The United Nations data show that 46 percent of African youths live on less than $1 per day, which more or less  means that they live in acute or chronic poverty. Only those earning above $1.90 live above the poverty line. An International Labour Organisation report in August 2016 showed that working poverty rates among youths …

African billionaire and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, has been recognised with the North East Entrepreneurship Leadership Award 2019 for his role in promoting entrepreneurship and supporting young people across the continent, including North Eastern Nigeria.   Tagged “Entrepreneurship, Media and Peace in the North East”, the event, which was organised by Borno-based foremost print and online publication, Yerwa Express News in …

Next week will be an exciting one for us. This weekend and throughout next week, the Tony Elumelu Foundation will be in Egypt to discuss ways to achieve better intra-African trade relations and promote entrepreneurship in a series of events happening in Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh.   AFRICA 2018 FORUM, EGYPT Our first stop will …

Of the three winners of the debut Google Impact Challenge, two Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs have been announced as the winners in an event that was held in Lagos, Nigeria on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. The winning Tony Elumelu Alumni businesses – Help Mum and Project Enable Africa – won $250,000 each with the third winner, …

“From our perspective, Africa is at the cusp of massive transformation. Some call it the fourth industrial revolution, some call it a disruption. I like to borrow a phrase from my children’s bedtime stories—Africa the sleeping giant is awakening.” On the 20th and 21st of November 2018, the Emerging Valley African Tech and Emerging Innovations …