Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs, was represented by a delegation at Afrexim Bank’s Intra Africa Trade Fair in Cairo, Egypt where TEFConnect – the largest digital networking platform connecting African entrepreneurs, investors and mentors, was unveiled to the public. Speaking on the panel “Making Intra-African Trade work for business – Views from …
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Takes TEFConnect to Intra-African Trade Fair in Egypt
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Appoints Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu as Chief Executive Officer
…Elevates the Retiring CEO Parminder Vir to the Advisory Board of the Foundation Left to Right: outgoing CEO, Parminder Vir; Incoming CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu LAGOS – December 13, 2018: The Board of Trustees of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s private-sector-led philanthropic organisation empowering African entrepreneurs, announced the appointment of Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu as Chief Executive Officer …
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Applications for Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme 2019 Open 1st January on TEFConnect
The Tony Elumelu Foundation will open the 5thEntrepreneurship Programme application cycle on Jan 1st , 2019 Applications will be hosted on the largest digital networking platform for African entrepreneurs, TEFConnect – tefconnect.com On the 1st of January 2019, at 12am, WAT, the Tony Elumelu Foundation will begin accepting applications for the fifth cycle …
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Alexander Trotter
Alexander Trotter is an investor in public and private companies, with a particular focus on Africa. He began his career at Linklaters, as a corporate lawyer, and currently serves as a partner at Newmarket Asset Management. He has a background in investment management, strategy, and corporate finance, particularly within the financial services sector and has held positions with the …
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Dr. A.V Elumelu
Dr. Awele V. Elumelu oversees the healthcare investments in the Heirs Holdings’ portfolio. She holds a bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery degree from the University of Benin.
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Africapitalism: Rethinking the Role of Business in Africa by Prof. Kenneth Amaeshi
On behalf of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s largest philanthropic organisation committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, it is an honour to be here with you today at the 2nd Chevening Nigeria Alumni Leadership Summit. Africapitalism. A deceptively simple notion, but a powerful one that has the potential to remake a continent, and put Africa on an …
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Tony Elumelu Recognised with North East Entrepreneurship Leadership Award for Championing Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa
African billionaire and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, has been recognised with the North East Entrepreneurship Leadership Award 2019 for his role in promoting entrepreneurship and supporting young people across the continent, including North Eastern Nigeria. Tagged “Entrepreneurship, Media and Peace in the North East”, the event, which was organised by Borno-based foremost print and online publication, Yerwa Express News in …
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TEF in Egypt: Promotes Intra African Trade & Entrepreneurship!
Next week will be an exciting one for us. This weekend and throughout next week, the Tony Elumelu Foundation will be in Egypt to discuss ways to achieve better intra-African trade relations and promote entrepreneurship in a series of events happening in Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh. AFRICA 2018 FORUM, EGYPT Our first stop will …
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Carine Bokovo: Living Healthy Through Assiba Fée
Living in Benin Republic, Carine Bokovo was always worried about the nutritional diet of her the people in her immediate community. On approaching adulthood, after seeing firsthand what a deficiency in vitamins can do to the human body, she decided to take it upon herself to tackle this problem both for her family and her …
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Two Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs Announced as Winners of Google Impact Challenge with $500,000 Prize Money
Of the three winners of the debut Google Impact Challenge, two Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs have been announced as the winners in an event that was held in Lagos, Nigeria on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. The winning Tony Elumelu Alumni businesses – Help Mum and Project Enable Africa – won $250,000 each with the third winner, …
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