Cairo container homes offer alternative living space

As 2018 draws to an end and move into 2019, CNBC Africa takes one last look back at the year from an entrepreneur's perspective.

Karitekinyana works and experiments with different locally grown plants and herbs, and has now developed a range of mosquito repellent cosmetics.

A cafe in an upscale neighbourhood in Cairo offers customers a hot drink and a warm meal as well as the opportunity to draw, sing, or play musical instruments.

A self-taught scented candle maker in Kampala, Uganda's capital, is doing brisk business in the lead-up to Valentine's Day. The former software engineer incorporates dozens of scents into her customized gift candles, some of which have insect repellent qualities.

Jeffrey Kwabena Yeboah is helping transform waste in Accra, Ghana into household furniture. The entrepreneur uses old tyres to make coffee tables and arm chairs for sale. Yeboah did not want to waste time searching for employment so he decided to start his own business instead.

As we focus on women entrepreneurship in Nigeria, Sandra Oyewole, Partner at Olajide Oyewole Legal Practitioners joins CNBC Africa to discuss the peculiarities, challenges and prospects of the Nigerian woman entrepreneur.

Cephas Nshimyumuremyi started with just $10 when he launched a new, natural cosmetics line. It's grown into a business worth $40,000.

The global market for male beauty and grooming products is worth nearly sixty-billion U-S dollars. One Nigerian entrepreneur is capitalising on the growing market, manufacturing products for men in Africa's largest economy.

Nigeria's women want to lead and not just serve in business. Entrepreneur Shade Ladipo set out to increase diversity.

British Airways has suspended flights to Cairo for seven days over what Britain's Foreign Office has called a "heightened risk of terrorism." Lufthansa has also temporarily canceled its flights to the Egyptian capital.

After spending time in Paris and using a bicycle as his main form of transport, a Nigerian entrepreneuer has developed a bike sharing app to try to cut down on pollution and traffic in Lagos.

According to Pharrell Williams, the song is about "how tough it is to be an entrepreneur" in America.