In this interview with ThisDay, Dr. Wiebe Boer, CEO of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, speaks about a $150,000 donation to the African Union Foundation. Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!

By Lawrence Mbae Without strong industries to create jobs and add value to raw materials, African countries risk remaining shackled by joblessness and poverty. Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana produce 53percent of the world’s cocoa. But the supermarket shelves in Abidjan and Accra, their respective capitals, are stacked with chocolates imported from Switzerland and the UK, …

Tony O. Elumelu is a respected African voice. The private sector, national governments and development agencies should work together to achieve long-term impact that creates economic prosperity and social wealth for all, urges the father of “Africapitalism”. [wpfilebase tag=file id=8 tpl=simple /] Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!

On Saturday, 22 February 2014, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, received the Investor of the Year Award, presented by The Sun. The award recognizes his contribution to the growth of the Nigerian economy, highlighting his “remarkable” $2.5 billion commitment to the Power Africa initiative.  We send a hearty congratulations to a courageous African investor and leader, whose …