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Kene Mkparu (Founder & CEO, Komworld) 📸 Kene Mkparu Movie exhibitor, distributor, producer, film production consultant, and Founder/ CEO of Komworld, Kene Mkparu was spotted in Cairo at the 2023 Intra Africa Trade Fair (IATF), where the Afrexim Bank US$1bn Film Fund was up for discussion. The US$1bn Fund, according to Kanayo Awani (Afrexim Bank Vice-President, Intra-African Trade), is targeted at accelerating the growth of Africa’s creative sector through film production. Announcing Komworld Nnewi to Africa at the event, Kene not only made a presentation on ‘the business of filmmaking’, but also chased financing and investment deals, new markets, and…

Somachi Chris-Asoluka (CEO, The Tony Elumelu Foundation) At a recent meeting between CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Somachi Chris-Asoluka, the Ambassador of Sweden, and the Swedish State Secretary at the Ministry of International Development Corporation & Foreign trade, they discussed the historic ties between Nigeria and Sweden (Sweden’s second largest trading partner in Africa), the long term local presence of Swedish companies in Nigeria (such as Ericsson), and what must be done to create economic hope for millions of young Nigerians. The burning question was: “What sectors had the most potential for creating mass opportunity for millions of energetic,…

(L-R): Amaka Nwaokolo (Director, the FATE Institute); Fola Adeola (Founder & Chairman, FATE Foundation); Adenike Adeyemi (CEO, FATE Foundation – 2nd R) The 9th FATE Institute Policy Dialogue Series on Entrepreneurship ended on a high note yesterday, November 14, 2023. A key highlight of the event was the launch of the 2023 State of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria Report, which measures entrepreneurship development across Nigeria, using five key pillars:📌Business performance📌Perception of future opportunities📌Skill acquisition, innovation and digital technology adoption📌Enabling business environment For a free download of the report, click this link.

Fatma Smaoura (FIFA Secretary General) The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the winners of the 2023 AWIEF Awards during a glamorous awards ceremony that took place on November 10, 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. A total of eight inspirational and outstanding African women entrepreneurs – out of the 24 powerful female founders and entrepreneurs selected this September as top finalists – were recognised, as follows: Young Entrepreneur Award: Salamba Diene (CEO, Biosene Sarl, Senegal) Tech Entrepreneur Award: Kidist Tesfaye (Founder & CEO, YeneHealth, Ethiopia) Agri Entrepreneur Award: Nonopa Tenza (Founder & MD, Kevinot Farming, South Africa) Energy…

Leaders across industries – from healthcare giants such as Johnson & Johnson, to tech innovators like Siemens Healthineers, and audiences at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center – have all witnessed the transformational impact of Maureen’s dedication to helping individuals and organisations break through barriers and achieve peak performance. CEO at The Mindsight Academy, Maureen Chiana is a neuro-coach who guides leaders, teams, and organisations toward transformative change through an innovative blend of NeuroLeadership, NeuroCoaching, and Emotional Intelligence. Her speaking engagements are carefully curated experiences designed to reveal how the nuances of the human brain can dramatically enhance leadership strategy. The outcome…

From Boardroom (Director, Technical Advisor at Amazon) to executive DJ booth, Georgia Akuwudike’s stage name is P.I.P (Primus Inter Pares (PIP), which means First Amongst Equals. This Christmas, she flies from Manchester to Nigeria, asking Nigerians to come experience her superstar DJ skills: “Gentle Reminder that I’m also a DJ, and this Christmas I’ll be moving from Boardroom to DJ Booth. “NIGERIA 🇳🇬🗣️, your girl is coming home, and I can’t wait for you to experience the Groove – Where Brains meets Beats, where achievements meet the dance floor, and where I’ll be honored to show you that I’m a…

Moome from Tunisia Emergency Response Africa from Nigeria Dataleum Ltd from Nigeria Coffee Resurrect from Ethiopia Zofi Cash from Uganda BasiGo from Kenya Momint from South Africa Developers in Vouge from Ghana Tech Buzz Hub from Uganda Awabah from Nigeria Zuri Health from Kenya Click images for captions 📸GSA Africa The Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa – a tech innovation competition scouting all five African regions and 55 countries – recently announced a total of 16 winners across different categories of the startup ecosystem: AGRI TECH: Moome from Tunisia, aims to make smallholder dairy farmers more profitable, traceable and sustainable…

Veekee James in one of her designs. Her fee for a fashion design masterclass has shot up from NGN500,000 to NGN1,000,000 Veekee James is renown for her sublime fashion creations, as well as her design Masterclass where, according to her, she opens up on some deep secrets of her professional success, including her signature corsetry and spectacular attention to detail. A Veekee James design Of her upcoming three-day masterclass class scheduled for March 2024, she says: “The 1st edition [August 2023] was life-changing, with so many testimonies. This edition promises to be even better! This is not a class for…

Rokhaya Diagne, 25, a computer science major in Senegal, has channeled her teenage love for video games into a new passion using artificial intelligence to help 📸 Carmen Abd Ali for The New York Times Senegalese, Rokhaya Diagne is a 25-year-old A.I. entrepreneur whose clear goals include using Artificial Intelligence to help the world eradicate malaria by 2030. Rokhaya’s drive in using A.I. to improve health outcomes in the region stems from childhood experiences when hospitals struggled to provide consistent, good quality solutions to a spate of illnesses that she suffered. Currently a Computer Science major at the Dakar American…

📸 Tosin Eniolorunda The loneliness that comes with being an entrepreneur can sometimes be better imagined than explained. At a recent gathering where he hosted brunch for select founders, Tosin Eniolorunda (Founder & Group CEO, Moniepoint Inc) had this to say: “Entrepreneurship can be isolating, and, a lot of times, tough. My journey with Moniepoint has required a lot of grit, and I’m always fascinated when I see founders on a similar path.”With Nigeria being on the cusp of technological innovation, and a lot of people putting in the work to build lasting things, it felt important to give back…