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Dec 13, 2018
Esoko Empowers Farmers, One Text at a Time
An online platform is creating a virtual marketplace for one million farmers across Africa and helping boost their incomes.
Dec 13, 2018
A Tunisian Entrepreneur Gets Dressed for Success
Ameni Mansouri is the CEO of Dabchy, an online platform that has attracted 300,000 people buying and selling clothes.
Dec 12, 2018
Building Better Markets for Farmers
Grant Brooke is co-founder and chief executive officer of Twiga Foods, a platform offering Kenyan farmers a more transparent marketplace.
Dec 8, 2018
Tapping Into Africa's Talent Pool
Christina Sass is the president of Andela, a start-up connecting companies with software designers across Africa.
Dec 6, 2018
IFC Study: Trailblazing Private Equity in Fragile Markets Can Pay
A recent IFC study – the first of its kind to be published - confirms the difficulty private equity funds face in fragile markets, yet also reveals that best practices are emerging, and provides lessons from risk capital experiences across sub-Saharan Africa.
Nov 28, 2018
Quality Plus Scale is IFHA’s Formula for Success
Sub-Saharan Africa, with a growing population and middle class, offers vast potential for private healthcare providers. But unlocking that potential can be challenging. No one knows this better than Max Coppoolse, a Dutch business executive who worked for Unilever, Philips, and Vodafone before he co-founded the Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA) in 2007. This private equity fund specializes in investment in small- and medium-sized healthcare enterprises. It has learned from experience that the key to investing in health in Africa and making profitable exits is a relentless focus on quality plus a keen eye for opportunities to promote scale.
Nov 16, 2018
Lunch Lesson: Home is Where the (Affordable) Mortgage is
Over lunch, IFC housing-finance expert William Britt Gwinner explains how we’re working to increase access to affordable home loans in Africa.
Nov 15, 2018
Technology Helps African Farmers Sell What They Sow
A Kenyan mobile phone platform is offering local farmers access to a transparent marketplace that offers higher prices for their goods.
Jul 31, 2018
Solar Power Generates New Possibilities in Ethiopia
An IFC-World Bank program is helping over 1 million Ethiopians access electricity through reliable solar products.
Jul 10, 2018
Madagascar Beefs Up Zebu Export Business
BoViMa’s plan to produce zebu meat for domestic and foreign consumption will boost Madagascar’s economy.
