She Built a Business -Then War Took It All | Entrepreneurship in Africa

Описание: What does it really mean to choose entrepreneurship as a career in a fragile, conflict-affected environment?

In this episode of HUMHR Career Insights, host Batje Chibafa sits down with Wani Joana Kahasha an industrial engineer, social impact entrepreneur, and development practitioner working at the intersection of technology, women’s empowerment, and community resilience in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Wani shares a powerful and honest journey from founding Kivu Spices, an Agritech venture digitizing local value chains, to being forced to shut it down due to the war in Eastern DRC. She reflects on the human cost of conflict on entrepreneurship, the realities behind the “Africa Rising” narrative, and why building businesses in fragile economies requires more than passion and hard work.

The conversation also explores:

1️⃣.Africa as a rising continent — promise vs reality
2️⃣.Digital skills, AI literacy, and the future of work
3️⃣.What an enabling entrepreneurship ecosystem really looks like

Wani currently leads digital transformation initiatives at Kivu Impact Center, where she works to expand access to AI literacy, coding, and geospatial skills for young people and women across several provinces in the DRC.

This is a candid, reflective, and deeply human conversation for entrepreneurs, career changers, development professionals, and anyone interested in Africa’s future.

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Host: Batje Chibafa
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Guest: Wani Joana Kahasha.
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She Built a Business -Then War Took It All | Entrepreneurship in Africa

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