Queen Mathilde of Belgium pictured during the opening of the World Cocoa Conference in Brussels, carrying out her role as the United Nations advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals (Photo by BENOIT DOPPAGNE/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images) The World Cocoa Conference – the leading event for the global cocoa and chocolate sector that brings together all the stakeholders of the cocoa value chain across the world – held its 2024 gathering in Brussels on Monday, April 22, 2024. The event was inaugurated by Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium who spoke emphatically about the cocoa producers she met during her…
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TLcom partners (L-R): Ido Sum, Omobola Johnson, Andreata Muforo, Maurizio Caio and Eloho Omame 📸 Lumiogunde TLcom Capital LLP – a Venture Capital firm partnering with Africa’s best entrepreneurs to tackle the continent’s biggest challenges – are delighted to announce the final close of its second fund, which was oversubscribed at $154 million. Says Eloho Omame (TLcom Partner, Lagos): “In a tough climate for private capital, I’m incredibly proud that we’re one of the handful of managers that have raised multiple venture capital funds for Africa — an asset class that essentially did not exist 10 years ago. Eloho Omame…
(L-R): Ujama Akpata – Founder, CargoPlug (formerly Jand2Gidi); Feyisayo Alayande (Ag. Executive Secretary & CEO, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund) Nigeria’s Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) was established by The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Law 2016 to provide financial support to residents of Lagos State in tackling unemployment through job and wealth creation. Recently, Ujama Akpata (Founder, ) shared a first-hand testimonial on social media that the LSETF does pull its weight. She says: “After 7 incredible years of unwavering support and camaraderie, it’s undeniable that LSETF has become like family to us. Our journey began as beneficiaries…
Dr Tannaz Pak, an Associate Professor in Energy and Environmental Engineering, leads the Teesside University team in a collaboration with Nigeria’s University of Ibadan and Niji Group to turn food waste into valuable material 📸tees.ac.uk Academics from Teesside University are collaborating with counterparts in Nigeria on a groundbreaking project to turn food waste into a valuable material used to restore the environment and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The University is teaming up with the University of Ibadan and Niji Group, a Nigerian agricultural company, to deliver an African Agricultural Knowledge Transfer Partnership (AA KTP) project, looking at how…
Dr. Awele Elumelu Dr. Awele Elumelu (Founder & Chairperson of Avon Healthcare Limited, and wife of astute banker and businessman Tony Elumelu), has completed the 2024 London Marathon – a race that held on March 21, 2024 with a record number of over 50,000 participants in the 42km race. Congratulating his wife across social media, Tony Elumelu wrote: “Congratulations #MrsTOE on your fourth city marathon, and a new personal best record!🥳 You inspire!” But, here’s the real point: Why is wellness so important for entrepreneurs? Why is wellness important to success? 📸 Tony O. Elumelu When someone is well it means…
Author, Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana 📸Triple H Project Can happiness exist without hope? That question ultimately led Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana – a physician-scientist and happiness coach – to the discovery of his groundbreaking Triple-H Equation — a valid, universally applicable five-minute tool for measuring happiness using hope and hunger as indicators. Triple-H method outlines the interconnectedness between hope, hunger and happiness, and introduces a universal unit of measure called the “Personal Happiness Index” or PHI — the operative word being “personal.” But, why measure happiness? Because it could be a game-changer for employers and employees, happiness coaches and their clients, and…
Morgane Imbert (CEO, Zando South Africa) Zando, part of the Jumia Group (Africa’s front-running ecommerce platform), was established in 2012 and has grown to become one of South Africa’s biggest online fashion and lifestyle platforms. The company has now launched an international eCommerce division called Zando Global, with the objective of tackling the stiff competition brought on by fast-fashion Chinese e-commerce retailers Shein and Temu in South Africa. The meteoric rise of the Chinese brands – the result of strong demand for their low-priced clothing such as $10 tops and $5 biker shorts – is putting pressure on local brick-and-mortar…
🎥 AfricaTechSummit Following a sold-out edition in 2023, the eighth edition of Africa Tech Summit London will convene once more on June 7, 2024. Africa Tech Summit London connects tech leaders from the African ecosystem and international players under one roof, at the London Stock Exchange, providing an opportunity to network and do business with tech corporates, investors, leading ventures, and industry stakeholders that drive business and investment forward. Some of the guests and attendees at Africa Tech Summit London 2023. 📸Africa Tech Summit The 2024 Summit is expected to gather over 300 African and international tech leaders, policymakers, investors,…
The 2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition has opened for applications until June 10, 2024, and invites agrifood entrepreneurs from across Africa to showcase their startup business ventures. This year’s competition will recognise and celebrate African entrepreneurs whose business solutions address the pressing need for efficient local production of nutritious food, with business models that embrace scale and innovation, while also helping to mitigate climate and broader environmental challenges. 🎥GoGettaz Judges will be looking for innovative founders and co-founders aged 18-35 with the vision to establish sustainable scalable businesses, drive resilience, increase food security, and create jobs in the agrifood sector. The…
With just $200 to her name, Adja Sembene Fall, the 29-year-old CEO of the luxury brand tea company Contanna was forced to establish her company fpurely online, due to financial constraints. 📸afbd.org With just $200 in hand at the start of her business, Adja Sembene Fall, the 29-year-old Senegalese entrepreneur and CEO of the luxury tea brand Contanna was forced to establish her company solely online, due to financial constraints. Said Adja: “Due to [lack of] finance, it was not possible to get a physical shop. We started out in the backyard of my brother’s house. We sold our teas…