✨ Last year, they took a leap — and it changed everything. ✨In 2025, these bold young entrepreneurs applied for the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition. They believed in their businesses, submitted stellar applications and stepped onto the stage and showcased solutions transforming Africa’s food systems — and history was made. 🌍🚀As Top 13 GoGettaz Finalists, they pitched LIVE at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal 🇸🇳, with their innovations covered by Al Jazeera and watched by the world. From climate-smart agriculture and AI-powered bioprocessing to food-waste-reducing nanotechnology and sustainable biofertilizers, their journeys prove one thing: taking the leap…
Author: Admin
Awarri – enablers of AI for Africa – are proud to announce the winners of the Awarri Developer Challenge 2025! The winning projects highlight the depth of technical skill, creativity, and social impact African developers are delivering when equipped with tools designed for local realities—language, access, and inclusion. 🥇 First Place: Team Sabi Law — Civic Access Samuel Dasaolu Oluwafeyigbemiga Team Sabi Law clinched the top prize with Civic Access, a multilingual AI-powered legal assistant that simplifies Nigerian laws into plain, local languages. The solution empowers citizens to better understand their rights, navigate legal processes, and access justice—bridging a long-standing…
Marrakech, Morocco — Registration has officially opened for GITEX Africa 2026, set to take place 7–9 April 2026 in Morocco, marking the return of Africa’s largest and most influential technology and startup event. GITEX Africa brings together governments, enterprises, investors, startups, and global tech leaders to accelerate real outcomes across the continent. The three-day event is designed around deployment, procurement, partnerships, and deal-making, with a strong focus on technology operating at scale—not just ideas, but execution. The 2026 edition will once again serve as a meeting point for stakeholders shaping national digital agendas, rolling out large-scale technology projects, and sourcing…
Terra Industries founders (L-R) Nathan Nwachukwu and Maxwell Maduka [📸Bloomberg] Abuja, Nigeria — January 12, 2026 — Terra Industries, the defense technology startup co-founded by Nathan Nwachukwu and Maxwell Maduka, has successfully raised $11.75 million in a major funding round led by U.S. venture capital firm 8VC, signaling strong global confidence in Africa’s emerging security tech ecosystem. The round brought together a powerhouse group of investors, including Valor Equity Partners, Lux Capital, SV Angel, Leblon Capital, Silent Ventures, Nova Global, and notable angel backers such as Micky Malka. Alex Moore, Defense Partner at 8VC and a board director at Palantir…
The She Code Africa Academy Program 2026 has officially extended its application deadline 🥳🥳 giving more women across Africa the chance to step into high-impact tech careers. She Code Africa (SCA) is one of the continent’s most influential communities dedicated to empowering women in technology. Through training, mentorship, and access to global opportunities, SCA has helped thousands of women transition into tech, upskill, and thrive in roles that shape the future of the digital economy. For the 2026 Academy cohort, She Code Africa is raising the bar with three in-demand learning tracks designed for today’s and tomorrow’s tech workforce: Cybersecurity…
On Thursday, December 11th, Orange Corners Nugeria (OCN) hosted the OCN 13 Close-Out & OCIF Track II Award Ceremony, a day dedicated to recognising the bold entrepreneurs shaping Nigeria’s future. The following six outstanding entrepreneurs were honoured witha pre-seed funding of €80,000:đź“Ś 1st Position: Nwabueze Angela Jidechukwu CEO @jelapetrafarmsđź“Ś 2nd Position: Erovon Isoken Queen. Founder @novan_foodsđź“Ś 3rd Position: Ademola Dickson Founder @tbglrenewablesđź“Ś 4th Position: Imam Aisha Founder @tripleaspicemixđź“Ś 5th Position: Anthony Bowale Gbore Founder @mayorpowerbankđź“Ś 6th Position: Samuel Dare Oladimeji Founder @genesis_orb Underscoring the gathering as proof that outstanding entrepreneurship results ate achoevable with the right support and opportunities, the awards were presented by His Excellency, @micheldeelen,…
Financial advisor and investment banker, Financial Jennifer cuts through the noise to remind young professionals that the most important investments aren’t always the ones with the loudest returns. From personal brand and high-demand skills to mindset, relationships, and financial literacy, she reframes wealth as something built intentionally—long before it shows up in your bank account. This is less about chasing quick wins and more about positioning: who you become, what you can do, who knows you, and how well you understand money. If you’re serious about setting up the next decade of your life, these nine investments are not optional—they’re…
Cynthia Barnes: Founder & CEO, Black Women’s Wealth Lab [Image: Author] Too many entrepreneurs underprice themselves because they confuse time with value and expertise with effort. In this sharp, real-world exchange, Cynthia Barnes dismantles that thinking—showing why transformational work should never be benchmarked against hourly professions, and why charging what you’re worth isn’t arrogance, it’s accuracy. This is a reminder that outcomes create value, not minutes logged. “Where do you get off charging $750 an hour? My lawyer doesn’t even charge me that much.”Brad asked me this last Tuesday.In front of the entire team.While my framework ran the meeting agenda.I…
Oyeyemi Abioye Owolabi Yemi Owolabi’s life work continues through the values she championed and the countless people she inspired. In honoring her memory, her family has asked that, in lieu of souvenirs or other tokens, all donations should kindly go to The Yemi Owolabi LaunchPad Foundation, established in Yemi’s honor to advance financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and discipleship. Describing its mission, the Foundation says: The Yemi Owolabi LaunchPad Foundation is a purpose-driven organization committed to empowering the next generation through youth development, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship training. We believe that young people are not just the leaders of tomorrow—they are innovators,…
Mrs. Yemi Owolabi By Anne Agbakoba (Founder & CEO, Numeris Media – Publishers of Bank & Entrepreneur Africa) It feels like I lost an arm. Mrs. Yemi Owolabi was a distinguished, brilliant, and extremely dedicated member of the Numeris Media Editorial Board, always displaying amazing work ethic and empathy. She was also an ex-colleague, a sister-friend, and one of the most decent persons I have come across. Yemi would get up at 4AM to join me in Zoom meetings because she was genuinely interested in the work we did with entrepreneurs at every level. When we called on her to…