From accounting and telecommunications to international fashion weeks, 2013 TEF alumna Farida Musa Halliru has built a brand that is helping position Nigerian fashion and African creativity on the global stage. Africa’s Fashion Industry Is Gaining Global Attention For decades, African fashion has been a source of inspiration for global designers. From bold prints and …
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How Farida Musa Halliru Built a Nigerian Fashion Brand Recognised on Global Runways
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How Ayodele Ognin 2019 TEF Alumni Is Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Benin Through Fintech and Digital Inclusion
For 2019 TEF alumni Ayodele Ognin, entrepreneurship has never been just about building a successful company. It has always been about creating opportunities for women who have the potential to transform their families, communities and economies if given the right support. The Untapped Potential of Women Entrepreneurs in Africa Across Africa, women play a critical …
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2019 TEF Alumni Athanase Butu Is Scaling Togo’s Technology Ecosystem Through Knowledge-Driven Innovation
For entrepreneur Athanase Butu-Agadezukpo, technology is not just about software, systems or digital solutions. It is about empowering people, creating opportunities and building the knowledge needed to drive sustainable growth across Africa’s digital economy. Across Africa, the digital economy is creating new possibilities for businesses, governments and communities. From fintech platforms and e-commerce solutions to …
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2024 TEF Alumni Louise Dior Quenum Is Redefining African Luxury Through Leather Craftsmanship
Through QUEEN’UM, 2024 TEF entrepreneur Louise Dior Quenum is proving that African craftsmanship, heritage and innovation can compete confidently on the global luxury stage. Luxury is often defined by craftsmanship. It is found in the careful selection of materials, the precision of every stitch and the generations of expertise behind a finished product. The world’s …
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Haroun Mahamat Adoum Is Transforming Waste Management in Chad for a Cleaner Future
After completing his master’s studies in Cyprus, Haroun Mahamat Adoum returned home having experienced cities where organised waste collection and sanitation were part of everyday urban life. Back in Chad, he saw a very different reality: communities dealing with unmanaged waste and limited access to structured collection services. The contrast stayed with him. Rather than …
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Adama Bologo: Redefining African Fashion Through Heritage
Adama Bologo is making African heritage wearable for a new generation. Fashion can preserve history without being confined to the past. Across Africa, designers are drawing on traditional fabrics, silhouettes and craftsmanship while creating clothing designed for contemporary consumers. For Adama Bologo, that balance is at the heart of his work. From his base in …
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Ivette Biokou Is Turning Benin’s Fruit Surplus Into Opportunity
Ivette Biokou is turning surplus fruit into sustainable business. Every harvest brings a window of opportunity. For farmers growing mangoes, bananas and pineapples in Benin, that window can also be a race against time. Fresh fruit is highly perishable, and when it cannot be sold, stored or processed quickly enough, its value can disappear. For …
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Louis Wilfried Yehouessi Is Turning Benin’s Tomato Harvests Into Economic Value
Louis Wilfried Yehouessi is creating more value from what Benin already grows. Every harvest creates a question. What happens next? For tomatoes, that question is particularly important. Fresh produce has a limited shelf life, and when markets, storage or processing systems cannot absorb a harvest quickly enough, part of its economic value can disappear through …
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Hyacinth Orji Is Bringing Nigeria’s Informal Markets Into the Digital Economy
Hyacinth Orji believes Nigeria’s next major e-commerce opportunity may already be operating from the neighbourhood shop. Recognising that thousands of small businesses, from food vendors and pharmacies to local retailers and traders, form the backbone of the economy yet remain largely outside the digital systems shaping modern commerce, he founded Quick Waka to bridge that …
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Aristide Chabi Is Making Knowledge Accessible in Benin
Aristide Chabi understands that access to information can shape the trajectory of academic discovery. For a student seeking a dissertation, a researcher searching for scientific literature, or a university safeguarding decades of scholarly work, the ability to access knowledge quickly and efficiently is often the difference between progress and stagnation. Recognising the challenges posed by …
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