Author: AfricaBusiness.com

Pay-as-you-go everything – innovation, the African way

You cannot simply copy and paste a business model that has worked internationally and expect it to work in Africa. If you want to do business in Africa, you need to operate in a way that takes the nuances of the continent into account.
This is the opinion of Reach Africa’s Sales Director and specialist in the streaming space – Leslie Adams, where he postulates why incremental purchasing has been so successful across the continent, and how we’re seeing more examples of businesses that are rolling out this “pay as you go” model at scale, thanks to the advent of technology.

Digitisation as Africa’s Great Equaliser in Financial Services

Access to financial services in Africa had for decades been defined by disparities—between rural and urban areas, between men and women, between small businesses and larger enterprises. It meant that millions, especially the continent’s most vulnerable populations, were excluded from the formal economy, curbing entrepreneurship, restricting access to credit, and stifling upward financial mobility for far too long. 

d.light Co-Founder and CEO Nedjip Tozun Recognized on 2024 TIME100 Climate List for Pioneering Clean Energy Access Impact

Nedjip Tozun, CEO and co-founder of d.light, has been named to the TIME 100 climate list. The list recognises the 100 most innovative leaders driving business climate action. d.light is a provider of transformational household solar products and affordable finance for low-income households primarily serving communities in Africa and India.

COP29 Climate Christmas in Azerbaijan

The annual climate Christmas taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, also aspires to be what every COP before it did – different. But will Climate Christmas really be different this year? In this article, let’s explore the possibility and what it means for Kenya and Africa.