Late last year, I was invited by The Economist magazine to submit an article for their annual “Year In” series. I ended up writing a thought-provoking piece that made predictions about issues I felt would be most impactful on the global stage and from my perspective in Africa, in 2015. My prediction was that 2015 …

Shadi Sabeh’s Photo Blog On the 12th December 2012, I became a part of the Tony Elumelu Foundation by receiving the Tony and Awele Elumelu Legacy Prize as the best performing M.Sc graduating student at Usman Dan Fodio University. Since then, my life has transformed for the better. In the same year, I founded the …

In an attempt to stimulate the African economy, some organisations are stirring entrepreneurial growth on the continent, with Tony Elumelu Foundation leading the pack. Adeola Akinremi writes Rose Abba, 32, an entrepreneur from Jos, Plateau State, one of Nigeria’s middle belt states, had become distraught after many years of struggling to access loan for her …

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Billionaire philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu launched last month a $9 million fund directed to uplift communities affected by conflict and natural disasters across his native country Nigeria. The event was well-covered by the media and the Nigerian government even pitched in with a generous donation, but now that the dust has settled, it’s time to …