{
  "id": 630518,
  "title": "Africa's Young Disruptors: Part Two",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/africas-young-disruptors-part-two",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Africa Business",
    "slug": "africa-business",
    "url": "https://african.business/2026/08/trade-investment/africas-young-disruptors-part-two"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Part Two of African Business' series introduces 20 young and innovative entrepreneurs in Africa under the age of 30. This segment features four entrepreneurs from different African countries.\n\nFirst, Joan Rukundo Nalubega, a 28-year-old Ugandan who founded Uganics Repellents. At 19, Nalubega launched Uganics after experiencing malaria as a child, inspired by her personal suffering to create a company that offers affordable mosquito repellents to prevent malaria in Uganda. Uganics operates as a social enterprise, aiming to tackle this significant health issue within the community.\n\nNext is Elly Savatia, a 25-year-old Kenyan entrepreneur who founded Signvrse. Growing up in Kenya, Savatia observed the challenges deaf people faced in daily life due to limited accessibility. In response, he developed the Stair Ramp, a robotic staircase to aid wheelchair users and later created Signvrse, an AI-powered platform that offers real-time sign language translation across digital platforms. Savatia's motivation is rooted in the conviction that no one in Africa should be left behind by digital transformation.\n\nHussein Dewji, a 29-year-old Tanzanian entrepreneur, founded Fair Deal Furniture. Dewji's journey began with a simple observation during his job at an insurance firm in Dar es Salaam - poor office furniture affecting the health and comfort of employees. His mission is to modernize corporate workspaces across East Africa by creating furniture that is attractive, practical, and designed to promote employee health and wellbeing.\n\nLastly, Denise Ayebare, a 23-year-old Rwandan-Ugandan entrepreneur, founded BetterLife International. Growing up in a country still recovering from civil war, Ayebare witnessed the devastating effects of climate change on daily life. After starting her own business with just $200, she has since grown BetterLife International to reach over 40,000 people across Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Ghana, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through various initiatives, Ayebare focuses on empowering youth through green skills training, renewable energy access, and climate education.",
  "summary": "In Part Two of our list of 20 entrepreneurs under 30, we introduce young leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and the Gambia.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Africa Business",
        "title": "Africa's Young Disruptors: Part One",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/africas-young-disruptors-part-one",
        "published": "2026-08-11T07:37:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}