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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 Numeris Média — where Africa’s boldest builders are seen, supported, and strategically amplified. We exist at the intersection of storytelling, strategy, and ecosystem development — spotlighting entrepreneurs while building the infrastructure that helps them thrive. As we step into 2026, our focus is clear and ambitious. A. Strategic Partnership with GITEX Africa, GITEX Kenya & GITEX Nigeria In 2026, Numeris Média deepens its collaboration with the GITEX ecosystem across GITEX Africa -Marrakech (7-9 April 2026), GITEX Kenya – Nairobi (19-21 May 2026), and GITEX Nigeria – Abuja & Lagos (7-10 September…

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…

Founder & Team Lead of Soilless Farm Lab, Ogbole Samson has announced the opening of a vegetable store, slated for September 07, 2024 in the Lekki Peninsula area of Lagos. Soilless Farm lab uses hydroponics technology to grow plants without the use of soil, which coupled with AI-based irrigation system ensures precise plant monitoring for optimum yield and predictability of food quality. A similar Soilless Farm Lab outlet recently threw its doors open in Nassarawa State, located opposite the NNPC fuel station at Lafia. Soilless Farm Lab also has a presence in Nassarawa state Export The weekly volume of vegetables…

Empowering yuth through Agriculture: IfeOluwa Oyeyemi on the job Top LinkedIn post by Sustainable Food Champion | Fruit Farming Expert | Agrodealer Specialist, IfeOluwa Oyeyemi (Founder, FarmHelp Agribusiness): From a young age, I always had a deep desire to help others achieve their dreams while working towards mine. Little did I know that agriculture would be the avenue through which this passion would flourish.As a teenager, my father entrusted us with small parcels of land for petty farming. I chose to plant vegetables, selling them outside our home to earn money, all while dreaming of studying medicine. However, fate had…

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji (Founder, Future Africa) Reposted from LinkedIn x Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: If you are African or a black person from anywhere in the world and you want to build something venture scale I think you need to move to Lagos. Lagos is the largest city in Africa and a 150 billion dollar economy with over 20 million people in a space that’s smaller than New York City. It’s basically New York for black people. From a density perspective you can’t find a better market. It is fully run by very proud black people and a largely responsive government.Most importantly unlike…