What's the connection between waste and medical insurance? Where there's a will to solve a human need, there's a way. In this episode, Nonso Opurum of Soso Care in Nigeria shows us how our solutions to everyday challenges are all around us by connecting waste recycling to medical insurance at the bottom of the pyramid.

Under banked , low income Africans are an unattractive customer segment to many businesses. Babajide Dorushole, country manager of M-Kopa Nigeria, tells us how the company has innovated to profitably serve this segment through innovative credit solutions. By making Finance for everyday essentials accessible to everyone, they have served over 3m customers and unlocked over $1b in credit for these customers enabling them to own basics solar devices and appliances like smart cellphones, TVs,...

As youth unemployment continues to be arguably Africa’s biggest risk, artisans remain a neglected source of SMEs and jobs. In this episode, we discuss the opportunities that the technical sector in Africa presents in advancing entrepreneurship, SME building and job creation with Seth Mulli, Director Allan Gray Makers program

We’ve been called the dark continent, a place perceived by many to be full of despair and hopelessness. Unbeknown to them, a new Africa is emerging; one where the glass is no longer half empty but half full, where our issues are no longer embarrassing problems but the exciting impact and entrepreneurial opportunities. A place that is giving birth to some of the best global impact innovations and solutions inspired by the diversity of our challenges and our young, vibrant and growing...