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The Good, the Gaps, and the Grind: Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs on their Journey to Success

Egyptian-American writer Suzy Kassem once wrote that “fear kills more dreams than failure ever will.” Luckily for Africa, this continent is not short of brave young people. To see that, one need look no further than the continent’s young entrepreneurs, who are sidestepping the lack of formal employment opportunities in their societies and boldly writing […]

Entrepreneurship is for Everyone: Stories of Resilience from Young African Entrepreneurs

Like millions of young Africans, Malawian Felix Kantande Nkhoma first became an entrepreneur out of necessity. “I started my business based on the experience of poverty,” he says. But as he hustled to build his small gaming center, Felix knew he wanted a life pointed towards something bigger than just surviving. “I am not poor, […]