West Africa

Rising stars on Ghana’s entrepreneurship stage chat about business growth with Boris Johnson during a high profile visit.

Jana Nurmukhanova, TechnoServe Fellow, Supports High-Potential SMEs Ghana. I grew up in the country of Kazakhstan during the change and hardship of the post-Soviet era. My mother was a small entrepreneur, not by choice but by necessity. While working as a chemical engineer, she had to start her own…

An innovative retail model is allowing women business leaders like Charity Dangana to sell safe and affordable water in their communities.

Innovations in the cashew value chain provide women the opportunity to become leaders in their families and communities.

National Nut Day celebrates the huge nutritional and economic value that comes in small nutty packages.

With technical expertise and training from TechnoServe, a Benin-based company has established a world-class cashew processing facility that prioritizes social and environmental responsibility.

The official ceremony launching the project BeninCajù was held Thursday, June 2 in Cotonou, with representatives from the Government of Benin and the Director of USAID Benin.

Young entrepreneurs like Audrey Allotey are starting and growing food businesses that provide key products and create jobs in their communities.

The Propcom Mai-Karfi program in Nigeria is helping to increase access to tractors, which will aid farmers in increasing their yields.

Rural development expert Cleopatra Ngulube explores the role of agribusiness in addressing youth unemployment.