Like Mr. Elumelu, other top African philanthropists also appear to be changing tactics, focusing on investments in areas likely to accelerate Africa’s prosperity in addition to their interventions in humanitarian crises such as floods.
Plus →Like Mr. Elumelu, other top African philanthropists also appear to be changing tactics, focusing on investments in areas likely to accelerate Africa’s prosperity in addition to their interventions in humanitarian crises such as floods.
Plus →Are you an MBA or MPA student passionate about emerging markets? Do you have broad experience in marketing, finance, strategy, or policy analysis? Are you interested in creating lasting impact within a developing economy? The Tony Elumelu Foundation offers a three month engaging internship that may be right for you.
Plus →Sam Nwanze becomes first African board member Lagos, Nigeria, 25 November 2013 – In a unanimous decision, the board of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), a global non-profit organisation dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing around the world, has appointed investor Sam Nwanze as its first African member. Nwanze, who is the …
Plus →Dans le This Day de la semaine dernière, le journaliste respecté Kayode Komolafe a braqué les projecteurs sur l'Africapitalisme, une philosophie économique qui retient l'attention en Afrique et dans d'autres centres clés du monde. Il s'agit essentiellement d'un appel au secteur privé pour qu'il dirige le développement de l'Afrique à travers des investissements à long terme dans des secteurs stratégiques qui peuvent créer…
Plus →(CNN) — The economic performance of Africa in the last few years has been remarkable. The continent has consistently defied the global trend. Five years after the global financial system came perilously close to collapse, the global economic outlook is still uncertain. In Europe, GDP is still below pre-crisis levels and unemployment is at a …
Plus →L'économiste et philanthrope nigérian discute de la manière de résoudre le grave manque de sécurité en Afrique, ainsi que des idées fausses les plus répandues sur le deuxième plus grand continent du monde et ses habitants.
Plus →Nigerian warehouse receipts system shows technical superiority in the region ABUJA, NIGERIA, 18 November 2013 – Today, the Nigerian Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR) and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) conducted a technical walkthrough of a pioneering electronic warehouse receipt platform deployed by Africa Exchange Holdings (AFEX), which enables Nigerian farmers, cooperatives and …
Plus →Kigali, 31 October 2013 – On Thursday, October 31, the recently operational East Africa Exchange (EAX) concluded the first regional trade auction from its Rwanda head office, successfully selling 50 metric tons of maize at 398 USD per metric ton between a Ugandan seller and Rwanda buyer. The auction took EAX one step closer to …
Plus →In 2010, leading African businessman Tony Elumelu set up the foundation that bears his name. Africa-based and African-funded, its principal focus is on strengthening the private sector across the continent, as he explains to Caroline Hartnell of Alliance Magazine. [wpfilebase tag=file id=2 tpl=simple /]
Plus →Lagos, 29 octobre 2013 – AllAfrica.com, la principale source d'informations africaines, a ajouté une section sur son site Web qui sera consacrée à l'Africapitalisme – une philosophie économique présentée comme la solution pour le développement de l'Afrique. La section présentera des opinions, des analyses et de nouvelles perspectives qui stimuleront le débat autour du postulat de l'Africapitalisme selon lequel le secteur privé…
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