Publications

25 Jun 2011
News

It's Africa calling for mobile operators

03 Apr 2019
News

Africa rising? A historical perspective

February 2025
Supplement

eBee: Affordable Mobility for Africa

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Gamze Yucaoglu and Jordan Mitchell

The case opens in March 2023, as Sten van der Ham and Jaap Maljers, CEO and co-founder of eBee, an electric bike (e-bike) company in Africa, are contemplating the different avenues for growth and path to profitability for the young and ambitious company. In 2023, the... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Value Creation; Competition; Logistics; Profit; Resource Allocation; Expansion; Corporate Strategy

October 1999 (Revised April 2004)
Supplement

South Africa Supplement

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Rebecca Evans

Updates the case. View Details

Keywords: South Africa

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February 2024
Case

Tony Elumelu Foundation: Democratizing Luck Across Africa

By: Paul A. Gompers and Samir Saxena

Founded in 2010, The Tony Elumelu Foundation is Africa’s leading philanthropy working to support entrepreneurs in Africa with access to seed capital, business management training, mentorship, and access to networks. Through a $100 million commitment by its founder,... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Innovation Leadership; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Mission and Purpose; Education Industry; Nigeria; Africa

June 2012 (Revised August 2014)
Supplement

Foreign Direct Investment and South Africa (B)

By: Eric Werker and Ian McKown Cornell

Incoming and outgoing foreign direct investment in an environment of politics, geography, globalization, and history. Updates the 2006 case to 2012. The subsequent six years only reinforce the message of the original case. Since the end of apartheid, South Africa had... View Details

Keywords: Global Business; Developing Countries; Business Government Relations; Economic Growth; Foreign Direct Investment; Globalized Markets and Industries; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; South Africa

July 2016 (Revised October 2018)
Case

Tolaram: Innovating in Africa

By: Derek van Bever and Efosa Ojomo

Tolaram is a Singaporean company that began operations selling textiles in Nigeria in the 1970s. Executives and brothers, Haresh and Sajesh Aswani, however, saw an opportunity to create an instant noodle market in the country. In 1988, they began importing Indomie... View Details

Keywords: Fast Moving Consumer Goods; Business Model; Disruptive Innovation; Vertical Integration; Emerging Markets; Consumer Products Industry; Nigeria; Africa

24 Jan 2023

HBS Perspectives from Africa

Please join us in this virtual event to meet Harvard Business School students from Africa and learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective. This event will be a panel discussion hosted by a faculty member as well as... View Details

14 Oct 2021

HBS Perspectives from Africa

Please join us to meet Harvard Business School students from Africa and learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective. View Details

20 May 2021

HBS Perspectives from Africa

Please join us to meet Harvard Business School students from Africa and learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective. View Details

13 Nov 2015

Africa Prospective Student Webinar

This webinar will begin with a brief presentation from MBA Admissions and the Career & Professional Development Office targeted to African prospective students. It will also include a conversation with current students from Africa about... View Details

04 Dec 2013

Africa Prospective Student Webinar

This online information session is designed for prospective students from Africa to learn more about HBS and the community of students from that continent. The session will include a Q&A with a panel of current students. Registration is... View Details

01 Aug 1998
News

South Africa Conference Preview

South Africa, with its rich mineral resources, strong economy, and recently lifted trade barriers, is playing a critical role in helping sub-Saharan Africa boost its economic status. The evolution of this important country, current reform... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Africa on the Move

In February, nearly 1,200 participants from twenty countries gathered at HBS for the Africa Business Club’s 11th annual conference, “Africa on the Move: Transforming Quick Wins into Lasting Change.” With some countries experiencing growth... View Details

Keywords: clubs; Information

27 Jul 2022

HBS Perspectives from Africa

Please join us in this virtual event to meet Harvard Business School students from Africa and learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective. We look forward to seeing you there! View Details

01 Dec 2016

Africa Prospective Student Webinar

Join current students from Africa for an online discussion and get to know the community of students at HBS. Learn more about life at HBS, the MBA Admissions process, and career opportunities available to HBS students and alumni from... View Details

February 1993 (Revised November 1993)
Case

East Africa Industries Limited

By: James E. Austin and Michael Grossman

Keywords: Africa

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November 1997
Teaching Note

Woolworths South Africa TN

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for (9-798-026). View Details

Keywords: Retail Industry; South Africa

December 2014 (Revised January 2018)
Case

Yara International: Africa Strategy

By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo and Kerry Herman

Leading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating shared value through the Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative, which brought together multiple organizations to enhance agricultural development in rural... View Details

Keywords: Shared Value; Tanzania; Agriculture Reform; Value Creation; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; Tanzania