• TOE at 2022 TEF Selection Announcement Event

    TEF Announces Start-Ups Selected from all 54 African countries for its 2022 Entrepreneurship Programme

    …. each entrepreneur receives non-refundable US$5,000 ….56% of beneficiaries are women entrepreneurs Kinshasa, DRC: On Monday, December 5, 2022, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) announced the 2022 beneficiaries of its flagship Entrepreneurship Programme at the annual Tony Elumelu Foundation selection announcement, which was held for first time ever, outside of Nigeria, in the Democratic Republic …

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  • TOE at Admiralty University Convocation Ceremony

    TOE’s Keynote Lecture at the Maiden Convocation Ceremony for the Admiralty University, Ibusa Delta State

    “Ladies and Gentlemen I welcome you all to this convocation The Chief of Defense staff has presented, the Chief of Naval staff my friend, the Pro-chancellor of the University of Nigeria, the Vice Chancellor UNN, the representative of Delta state government, Secretary to the Government, all directors and principals of the university our great fathers …

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  • Cop27 News

    David Miliband, Tony O Elumelu: Cop27 is over. Africa cannot wait any longer for climate action

    Let us be frank. The Africans who bear the harshest effects of the climate crisis are those least responsible for creating this crisis in the first place. This month’s Cop27 climate negotiations in Egypt were being called “Africa’s Cop”, a recognition of the daily impact of the climate crisis on communities across the continent. The …

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  • Toe at VOA Interview

    Our Founder, Mr. Tony Elumelu’s interview with Voice of America

    Q: How are you doing this afternoon?  A: I’m doing great, thank you.  Q: So, what has been the highlight of your day because I know you’ve been in a lot of meetings today? A: UNGA 2022 has been very exciting in so many ways, for us as a group, the Tony Elumelu Foundation, we’ve …

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  • TOE at Columbia Business School

    #TEFATUNGA DAY 6: TEF ATTENDS UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    On Monday, September 26, 2022, TEF Founder, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu and the TEF delegates rounded their trip to New York with a visit to the Chazen Institute in Columbia Business School, where Mr. Elumelu joined a specially-convened fireside chat anchored by Ijeoma Ejimadu; a Columbia Business School student, Co-Founder of Kareerday, Investment Fellow at …

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  • A female health worker in Rwanda

    Opinion: Women, the backbone of Africa’s health care, need our support

    If anyone sifts through their childhood memories for a time when they felt unwell or needed care for a small scratch or bruise, the first person to respond would most likely be a woman — be it a mother, sister, school nurse, or caregiver. Just as they are in households and communities, women are also …

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  • Tony Elumelu at the United Nations General Assembly

    Keynote Address delivered by Our Founder, Mr. Tony Elumelu at the United Nations General Assembly

    My sister, great minister from South Africa and my brother, good to meet you all. Ladies and gentlemen and of course, my dear friend, Ms. Banks, great to meet you again. I think it was in April we were both interacting about this same message of social entrepreneurship for Africa, in collaboration with the United …

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  • TEF at UNGA 77: DAY 5

    #TEFatUNGA DAY 5: TEF ATTENDS UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    It’s all about climate change and actions! On Friday, September 23, 2022, TEF Founder, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, C.O.N, CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu and TEF Director of Partnerships, Somachi Chris-Asoluka, held a series of bilateral meetings to further drive the importance and urgency of global investment in Africa for jobs creation, economic opportunities, climate responsibility, environmental …

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  • TOE at Forbes Philanthropy Summit

    TEFatUNGA DAY 4: TEF ATTENDS THE 77TH UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    “We should promote entrepreneurship on the continent. We need entrepreneurs to grow employment. We need entrepreneurship to give hope to our people. We need entrepreneurship to stop our people from crossing the Mediterranean in very harsh conditions. We need entrepreneurship to stop extremism on our continent. We need entrepreneurship to provide security and assure prosperity …

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  • Entrepreneurs holding TEF Merch

    TEFatUNGA DAY 3: TEF ATTENDS THE 77TH UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    Good food, good music, great company! On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, The Tony Elumelu Foundation brought the best of Africa to New York at the #UBAAfricaFoodfest. It was a celebration of African tastes, sounds, and people. The room was filled with peals of laughter and the aroma of unique African cuisine. All young Africans and …

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