Hon. Nabeela Farida Tunis (Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Sierra Leone) Sierra Leone is preparing to host the UN Women in Tourism Africa Regional Congress in Freetown, under the theme “Beyond Empowerment to Education, Innovation, and Finance Access,” The three-day congress (October 29-31, 2024) is being organised in collaboration with UN Tourism, and supported by UN Women and the African Union. Hon. Nabeela Farida Tunis (Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and Chair of the Women in Tourism Leadership Africa Committee – WITLAC), emphasised the significance of the event: Tourism is a vital space where women can…
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The Anzisha Prize, Africa’s leading program for young entrepreneurs has announced that applications for the 2025 cohort are now open! The Anzisha Prize is Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneur changemakers aged 15 – 22 years, and hands out over USD $140,000 every year in business support and prize money to very young entrepreneurs from all over the continent. The 2024 Prize winners were announced at the annual Entrepreneurship Education in Africa Awards (EEA) gala event held in Johannesburg, South Africa: Mathias Charles Yabe from Ghana won the prize for job creation. Through his business, Ako Fresh, Yabe offers farmers…
Phyllis Njuguna (Founder & CEO, Delish Nail and Beauty Company Limited) This is how Phyllis Njuguna’s current bio reads: “Experienced Procurement Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer goods industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Financial Risk Management, Retail, Strategic Sourcing, and Warehouse Operations. Strong purchasing professional graduated from Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply(UK)”. Yet Phyllis (Founder & CEO, Delish Nail and Beauty Company) faced joblessness only six years ago, saying: Six years ago, I faced redundancy. Today, we are counting down to the opening of the 6th Delish branch. From a setback to a comeback. Proof that…
(L-R): Cindy McCain (Executive Director, World Food Programme) , Somachi Chris-Asoluka (CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation), Tony O. Elumelu (Founder, the Tony Elumelu Foundation) The Tony Elumelu Foundation – leading philanthropy in empowering Africans through entrepreneurship – recently hosted Amb. Cindy McCain (Executive Director, World Food Programme) to an exclusive lunch on her inaugural visit to Nigeria. On hand to welcome Ms. McCain were Tony O. Elumelu, C.F.R (Founder, the Tony Elumelu Foundation – TEF), Dr. Awele Elumelu, O.F.R (Co-Founder, TEF), and Somachi Chris-Asoluka (TEF CEO) (M): Dr. Awele Elumelu (Co-Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation) This visit marks a powerful collaboration towards…
An old train has been transformed into an incredible luxury hotel, located in Skukuza within Kruger National Park, one of Africa’s largest game reserves and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge is an elevated personal sanctuary – a hotel set aboard a newly refurbished train, and perfectly combining Africa’s most breathtaking natural splendours with well-deserved luxuries. Permanently stationed on the historically-rich Selati Bridge (above the Sabie River), Kruger Shalati offers unique luxury accommodation within a creatively re-modeled train. The hotel offers 31 rooms, consisting of 24 Train Carriage Suites and 7 Bridge…
📸 Adaora O. Adaora Oramah, Founder & CEO of AMAKA Studio (AMAKA), is understandably excited. Her company has just raised $2 million in seed funding that will fuel the growth and development of AMAKA in its endeavour to connect the world’s leading businesses and brands to young and diverse Pan-African creators. This funding round was led by Equitane Ventures, with participation from Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures lab, Silverbacks Holdings and Angel investors. Says Adaora: Our focus is on scaling our platform, introducing AMAKA Gigs to connect brands with Black and diverse creative talent across Africa and the diaspora. The creative…
Serving puff puff at L’Oréal [🎥 @puffpuffministry] Who would have though that puff-puff, the humble Nigerian snack would be making the rounds at global corporate events? So it has, served by London-based Puff-Puff Ministry, a family-run business launched in August 2020 that delivers freshly made West African doughnuts (puff puff) to corporate events and offices, or serve them warm in-person. Sister act: Puff-Puff Ministry is run by British-Nigerian founder-sisters (Marianne, Fola, Yossie, and Lola Olaleye) Puff-Puff Ministry’s latest client – after having served giants like Google, Netflix, Meta, Salesforce, Peloton, Bank of America, TikTok, Commerzbank, Octopus Investments, and Trustpilot -…
COVER 1 COVER 2 Proceeds from the Foodpreneurs Africa 50 (Atlanta edition) will go towards Bank & Entrepreneur Africa’s MoJo4TheMasses project, which trains and equips females from disadvantaged communities to become Mobile Journalists (MoJos), therefore ensuring a solid professional future, decent earnings, and the dignity of supporting their families.
Short descriptionThis competition is organised by the Global Cement and Concrete Association. The theme of the competition is: “Concrete in Life”. “Concrete in Life is our annual photography competition, open to all photographers (or anyone with a camera phone) around the world. It tasks you to take photos of concrete in your life for a chance to win up to $10,000. The competition has four categories:• Urban design and use – images of the city landscapes and buildings around us, both well-known and hidden away.• Concrete infrastructure – photographs of our infrastructure, in our cities and rural, above and below ground.• Concrete in daily life – the human side of…
Sunshine is inexpensive, clean, renewable, and abundant, and consumers are increasingly realising that solar power is a brilliant resource. Welcome to the dawn of a new era with Urbanista Los Angeles, the world’s first self-charging wireless headphones powered by Powerfoyle™ solar cell material. Inspired by the iconic city (Los Angeles) in the heart of sunny California (USA), Urbanista’s noise-canceling Los Angeles headphones feature a layer of Powerfoyle solar cells on the headband to continuously soak up sunshine whether you’re indooors or out. Using advanced green technology, Los Angeles converts all light, outdoor and indoor, into energy to deliver virtually infinite…