Timbuktu Chronicles

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Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, popularly known as Lijjat, is an Indian women's cooperative involved in manufacturing of various fast-moving consumer goods. The organisation's main objective is empowerment of women by providing them employment opportunities. Started in 1959 by seven women in Mumbai with a seed capital of only Rs.80 ($1.5), it had an annual turnover of more than Rs. 800 crore (over $109 million) in 2018. It provides employment to 43,000 (in 2018) women across the country...[more]

Kayleigh Petrie writes:Decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) are being described as the future of the firm. But we think we can do better by combining the benefits of a DAO model with the reassurances of a legal entity. We are linking the two concepts to form a digital cooperative...[more]

From CGTN:

Dieudonne (Diego) Twahirwa in conversation with CGTN:...In September 2019, Gashora Farm, a Rwandan agribusiness, signed a contract with Chinese importer GK International Enterprises worth $500 million over five years to supply dried chili to China. This deal alone, which is valued at $100 million annually, springboards chili to become Rwanda’s top export, surpassing both tea and coffee...[more]

From CGTN:

Afrotech reports:Lily Adeleye isn’t your typical six-year-old. In fact, she’s the youngest CEO to have her products available at Target.

According to Face2Face Africa, the young entrepreneur runs Lily Frilly, a girl’s fashion brand. The girly collection offers a variety of items, including dresses, hair bows, lunch boxes, and backpacks. The accessories, in particular, are carried at the major retailer...[more] View this post on Instagram

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Abubakar Idris writes:Despite a downturn in Africa’s economy for the first time in 25 years in the wake of the global pandemic, investor interest in the continent’s tech ecosystem remained strong in 2020 as startup funding crossed the $1 billion-mark again as it did for the first time in 2019...[more]

From Oregon State University:In recent years, the country of Bangladesh has exploded onto the aquaculture scene, growing to become one of the largest producers of cultured fish in the world...[more]

From Agribusiness TV

From MoleCluesTV:

Efua Konyim Okai writes:A fish farming system which produces tilapia, algae and plants that can be used as both fish feeds and agricultural fertilisers has been established by two West African entrepreneurs...[more]

From Wode Maya a conversation with Ibrahim Morla Alhassan founder of the Dans Ma company:

Wode Maya in conversation with Mohammed Mohammed Nakudu of the Porto Golf Resort:

An overview of Bangladesh's shipbuilding industry from Al Jazeera & Dhaka Tribune:With an increasing number of orders from both local and global buyers, the shipbuilding industry of Bangladesh is flourishing rapidly, contributing to diversification of the country’s export basket and generating employment opportunities. Since 2009, Bangladeshi shipbuilders have earned $170 million by exporting small- and medium-sized ships to 14 countries...[more]

Njeri Purity writes:Small satellites have seen a remarkable adoption within Africa. February 1999 saw the launch of the first small satellite in the continent after South Africa sent SunSat-1 into space. The 64-kg microsatellite was built by staff and students at the University of Stellenbosch and launched as a secondary payload on a United States launcher...[more]

Robert Neuwirth writes:In Asia, the next few years may herald a true convergence, as environmentalists and entrepreneurs alike bet that its cities have an opportunity to lead the world in phasing out the internal combustion engine – at least when it comes to lightweight-motorcycle traffic...[more]

Wode Maya in conversation with Farida Musa Kallah:

From VisualPolitik:

From the Foresight Institute: