• Matilde Rungo Is Helping Mozambican Businesses Navigate the Digital Future

    Matilde Rungo Is Helping Mozambican Businesses Navigate the Digital Future

    Many businesses struggle not because digital tools are unavailable, but because they lack the expertise to implement them strategically. Successful digital transformation requires more than software—it requires leadership, planning, and a clear understanding of how technology creates value. That is where Matilde Rungo has found her purpose. As the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of …

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  • How Septiya Muhandu Is Giving Agricultural Waste a Second Life Through Green Fire

    How Septiya Muhandu Is Giving Agricultural Waste a Second Life Through Green Fire

    Across Zambia, charcoal remains one of the most widely used sources of cooking fuel. For millions of households, it is an everyday necessity. Yet its widespread use has also contributed to one of the country’s biggest environmental challenges: deforestation. Septiya Muhandu believes the solution is not simply to ask people to stop using charcoal—it is …

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  • Bright Phiri Is Turning Waste into Clean Energy in Zambia

    Bright Phiri Is Turning Waste into Clean Energy in Zambia

    Every harvest season leaves behind more than food. Across Zambia, agricultural residues accumulate in fields, often burned or discarded with little thought to their potential. For Bright Phiri, those leftovers represent something entirely different: an opportunity to generate clean energy, reduce environmental waste and build a more sustainable future. As the Co-Founder and Chief Executive …

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  • Tembo Cleopatra Is Transforming Education in Zambia

    Tembo Cleopatra Is Transforming Education in Zambia

    Tembo Cleopatra believes schools can do far more than deliver lessons. They can nurture character, unlock potential and prepare young people to become future leaders in their communities and beyond. Through Sante City Academy Limited, she is building an institution that places learning at the centre of long-term social and economic development, demonstrating how entrepreneurship …

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  • Dumisani Ntini Is Advancing Corporate Governance in Africa

    Dumisani Ntini Is Advancing Corporate Governance in Africa

    For Botswana entrepreneur Dumisani Ntini, this challenge became an opportunity to rethink how African businesses approach corporate governance. Through the Global Governance Group, he is helping organisations build stronger foundations—demonstrating that good governance is not reserved for multinational corporations but is essential for businesses of every size. Rethinking governance for Africa’s growing businesses Corporate governance …

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  • Bakang Keimetswe Is Showcasing Botswana Through Tourism

    Bakang Keimetswe Is Showcasing Botswana Through Tourism

    Bakang Keimetswe is building a business around that idea. Through Afrigetaway (Pty) Ltd, she is creating travel experiences that connect visitors with the country’s natural beauty and cultural richness while supporting the growth of a more inclusive and sustainable tourism industry. Her work reflects a growing movement across Africa, where entrepreneurs are redefining tourism by …

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  • Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces 100 Rwandan Entrepreneurs for Aguka Ideation Programme

    Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces 100 Rwandan Entrepreneurs for Aguka Ideation Programme

    The Tony Elumelu Foundation, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Ministry of Youth and Arts of Rwanda, and the European Union, has welcomed the fourth cohort of the Aguka Ideation Programme, celebrating the selection of 100 young Rwandan entrepreneurs who are set to transform bold ideas into thriving businesses. As the …

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  • $4.2 Billion in Revenue. 1.5 Million Jobs. Why The Tony Elumelu Foundation's Bet on African Entrepreneurs Is Paying Off

    $4.2 Billion in Revenue. 1.5 Million Jobs. Why The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s Bet on African Entrepreneurs Is Paying Off

    As Africa marks MSME Day, The Tony Elumelu Foundation CEO Somachi Chris-Asoluka’s message offers a timely reminder that the continent’s future will not be built by aid or government alone, but by entrepreneurs creating value, solving problems, and generating prosperity from the ground up.  What is Africa’s greatest economic asset?  For decades, the answers have been familiar. Oil. Gas. …

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    The Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces 2026 Cohort of 3,200 African Entrepreneurs

      Over 27,000 Africans empowered by TEF Entrepreneurship Programme 51% Women in 2026 Cohort, Signalling Rise of Female-Led Enterprises $16 Million to Be Deployed through TEF Entrepreneurship Programmes in 2026 to Fund African Entrepreneurs   Abuja, Nigeria – March 22, 2026 – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering entrepreneurs, has announced 3,200 …

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  • Three New Advisory Board Members

    The Tony Elumelu Foundation Appoints Three New Advisory Board Members

    New TEF Board members are: H.E. Badr Jafar, leading businessman and social entrepreneur from the United Arab Emirates; Per Heggenes, with about a two-decade track record in the humanitarian and development sectors, and grant-making philanthropy, who served as the first CEO of the IKEA Foundation from Norway; and Professor Paul Gompers, the Eugene Holman Professor …

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