(M): Anna Ekeledo (Executive Director, Afrilabs – one of several partners to the Africa Creatives Alliance) Africa is at the cusp of witnessing a transformative moment for the Continent’s creative sector with the recent launch of the Africa Creatives Alliance (ACA). whose mission is to revolutionise the Continent’s creative landscape by supporting entrepreneurs across fashion, arts, mechatronics, culinary arts, and multimedia. Looking to empower young entrepreneurs and therefore unlock Africa’s vast creative potential, the Alliance intends to bring together creative hubs, incubators, policymakers, and other stakeholders to build a sustainable ecosystem that nurtures innovation. ACA’s Four Pillars include:📌Ecosystem Convening📌Policy Advocacy📌Education…
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For four years, financial services provider, Moniepoint, have increasingly brought more women into the tech industry through our women-in-tech internship program, and this year, they have welcomed twice their usual quota!Says Moniepoint: In line with our community-driven approach, we’ve created a safe space where these women can network, exchange ideas, and connect with other inspiring women on this journey, empowering them to build products for millions of users. Here’s a photo collage featuring some of the incredible women who led conversations within the Moniepoint enabling environment. 📸MoniepointGroup IN THE PHOTOS Wamide Animashaun (Partnerships Director @ Propel) Constance Onyeji-Jarret (Human Resource…
Kigali, Rwanda. Introducing the 2024 GoGettaz Africa Agripreneur Prize Competition (GAPC) winners! 🏆 The GAPC is an annual event that seeks to identify and support the most innovative and promising agripreneurs in Africa. The competition is open to all African entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 who have innovative ideas for agricultural businesses. The first winner, emerging from the Northern region of Africa is Fatima El Khou (Founder, CEO, and Head of Research & Innovation at Jafife, Morocco. Jafife uses digitalised solar dryers to transform food into natural ingredients for sustainable supply chains. The second winner, emerging from…
Onyinyechi Mark dominates the Women’s -61kg Para powerlifting with an incredible 150kg lift 🎥Paralympics Nigerian Para powerlifter Onyinyechi Mark is nothing short of exceptional. 🔥🤯 The 23-year-old also secured Nigeria’s first gold medal in the sport at this year’s Paralympics. She broke the world record twice back-to-back in her debut appearance at La Chapelle Arena on September 06, with her final regular lift of 147kg breaking the world record – before an incredible 150kg Power Lift just moments later, which broke the world record again, and secured her gold medal. 📸Paralympic.org Onyinyechi came into her first Paralympic Games looking to conquer the…
Rethread Africa founders: Charles Oyamo, Noreen Mwancha, and Vincent Momanyi Rethread Africa, an incredible African startup founded by students from the University of Nairobi, continue to stir up conversations as it upcycles sugarcane waste into high-performance, bio-based materials that offer sustainable alternatives to synthetic fibres. Their groundbreaking solution is disrupting the textile industry while advancing sustainability. The innovative team – Charles Oyamo, Noreen Mwancha, and Vincent Momanyi – boasts a biodegradable textile fabric made from agricultural waste, particularly sugarcane. The resulting bio-based polyester may be an effective substitute for traditional polyester as it requires fewer resources to make and can…
Acceptance speech by Affiong Williams 🎥TayoOviosu The world’s premier forum for African agriculture – The Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) – are delighted to announce the selection of Affiong Williams (Founder & CEO, ReelFruit) as the 2024 winner of the Women Agripreneur of the Year Award(WAYA), at the Africa Food Systems Forum (September 02-06, Kigali-Rwanda) ReelFruit – a fruit processing and distributing company – transform Nigeria’s abundant and delicious tropical fruits into healthy, tasty, dried snacks. Williams has notably created over 300 full-time jobs since the inception of ReelFruit and displays remarkable confidence in her ability to boost that figure all…
(L-R): Badminton, Women’s Singles SL3: Gold medallist Xiao Zuxian of China; Silver medallist Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh of Indonesia; and bronze medalist Mariam Eniola Bolaji of Nigeria celebrate on the podium, 2 September, 📸REUTERS – Jennifer Lorenzini In 2021, Mariam Bolaji’s coach, Bello Rafiu Oyebanji, died in a road accident as she was preparing for the Tokyo Paralympics. The 18-year-old swore to press on and make Oyebanji proud by bringing a medal home in the near future. She did. On Monday, September 02, Miriam The 18-year-old beat Oksana Kozyna from Ukraine 21-9, 21-9 to claim the para badminton bronze medal in the women’s SL3 category for…
Anne N. Agbakoba (Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, B&E) Welcome to Bank & Entrepreneur Africa (B&E) where our mission is to change the world by making it a better place for entrepreneurs to thrive. This, we achieve by providing trusted information on Africa’s entrepreneurial community across the world, accurately telling their brilliant stories, and making available resources that enable them seamlessly innovate. Our end-goal is to make B&E a consistent force for good. Why Choose B&E? Being selected as officially accredited media to the 2024 Paris Olympic & Paralympic Games was one of several highlights of Summer 2024, confirming to the public…
Leading African Women in Food Fellowship (LAWFF) Fellows head to #AFSForum 2024: the world’s premier forum for African agriculture (Kigali-Rwanda, September 2-6) 📸Ady’s Agro The Leading African Women in Food Fellowship (LAWFF) – a transformative program designed to empower and celebrate women leaders in the African food and agriculture sector – is sending its 2024 Fellows to Rwanda to attend the Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF), taking place September 02-06. AGRF is the world’s premier forum for African agriculture that brings together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape to take practical actions and share lessons for moving African agriculture forward. Attending…
GoGettaz – a partnership initiative strengthening the ecosystem for youth entrepreneurs in the agri-food sector across Africa – are proud to present the inspiring Top 12 finalists of the 2024 competition! These young agripreneurs from across the continent are transforming agriculture and food systems in innovative and impactful ways, and here’s a quick introduction to all 12: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮🌿 AB Farms – Mogale Maleka (South Africa)🌐 https://abfarms.co.za/An Agritech company with a patented hydroponic system, enabling farmers to produce more food with less water, energy, and land.🍏 SAKAFO Madagascar – Riantsoa Mialinarindra (Madagascar)🌐 https://lnkd.in/gDDXeDiDHamy Processing fruits and…