The Future of Entrepreneurship in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities Post-Pandemic

For many years, entrepreneurship has been considered as one of the most important solutions to the three-pronged challenges, poverty, unemployment and inequality, of most African countries. A recent development that has undoubtedly compounded the challenges that African entrepreneurs face and further impede the economic growth impact is Covid-19. This pandemic has exerted severe damage to economies and businesses globally. For the African setting, the implications of Covid-19 on businesses and individuals would be enormous, as African societies are rarely equipped to absorb unexpected shocks of this magnitude as the social and welfare schemes are far below requirements.

This book illuminates entrepreneurship in the African setting, focusing on the prospects, challenges, and the post-Covid-19 pandemic future. It aims to offer a rich repository of information on strategies and techniques for sustaining entrepreneurial activities that can enrich African nations and will be of relevance to academics, researchers, advanced students, entrepreneurs, governments, and government agencies who are interested in understanding issues relating to entrepreneurship development within the African continent.

Anthony Abiodun Eniola is a Professor (Associate) in the Munhumutapa School of Commerce, Graduate Business School at Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe.

Chux Gervase Iwu is the Assistant Dean of Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Business and Management Sciences at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.

Abdullah Promise Opute is a Visiting Professor, Lecturer, PhD Supervisor and Examiner at University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK and a Researcher with GPROM Academic and Management Consulting, Germany.