One of Africa’s most visionary investors speaks about the importance of jobs, power and partnerships in the post-2015 development agenda UN Headquarters, New York, NY NEW YORK, 9 April – On Wednesday, April 9, the UN General Assembly and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) hosted the opening session of the 2014 Forum on Partnerships, entitled “The Role …
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Tony Elumelu addresses the UN General Assembly
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Tony Elumelu: Being Part of the Solution and the Promise for Africa!
April 7, 2014, marked a historic day for Nigeria, with the rebasing of our GDP to nearly $500 billion. This new figure makes us the largest economy in Africa and the 26th larget in the world. Not only has Nigeria overtaken South Africa as Africa’s largest economy, but we are now on par with Poland …
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East Africa Exchange holds Meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture
Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, Honorable Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Republic of Nigeria, visited the East Africa Exchange (EAX) to learn more about the exchange’s capabilities and functionality.
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Transcorp’s Elumelu: We Can Meet Obama’s Power Africa Energy Targets
Our Chairman Tony Elumelu tells Eleni Giokos his thoughts on how Africa’s electricity supply is growing. He also talks about acquisition in Nigeria’s energy sector and what needs to be done to attract investors to Africa. [youtube]http://youtu.be/IYO9nNRLY98[/youtube] Credit: BloombergTVAfrica Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation announces winners for the 2014 Elumelu Legacy Prize from University of Calabar and University of Nigeria, Nsukka
This year, we presented awards to the 2014 winners of the Elumelu Legacy Prize at University of Calabar and University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The prize was presented at the 27th and 43rd Convocation ceremonies of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and University of Nigeria Nsukka respectively; to the best performing students at the undergraduate and …
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Testimony of Tony O. Elumelu: “Powering Africa’s Future – Examining the Power Africa Initiative”
London — Testimony of Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the Tony Elumelu Foundation “Powering Africa’s Future – Examining the Power Africa Initiative” U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on African Affairs Good morning. I want to begin by thanking Chairman Coons and Ranking Member Flake for inviting me to testify before this committee …
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Boer: Africa can unlock its economic potential through its resources
In this interview with ThisDay, Dr. Wiebe Boer, CEO of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, speaks about a $150,000 donation to the African Union Foundation. Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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Industrialization in Africa: Can the continent make it?
By Lawrence Mbae Without strong industries to create jobs and add value to raw materials, African countries risk remaining shackled by joblessness and poverty. Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana produce 53percent of the world’s cocoa. But the supermarket shelves in Abidjan and Accra, their respective capitals, are stacked with chocolates imported from Switzerland and the UK, …
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No one can develop Africa except Africans
Tony O. Elumelu is a respected African voice. The private sector, national governments and development agencies should work together to achieve long-term impact that creates economic prosperity and social wealth for all, urges the father of “Africapitalism”. [wpfilebase tag=file id=8 tpl=simple /] Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation holds its sixth Advisory Board meeting
The Tony Elumelu Foundation will today hold its sixth semi-annual Advisory Board meeting in Lagos, Nigeria, where board members will gather to review and provide direction to the pan-African philanthropy on its programmes and interventions. This year’s meeting will centre on a review of the Foundation’s first three years of operations, and flesh out its ambitious plans for the next five years.
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