• Inside Chigozie Bashua’s World of Nut Processing

    With a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, one would expect Chigozie to focus on a career in line with her degree but in her words, “I believe I was called to do more than just my degree, I was out to fight the rising cost of food prices and bring innovation and the …

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    Energy from Waste: Greenpact’s Leroy Mwasaru is Driving Social Impact in Kenya

    As a high school student of Maseno School, Young Leroy Mwasaru started Greenpact when his school faced a problem of a faulty sewer system. The sewer problem polluted nearby sources of domestic water for the neighboring community, sparking a demonstration against the school. In a bid to provide solution to this problem, Leroy and his …

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  • Meet the Drone Kings

    We caught up with 2 drone kings, Edmond Nonie from Sierra Leone and Ndubuisi Eze from Nigeria. Ndubuisi manufactures drones to help farmers in rural areas and Edmond uses drones to help map construction sites which can be monitored remotely from anywhere in the world! Listen to them below Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!

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  • Digital Economy For Africa

    Digital Economy For Africa

    Tony O. Elumelu CFR, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation joined Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group and Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn CEO at the opening debate of the ‘Digital Economy for Africa’ Forum in Washington, D.C organised by the World Bank Group. Tony Elumelu revealed that Africa’s youth population, 60% of which are under the …

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  • Running a Business in Africa

    This time, we caught up with different entrepreneurs in different sectors to bring you a packed session. Listen as Michael Balogun (2016 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur) in the tourism sector, Gregory Asenime (2016 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur) in the Haulage/ Logistics sector and Ifedayo Durosimi-Etti, (2016 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur) in the Commercial/Retail sector as they share their …

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  • PRIORITIZE AFRICA’S YOUTH AND LEAPFROG TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENT PATHS – TONY ELUMELU TO AFRICAN LEADERS AT WORLD BANK MEETINGS

    19 APRIL 2018, WASHINGTON, DC – During the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, DC, African philanthropist and entrepreneur Tony O. Elumelu insisted that prioritizing Africa’s youth by fixing the policy and regulatory issues impeding their innovations would also help attract foreign investors. The Tony Elumelu Foundation Founder …

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  • Tony Elumelu on KTN News: for Africa to Accelerate its Growth it must Invest in its Youth

    Founder, Tony O. Elumelu was recently featured on Kenya Television Network’s (KTN) Trading Bell during the 2018 UBA Africa Tour. While speaking with KTN News, he made a clarion call for Africa to invest in its youth to accelerate its growth. Elumelu further urged financial institutions to embrace the digital era as it heralds a new frontier …

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  • Elumelu Opens Digital Economy for Africa Forum with World Bank President and LinkedIn CEO

    First published here Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu will join Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group and Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn CEO at the opening debate of the ‘Digital Economy for Africa’ Forum in Washington, D.C organised by the World Bank Group. The event, which will hold on …

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  • Nana Asomaniwaa is Caring for Care Givers Through Erith Health Service

    Nana Asomaniwaa is a young pharmacist turned entrepreneur, her entrepreneurial inclinations began when she started working in a cancer unit and realised that nurses, doctors, pharmacists and other medical caregivers can contract cancer just through administering care to the patients. This scary thought gave her a business idea. As a student, Nana had her internship …

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  • #TEF Founder’s Forum Kenya

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