For 2019 TEF alumna Aminata Thera, entrepreneurship began with a childhood curiosity about how simple ingredients could be transformed into something valuable. Today, that curiosity has grown into Artisane, a Malian agro-processing business creating jobs, supporting farmers, and adding value to one of the country’s most important agricultural resources: mangoes. The Opportunity Hidden in Africa’s …
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How Aminata Thera Is Transforming Mali’s Mango Value Chain Through Agro-Processing
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How Farida Musa Halliru Built a Nigerian Fashion Brand Recognised on Global Runways
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 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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When Young Talent Has Nowhere to Grow: How Pascal Uwayezu Is Building the Future of Gymnastics in Rwanda
Through entrepreneurship, sport and a vision for youth development, 2024 Aguka beneficiary Pascal Uwayezu is helping create a brighter future for young athletes in Rwanda. Every gymnast remembers their first leap. The moment they discover what their body can do. The first successful cartwheel. The first balance held just a little longer. The first achievement …
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Africa Has the Entrepreneurs. What It Needs Is the Capital to Back Them
Africa does not lack entrepreneurial ambition. Across the continent, entrepreneurs are building businesses, creating livelihoods and developing solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in their communities. What too often stands between an idea and a thriving enterprise is not a shortage of ingenuity, but access to the right capital at the right time. …
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Christian Donfack Djoumessi Is Redefining Luxury Chocolate in Cameroon: A 2019 TEF Success Story
Christian Donfack Djoumessi wants the world to see African cocoa differently. Cameroon grows cocoa, but for Christian, producing the raw ingredient was only part of the opportunity. The bigger question was what could happen if more of that cocoa was transformed locally into premium products carrying an African identity. That question led him to create …
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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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Rethinking Philanthropy: TEF CEO, Somachi Chris-Asoluka Calls for Greater Global South Collaboration at Brazilian Philanthropy Forum
At the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum 2026 in São Paulo, Tony Elumelu Foundation CEO Somachi Chris-Asoluka shared an African perspective on the future of philanthropy, the role of entrepreneurship in development, and why stronger partnerships across the Global South can unlock greater impact. Philanthropy is changing. Across the world, organisations working to advance the public good are confronting …
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