Harvard wasn’t worth giving up his booming company

Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 by Emily Dallas
Harvard wasn’t worth giving up his booming company

For Mubarak Muyika, being an entrepreneur seemed natural. The young Kenyan first started taking business classes in high school. Orphaned at a young age, he lived in Bungoma County with adoptive parents, who owned a publishing and distribution company called Acrodile Publishers. While working for the company, Mubarak noticed it lacked a powerful website through […]

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Young Film-Maker Plans “African HBO”

Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 by Emily Dallas
Young Film-Maker Plans “African HBO”

Isaac Oboth of Uganda was no stranger to misfortune when he became a young entrepreneur in producing videos. Orphaned by the age of seven, Isaac depended on his brother to be his sole provider until he lost his job when Isaac was just 16. Faced with this reality, Isaac, who is now 26, started selling a Ugandan […]

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She’s revolutionizing African marketplace

Sunday, April 6th, 2014 by Raluca Besliu
She’s revolutionizing African marketplace

Whenever going to the market place in her native Nigeria, 22-year-old Adamma Umeofia couldn’t help but observe the inconsistent, disorganized and aesthetically displeasing way in which butchers conducted their work. They often had a small box for cutting the meat and a separate place to display it and bag it for their customers. She gradually […]

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