Promoting Africa
Meet the Morocco based luxury footwear brand ZYNE, founded by Zineb Britel and Laura Pujol, which's mission is to bring the ancestral Moroccan footwear known as the “babouche”, and its traditional craftsmanship, into the 21st Century. The ZYNE story Zineb Britel and Laura Pujol. CREDIT: COURTESY Both born and raised in Morocco, Zineb Britel and Laura…
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South Africa's capital, City of Tshwane, is set to become the automotive capital of Africa with the development of Rosslyn Hub, a R50 billion Auto City project. The Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) has launched the first phase of a R50 billion mega-development which will see Rosslyn, north east of Pretoria, become the new automotive manufacturing capital…
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Just an idea in the summer of 2016 and a year later, Dao Fitness is officially launched. Founder of this female athleisure brand that sells both active wear and lounge wear, with the aim of bringing African prints to fitness, Dominique Dao answered some of our questions. Tell us about Dao Fitness and how it all…
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Adepa Shoes, the company that is revolutionizing made in Ghana shoes. Joshua Debrah, founder and Team leader, shared with us his journey and vision for the company in the years to come. Repositioning Made in Ghana shoes: what is Adepa shoes ? "Adepa shoes was born out of an idea to reposition Made in Ghana…
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Jessica Allogo is today one of the figures of the "made in Gabon", and a fervent defendant of the Gabonese soil. She created "Les petits pots de l'Ogooué", a brand of organic jam. Fell in the jamb a little by chance! After a brilliant career in an oil company in Gabon, she decides to tackle…
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O.R. Tambo International Airport near Johannesburg, has the continent’s first airport-based brewery: Airport Craft Brewers, owned by Phumelelo Marali. Phumelelo Marali is one of South Africa’s few black beer brewers, and is at the forefront of the country’s craft beer revolution. He learned to make beer in 2010, from one of South Africa’s master brewers, Lex Mitchell.…
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In Lomé, as in many West African cities, the sorting of garbage almost does not exist. Africa Global Recycling, is a Togolese company that has decided to transform waste into reusable products. For the time being, the only answer to the question of waste management is landfill or landfills. Launched by Edem d'Almeida in 2013,…
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