How We Made It In Africa

How We Made It In Africa

Founded by Jaco Maritz in April 2010, How We Made It in Africa is an online business platform that serves the entire African continent.

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  • 2 weeks ago | howwemadeitinafrica.com | Jaco Maritz

    Published by Jaco Maritz on 22 May 2025 The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), one of Africa’s largest and most populous nations, offers untapped export opportunities to firms in neighbouring countries, despite its long-standing challenges. There remains substantial potential to export goods to the DRC, according to Zambia-based entrepreneur Marion Peterson, co-founder of clean cooking solutions company SupaMoto. “There is a huge market up there for everything.

  • 3 weeks ago | howwemadeitinafrica.com | Jaco Maritz

    Published by Jaco Maritz on 14 May 2025 When Benjamin Fernandes returned to Tanzania in 2017 after completing his MBA in the US, he had a plan: build a digital payments company from the ground up. What followed was a turbulent path marked by investor rejections, threats from large competitors and a failed first product. Yet last year, Nala – his cross-border payments startup – raised $40 million from global investors.

  • 1 month ago | howwemadeitinafrica.com | Jaco Maritz

    Interview with Debby LawsonFOUNDER, FASTIZERS FOOD AND CONFECTIONERYLives in: NigeriaFastizers Food and Confectionery, a Nigerian snack food company best known for its cookies, was founded in 2010 by Debby Lawson. She started the business with just 960 naira – about 60 US cents at today’s exchange rate.

  • 1 month ago | howwemadeitinafrica.com | Jaco Maritz

    Published by Jaco Maritz on 4 May 2025 Nigeria’s difficult economic environment is forcing snack food manufacturer Fastizers to rethink aspects of its operations – from shrinking pack sizes to launching new product lines such as bread – as it grapples with rising input costs and pressure on consumer spending. “It’s a really tough terrain now. It’s very, very tough,” the company’s founder, Debby Lawson said in a recent interview with How we made it in Africa.

  • 1 month ago | howwemadeitinafrica.com | Jaco Maritz

    Interview with Marion PetersonCO-FOUNDER, SUPAMOTOLives in: Lusaka, ZambiaCharcoal remains the dominant cooking fuel for many Zambian households, despite its environmental and health costs. Emerging Cooking Solutions – operating under the brand SupaMoto – offers a cleaner and cheaper alternative. The company was founded by American-born Marion Peterson and her husband, Mattias Ohlson.