Central Africa
Alumni Stories
Akhenaton Kayembe Is Building a More Integrated Approach to Facility Management in the DRC
Businesses depend on the systems that keep their facilities running, from electrical maintenance and fire safety to cleaning and equipment upkeep. When
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
Bamai Namata Is Building Trust Into Cameroon’s Informal Service Economy
Bamai Namata is making it easier to find the right person for the job. When a pipe bursts, an electrical fault disrupts
Meet Hyacinth, 2018 TEF ALUMNI Who got Funding in the Commercial/Retail Sector
Hyacinth decided to be an entrepreneur because he thinks entrepreneurship provides the feeling of having the license to discover and solve problems. This mindset has greatly motivated him to look at problems from the standpoint of creating a solution that solves it.
Angele, 2018 TEF Alumna, created Cameroon’s largest job search engine
As a child, Angele spent a lot of time away from the classroom due to some health-related issues she faced during her
Michel Is Driving Africa’s Narrative Through Video Games
Growing up in an African home, Michel Nkuindja, 2015 TEF Alumna, was lulled to sleep with stories about powerful and impactful women
Emmanuel Nturanyenabo’s TEF Testimonial
My name is Emmanuel Nturanyenabo, the Founder and Managing Director of Teebah Film Village, a full-service video production company based in Rwanda.
Agri-Startup Digifarms Africa Tackles Food Security in Cameroon
Up until December 2017, it was not very clear to Cameroonian entrepreneur Che Azenyui Bruno what exactly he was going to do
How Mauricette Kobozo Yadibert is Driving Inclusivity in the Central African Republic
In 2004, 11-year-old Kobozo Yadibert Mauricette first became aware of the project that would empower her community and later make her a
Zedilson Almeida: Fact Checking Fake News
From navigating a news application on his phone to transforming how news is consumed. This is the story of Angolan entrepreneur Zedilson,
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