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Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners with UAE Office of Development Affairs, Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation to Empower Additional 1000 Young African Entrepreneurs

February 12,2025

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs, from all 54 African countries , today, signed a USD$6million strategic partnership agreement with the UAE Office of Development Affairs and Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (an affiliate of Erth Zayed) to provide business training, mentorship, access to networks, and non-refundable $5,000 seed capital, to an additional 1,000 young African entrepreneurs. 

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La Fondation Tony Elumelu ouvre les candidatures pour les programmes d’entrepreneuriat 2025

January 10,2025

La Fondation Tony Elumelu (TEF), le principal champion africain de l’entrepreneuriat, a le plaisir d’annoncer que les candidatures pour ses programmes d’entrepreneuriat 2025 sont désormais ouvertes. Les entrepreneurs en herbe et existants de toute l’Afrique sont invités à postuler pour avoir la chance de recevoir une formation de classe mondiale, un mentorat d’experts et un financement de démarrage non remboursable pour développer leurs entreprises. 

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The Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens Applications for 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes

January 1,2025

Lagos, Nigeria – January 1, 2025 – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, is pleased to announce that applications for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes are now open. Aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa are invited to apply for a chance to receive world-class training, expert mentoring, and non-refundable seed capital funding to scale their businesses.

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TESTIMONIALS

You guys are wonderful. I have someone who has benefited from your programme and he is doing great now. Kudos.
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The Tony Elumelu foundation is a special platform. They never cease to amaze me; this week I had the opportunity to address a President, the President of France. The gravity of that moment and the belief that Tony Elumelu puts in us, his entrepreneurs to take leadership in these ways.
Edmond, N
The interactive session was very rich, productive and impactful young entrepreneurs who believe in Africa. Just 2000 entrepreneurs were selected to attend, but by sharing over the social network, millions benefited from the session.  As Mentor at the Foundation, I believe more than ever that we are in.
Rollin, F
I feel privileged to have had my question picked and responded to directly by the French President himself. The answer he gave – that I can be greater that Zuckerberg – has ignited a passion in me to build a world-class African brand that will be among the global Fortune.
Josiah, F.
The TEF forum was an amazing experience, one of its kind I have ever experienced.  I could feel the fire, the passion, the hunger to succeed, the urge to do something, when I met and spoke to countless entrepreneurs. I was impressed by the drive put into them by the Foundation.
Siraj, E.
Being a part of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme has helped me become very bold and daring. The programme helped my networking skills and gave me the opportunity to think beyond my imagination. The funding helped me increase my business.
Vitumbiko Zgambo

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