How We Made It In Africa

3 weeks ago | howwemadeitinafrica.com | Jaco Maritz |Tony Bello

Interview with Tony BelloFOUNDER, SHINE BRIDGE GLOBALLives in: United StatesNigerian-born Tony Bello, a food scientist by training, played a key role in developing the low-fat Baked Lay’s and Lay’s Stax potato crisps during his time at US snack giant Frito-Lay. He now wants to apply that experience to products made from Nigerian-grown cassava, with ambitions to take them to both international and African markets.

1 month ago | howwemadeitinafrica.com | Jaco Maritz |Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane

Published by Jaco Maritz on 21 March 2025 Botswana has the potential to establish itself as a regional hub for medical tourism, says Dr Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane, founder of Gaborone-based Kalafhi Medical Center. She points to the country’s central location, stable political climate, low crime rate, and relatively affordable healthcare as key advantages in attracting patients from neighbouring countries.

1 month ago | howwemadeitinafrica.com | Seth Onyango

Published by Seth Onyango on 12 March 2025 By Seth Onyango, bird story agencyUS President Donald Trump’s recent quip about Lesotho as a nation “nobody has ever heard of” has inadvertently catapulted the small African kingdom into the global limelight. An offhand remark by US President Donald Trump about Lesotho has unwittingly ignited a surge of curiosity and travel interest in the tiny southern African nation.

1 month ago | howwemadeitinafrica.com | Jaco Maritz |Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane

Interview with Dr Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane FOUNDER, KALAFHI MEDICAL CENTERLives in: Gaborone, BotswanaFounded in 2018 as a single clinic with just one employee – its founder, Dr Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane – Botswana-based Kalafhi Medical Center has since grown into a diversified healthcare business. Today, it runs a day hospital, five clinics, and pharmacies, while also offering physiotherapy, dental care, and aesthetic services.

2 months ago | howwemadeitinafrica.com | Lovegrass Ethiopia

Entrepreneurs across Africa are turning superfoods like fonio, moringa, baobab, hibiscus, and teff into thriving businesses, tapping into global demand while creating opportunities for local farmers. 1. Ghana’s Amaati scales up fonio production for local and global buyersFonio, a gluten-free grain with numerous nutritional benefits, has been cultivated as a subsistence crop in West Africa for thousands of years.