Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation and ICRC President, Peter Maurer Call for a new Private Sector Led approach to humanitarian development in Africa Collaboration between humanitarian and the private sector is critical for impact-driven intervention Lagos, NIGERIA, September 12, 2019—At the just concluded Forum organised by the International Committee of the Red …
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We Partnered with Tony Elumelu Foundation to Create Economic Opportunities in Conflict Prone Regions – ICRC President Says
Tony Elumelu to Give Keynote Address at the ICRC’s Private Sector Partnerships with the Humanitarian Sector Event
Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation—the leading philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepreneurs—will give the keynote address at the event organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) themed “Private Sector Partnerships with Humanitarian Organizations: Putting People First”. The event, which will hold at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, …
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Major World Economies are Becoming Increasingly Isolationist. Except Those in Africa.
First published on Washington Post by Fareed Zakaria Fareed Zakaria shares with The Washington Post his views on Africa’s rising prominence and the role the private sector as well as organisations, such as the Tony Elumelu Foundation, play in driving this growth. The best word to describe the mood of the global economy these days …
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Elumelu Challenges Japan – “Partner With us in Empowering African Entrepreneurs”
Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator Praises Tony Elumelu’s Private-Sector Led Approach to African Development President of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa: “If you want really good returns, as Tony Elumelu said, come to Africa” Elumelu Champions Job Creation in Africa at Breakfast Meeting with President of Rwanda and UNICEF Executive Director Tokyo, Japan, August 29, …
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Tony Elumelu to Deliver Keynote Address at TICAD Africa Development Conference in Japan
Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), will speak at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), taking place in Yokohama, Japan from August 28 – 30, 2019. As the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa, Mr. Elumelu will ensure that …
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6 Tony Elumelu Foundation Alumni Have Received Travel Sponsorship to Attend TICAD Conference in Japan Sponsored by UNDP
Six Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Alumni have received travel sponsorship to attend the seventh edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan, sponsored by one of TEF partners, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The programme will hold on August 28 -30, 2019 at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama city, Japan. The sponsorship is …
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Promoting African Unity: The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
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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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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Top Quotes from the TEF Forum 2019
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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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