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Launch of 2026 Aguka Ideation Programme
Applications Open 1 November for 100 Young Rwandans To Apply for Training and Funding A Partnership of the Tony Elumelu Foundation,
The Tony Elumelu Foundation Appoints New Advisory Board Member from the UAE
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, has announced the appointment of His Excellency Badr Jafar,
Over 1,000 Women-Led Businesses to Receive Funding Under Second Cohort of the IYBA-WE4A Programme
Global development leaders – EU, OACPS, BMZ, GIZ and TEF – scale up partnership to empower African women for a sustainable future.
From Philanthropy to Markets: How the Tony Elumelu Foundation Is Building Africa’s Investible Future
Africa’s entrepreneurial story has too often been told through the lens of scarcity: scarce capital, scarce jobs, scarce opportunities. Yet on the
The Private Sector’s Playbook for Human Capital in Africa
Africa’s demographic dividend, its young, rapidly growing population, is often cited as its greatest asset, yet that potential frequently collides with the
The Gendered ROI Measuring the Economic Return on Investing in Women Founders
For decades, investing in women has been framed as philanthropy, a moral gesture, a soft quota, an act of equity. In Africa
Democratising Luck -How $5,000 is Redefining Africa’s Economy
Democratising Luck: How $5,000 is Redefining Africa’s Economy For decades, entrepreneurial success in Africa has been shaped by chance, a fortunate investor,
Green Jobs, Green Profits How Young Africans Are Turning Waste Into Wealth
Green Jobs, Green Profits: How Young Africans Are Turning Waste into Wealth Africa’s entrepreneurs are reframing one of the world’s greatest
The Secret Lives of Seed Recipients
The Invisible Threads of Change: Micro-Narratives from Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme Beneficiaries Africa is not one country, nor one culture. It
The Digital University for Entrepreneurs: What the World Can Learn from The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s TEFConnect
Entrepreneurship has become the defining skill of the 21st century, but access to knowledge, capital, and networks is still distributed unevenly. In
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