Business & founders stories across Africa
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Founders who started years ago and became giants, and what they give back.
From Zenebework in Addis Ababa, Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu built a footwear brand with soles made from recycled tyres and hired skilled artisans from her own community.
From executive secretary to fashion house founder to holder of an offshore oil licence, Folorunso Alakija’s career shows how many chapters one business life can have.
In Malawi in 2001, a teenager read a library book, collected bicycle parts and blue gum trees, and built a turbine that powered his family’s house.
After eight years at Microsoft, Patrick Awuah moved home to Ghana in 1999 and founded Ashesi, a private non-profit university built to train ethical African leaders.
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