This report records the Foundation’s role and impact in catalysing entrepreneurship on the African continent from 2010 – 2015. “When the Tony Elumelu Foundation launched in 2010, the philanthropic sector in Africa could best be described as fragmented. Nigeria, for example, lacked any legislation to regulate the activities of charitable organisations, meaning that there was …
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation Impact Report (2018)
Tony Elumelu Foundation Disburses First Tranche of $5m Partnership Commitment from African Development Bank
From Right to Left: Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation and Akinwunmi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB) at the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum – Africa’s largest entrepreneurship conference. AfDB Joins TEF Programme Catalysing Entrepreneurship Across Africa Tony O. Elumelu, CON, has congratulated the African Development Bank (AfDB), and AfDB President …
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Mentoring is About Sharing Experiences – Tinashe Gombiro
The art of Mentorship is a critical pillar of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. Mentors are selected for their expertise, passion for Africa’s economic growth and alignment to the programme vision and mission. They bring their substantial experience in business, supporting new entrepreneurs to grow and develop; and ability to share successes and failures to help …
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Tony Elumelu prononcera un discours luminaire à la TICAD au Japon
Tony O. Elumelu, Promoteur de la Fondation Tony Elumelu et Président de United Bank for Africa (UBA), prendra la parole lors de la septième Conférence internationale de Tokyo sur le développement de l’Afrique (TICAD), qui se tiendra à Yokohama, au Japon, du 28 au 30 août 2019. En tant que le premier champion de l’entrepreneuriat …
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Tony Elumelu to Deliver Keynote Address at TICAD Africa Development Conference in Japan
Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), will speak at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), taking place in Yokohama, Japan from August 28 – 30, 2019. As the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa, Mr. Elumelu will ensure that …
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6 Tony Elumelu Foundation Alumni Have Received Travel Sponsorship to Attend TICAD Conference in Japan Sponsored by UNDP
Six Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Alumni have received travel sponsorship to attend the seventh edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan, sponsored by one of TEF partners, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The programme will hold on August 28 -30, 2019 at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama city, Japan. The sponsorship is …
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Promoting African Unity: The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
By Adenitan Akinola “Despite the potency of sport/football in promoting unity, it is never a match for the TEF forum convergence” This year’s convergence of African entrepreneurs at the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum was unarguably the largest gathering of young African entrepreneurs. More impressive was the fact that it was facilitated …
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Welcome Remarks by Dr. A.V Awele at the 2019 TEF Forum
Good morning everyone. Excellencies: Her Excellency, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, represented by Her Excellency, Dr. Mairo Almakura; Her Excellency, the First Lady of the Republic of Guinea, Madame Djene Condé; Her Excellency, the First Lady of the Republic of Mali, Madame Keïta Maiga, the Director General of the World Health …
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REMARKS BY H.E PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE PRESIDENTIAL DIALOGUE, 2019 TEF FORUM.
YOUNG AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS WILL CHANGE NARRATIVE ABOUT THE CONTINENT – OSINBAJO “This generation of Africans is the smartest ever” Protocol. No matter how young or old we might be, our lives are essentially stories that are being written and revised every day. And those stories range from what is, to what could be, from the …
More →[SPEECH] Tony Elumelu’s Speech in New York while Receiving the BCIU Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award
Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award by The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) New York, USA 5th December Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, Thanks so much for honouring us with your esteemed presence This is wonderful and symbolic for a variety of reasons First as President Bush said, President Eisenhower is a man of …
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