When Nigerian angel investor Tomi Davies backed his first company — Strika Entertainment in 2001 — he admits he wasn’t aware of his future role. “I was just helping out friends. I didn’t know it was ...

‘Angel investing is on the rise across Africa.’ This is a commonly heard phrase for those of us active in the early stage investment space on the continent now. And this phrase is often quickly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Meg McCormick is a Ghana-based entrepreneur who covers entrepreneurs. Epic Games, Uber, Juul Labs, Magic Leap, Instacart, Katerra, ...

God blessed Africa with resources, people, and potential. I was able to experience all that last November when I flew to Nairobi, Kenya, to speak at the 11th Angel Fair Africa (AFA@11). AFA is an ...

Since its well-publicized inception in 2013, Angel Fair Africa (AFA) has been hosting a successful yearly event that brings selected entrepreneurs to pitch to a room of curated investors with the ...

The little black angel looks tired, even a bit sad. Not at all like a Rubenesque cherub cavorting in Old Master paintings. Evening approaches. She’s been walking more than a mile in a Holy Week ...

The Dakar Network Angels group launched this month, making its first investment in francophone Africa to cleantech venture Coliba. The Ivorian startup — which uses a mobile app to coordinate waste ...