, a healthcare tech startup based in Ghana that...

Nana Akufo-Addo is redefining economic development and it’s resonating across Africa. In an exclusive interview with FORBES, he dwells on the new focus of the West African nation that has in...

Diarra Bousso is a Senegalese fashion designer, creative mathematician, and multidisciplinary artist. She is the founder and creative director of Diarrablu, a fashion and lifestyle company. Bousso creates fabrics with...

Fluent in over 20 programming languages, software engineer and entrepreneur Fara Ashiru Jituboh's knack for solving problems was the genesis of Okra, a fintech company that is causing waves in...

Dangote Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria Limited (DPAN) has started assembling vehicles in Nigeria, beginning with the Land Trek, 3008, 5008 and the new 508. The assembly of Peugeot vehicles comes nearly...

Described as the engine of retail distribution in Africa, TradeDepot founded by Onyekachi Izukanne is doing incredible stuff facilitating commerce in Nigeria and elsewhere. The B2B eCommerce and retail platform...

Nigerian edtech startup, uLesson today announced it closed a $15M Series-B investment from Nielsen Ventures and Tencent, as well as existing investors, Owl Ventures, TLcom Capital, and Founder Collective. This...