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Andela: Africa's AWS for Talent
Elkins, Caroline; Khanna, Tarun; Kim, Joyce J.Case HBS-321113-EEntrepreneurshipFive years after the company's founding, Andela, a company that built and trained remote engineering teams, became arguably Africa's greatest technology unicorn. By January 2019, Andela raised $100 million in Series D funding. As Andela looked to scale inStarting at €8.20
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Agility Africa
Alcacer, Juan; Elkins, Caroline; Cekin, EselCase HBS-720357-EStrategyThis case illustrates the challenge and opportunities that firms face when developing and executing new business models in high-risk, low-infrastructure, low-trust countries. It features a global logistics group, Agility, that aimed to become the leader in supplying innovative solutions that provide the backbone to growing consumer markets across Africa. Agility's objective was to fill the institutional voids in the warehousing and logistics spac...Starting at €8.20
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Edita: Making Choices in Uncertain Times
Elkins, Caroline; Alcacer, Juan; Thapar, Alpana; Abdel Aal, YoussefCase HBS-320026-EAfter 15 years of steady growth and expansion, Edita, a leading Egyptian snack producer, faced a series of challenges in the wake of the Arab Spring. In January 2011, the Egyptian Revolution sparked political and economic turmoil that reflected the waves of protest and violence already spreading throughout North Africa and parts of the Middle East. Hani Berzi, CEO of Edita, managed to navigate the company through this period, though the severe de...Starting at €8.20
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Bridge International Academies in 2020: Battling Headwinds to Solve Africa's Education Problems
Elkins, Caroline; Khanna, Tarun; Kim, Joyce J.Case HBS-521048-EStrategyBy 2020, Bridge International Academies and its "school in a box" model had achieved great scale. By leveraging digital technology and public-private partnerships, they had reached one million children across Africa and India through hundreds of schools.Starting at €8.20