By Adenitan Akinola “Despite the potency of sport/football in promoting unity, it is never a match for the TEF forum convergence” This year’s convergence of African entrepreneurs at the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum was unarguably the largest gathering of young African entrepreneurs. More impressive was the fact that it was facilitated …
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Promoting African Unity: The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
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Day 2 Highlight from the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
The second day of the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Forum began on a high note with the introduction of an electrifying performance on Africa, rendered by spoken word poet, Donna Ogunnaike. Then came the plenary sessions by Africa’s private and public sector leaders. The Private Sector Speaks We transitioned into the first plenary of the …
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Highlights from the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
The First Day of the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum was a delightful coalition of masterclasses from seasoned professionals, riveting plenary sessions, and a memorable interactive session with the Founder, Tony Elumelu, CON. The Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja was pulsing with excitement as an audience of over 5,000—most of them …
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Welcome Remarks by Dr. A.V Awele at the 2019 TEF Forum
Good morning everyone. Excellencies: Her Excellency, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, represented by Her Excellency, Dr. Mairo Almakura; Her Excellency, the First Lady of the Republic of Guinea, Madame Djene Condé; Her Excellency, the First Lady of the Republic of Mali, Madame Keïta Maiga, the Director General of the World Health …
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REMARKS BY H.E PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE PRESIDENTIAL DIALOGUE, 2019 TEF FORUM.
YOUNG AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS WILL CHANGE NARRATIVE ABOUT THE CONTINENT – OSINBAJO “This generation of Africans is the smartest ever” Protocol. No matter how young or old we might be, our lives are essentially stories that are being written and revised every day. And those stories range from what is, to what could be, from the …
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UNDP Partners with the Tony Elumelu Foundation to Empower 100,000 Young Entrepreneurs in Africa
L to R: Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Regional Director for Africa; Tony Elumelu, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation; at the signing of the TEF-UNDP Sahel Youth Entrepreneurship Programme partnership at the AU Summit in Niamey, Niger Niamey, 6 July 2019 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the global development network of the United Nations, has …
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Le PNUD s’associe à la Fondation Tony Elumelu pour autonomiser 100 000 jeunes entrepreneurs en Afrique
De gauche à droite: Ahunna Eziakonwa, Directrice régionale du PNUD pour l’Afrique; Tony Elumelu, Promoteur de la Fondation Tony Elumelu; lors de la signature du Partenariat TEF-PNUD pour le programme d’entrepreneuriat des jeunes de la région du Sahel lors du sommet de l’UA à Niamey, en République du Niger. De gauche à droite: Ahunna Eziakonwa, …
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Awarded Best in “Corporate Social Responsibility”
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has emerged the winner of the award for “Best in Corporate Social Responsibility” for the Great Place to Work awards. The award rated African companies and global multinationals. This took place at the 6th edition of the “Best Work Places” annual Award Ceremony tagged: “Building a Better Future for all”. The Great Place to Work Awards …
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Tony Elumelu Joins Trump Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, Other World Leaders in Bahrain to Launch US Government Growth Strategy for Palestine and Middle East
26th June, Manama Bahrain – Heads of States and other global leaders convened at the Peace to Prosperity Workshop in Bahrain, organised by the Presidency of the United States of America in partnership with the host government, the Kingdom of Bahrain, to launch the US growth strategy for Palestine and the Middle East; a first step …
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Prioritise Technology and Gender Equality to Create Economic Opportunities for the African Youth – Elumelu Urges World Leaders in France
On Wednesday May 16, Tony Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation joined global leaders at the Tech for Good Summit 2019 in France at the invitation of President of France, H.E Emmanuel Macron, to discuss two themes that are pertinent to him: technology as a tool for economic transformation and gender equality. Elumelu’s contribution …
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