Earlier this week I was reading an article by Adetunji from Co-Creation Hub Nigeria, you know the power of thoughts a teenager has after hearing a motivational talk from a young billionaire? that’s how I was feeling but in a good way. in His article on Medium, Adetunji highlighted some specs that really caught my eyes, I wouldn’t delve in so much but …

Redcross and Tony Elumelu have come to an agreement to empower Entrepreneurs from Nigeria’s North East and Niger Delta regions.  The partnership aims to address the economical cries of the communities affected by armed conflict or violence, through innovative interventions, TEF, which recently opened applications for its latest annual entrepreneurship programme, said. “We have been looking for a reliable partner in Africa, where …

Microsoft, through its 4Afrika Initiative, has collaborated with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) to provide entrepreneurs in the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme with technology-based tools, resources and mentorship. Through this support – which will benefit TEF entrepreneurs across the continent – the two organisations will help entrepreneurs effectively use ICT to modernise their businesses, enrich their offerings and reach new customers. “Microsoft 4Afrika and …

The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is the flagship entrepreneurship programme of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, founded by the entrepreneur, respected investor and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu, TEF is set to hold a Forum in Lagos, Nigeria from 13-15 October 2017. TEF Entrepreneurship Forum is the most inclusive gathering of African entrepreneurs, where over 54 African countries represented will meet with business leaders, established …

The energy sector of sub-Saharan Africa is not yet able to meet the needs and aspirations of its citizens, with almost 600 million people lacking access to electricity. Only seven countries — Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa — have electricity access rates exceeding 50 percent. The rest of the region has an average grid access …

CcHub and Google for Entrepreneurs have collaborated to bring you PitchDrive, an Event that will take part in 5 European Cities: London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich and Paris, The Event is set to bring and showcase the top best 15 African Startups in Eco-system. “PitchDrive tour train will kickstart in August to connect Africa’s tech entrepreneurs with Europe’s most influential investors. Applicants …

Young Entrepreneurs is what we Africans or Rather the world need to Develop, rarely do we meet a special species of genius, but when you meet one you are blessed. It’s not even 1 year down before the young Cameroonian was named as Google’ best Developer. These things go unnoticed and untapped in most scenarios, but with great mentorship and training, we …

Dot Finance is coming to Kigali,  This is one of the largest Fintech events in Africa: Bringing together financial institutions, established technology vendors and disruptive startups to build valuable partnerships and define the future of finance in Africa. This being the second edition of the event is set to tackle payments to APIs, and blockchain to AI, The Event which will …

As Reported early this year, the DIFC had partnered with Accenture to launch Fintech accelerator that would assist startups in  Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The programme will offer access to mentorship from leading technology partners such as Facebook and Envestnet | Yodlee. The Applications that are open until may 28th is set to provide the successful startups with the opportunity …

Unleash an organisation that aims to build the world’s leading lab platform for innovative, implementable and scalable solutions to the sustainable Development Goals  (SDGs). Unleash is on the hunt for top talents in different countries of the world, with a mission of accelerating disruptive ideas by engaging the young talents in problem-solving and co-creative activities. #UNLEASHLAB2017 a 9-day event is set …