AKEMO Group AS · Oslo, Norway
We develop and operate businesses in agriculture, coffee trade and media, starting with real operations in Uganda and Norway and growing them with long-term partners.
Who we are
AKEMO Group AS is a Norwegian company founded in 2025. It runs the Kahawa Nzuri coffee brand and the Live Learn Inspire podcast, and works alongside AKEMO Ventures, a farming company in Uganda under the same founder.
We are early in our journey and say so plainly. On this site, every business and activity is labelled with its real status: operating, in development, or planned.
About AKEMO GroupOur business ecosystem
Each business keeps its own brand and website. AKEMO Group provides strategy, partnerships and corporate structure.
Operating Agriculture & agribusiness · Uganda
A Ugandan agribusiness running a commercial maize farm of about 9.5 acres in Zirobwe, Luwero District, with poultry in development.
Associated company under common founder leadership. AKEMO Ventures Limited is not currently a subsidiary of AKEMO Group AS.
Operating Coffee & trade · Uganda origin · Nordic market
Kahawa Nzuri means "good coffee" in Swahili. The brand sources specialty coffee from Uganda, starting with Bugisu coffee from Mount Elgon, for roasters and venues in Norway.
A brand operated by AKEMO Group AS.
Operating Media & storytelling · Norway · international audience
A weekly interview podcast sharing inspiring, informative and educational stories about entrepreneurship, culture, resilience and growth.
A media brand operated by AKEMO Group AS.
Strategic sectors
Farming, food value chains and coffee sourcing, starting with operations in Uganda.
Bringing East African products to Nordic buyers, and building the partnerships that make trade reliable.
Storytelling that builds audiences, brands and relationships across Norway, Africa and the diaspora.
The Norway–East Africa corridor
Uganda has fertile land, a long coffee-growing tradition and a young, entrepreneurial population. Norway and the Nordics have demanding buyers, strong institutions and patient capital. Too few businesses work seriously across both.
AKEMO Group is based in Oslo and operates in Uganda. That lets us do the practical work in between: sourcing and quality on the ground, and sales, compliance and partnerships in Norway. We start with Uganda, where we have operations, and expand only where we have the people and partners to do it well.
Our approach
We build from businesses that already work, such as a producing farm and paying coffee customers, rather than from concepts.
We separate what is operating from what is planned, and we publish no figure we cannot document.
Farmers, buyers, lenders and investors each bring something we cannot build alone. We look for partnerships that work for both sides.
Agriculture and brands reward patience. We take on growth at a pace our governance and people can support.
Investment & partnerships
We welcome conversations with investors, lenders, commercial partners, importers and sponsors who share a long-term view of business between Norway and East Africa.
This website does not offer securities or investment products. Any investment would follow direct discussion and proper documentation.
Leadership
Founder, Managing Director & Chair
Albert Emmanuel founded AKEMO Group AS in Oslo in 2025 to build commercial businesses between Norway and East Africa.
He leads the group’s coffee trade under the Kahawa Nzuri brand, hosts the Live Learn Inspire podcast, and founded AKEMO Ventures Limited, a farming company in Zirobwe, Uganda.
Leadership and governanceMilestones
AKEMO Ventures Limited incorporated in Uganda.
AKEMO Group AS incorporated in Oslo, Norway.
Kahawa Nzuri begins supplying Ugandan coffee to roasters in Norway.
AKEMO Ventures publishes its corporate website.