(R) President William Ruto In a significant step toward advancing Africa’s inclusive digital and green transformation, the Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy (MICDE) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Kenya School of Government, Konza Technopolis, and the timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation, has launched the Africa Centre of Competence for Digital and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Skilling and the timbuktoo GreenTech Hub. Overseen by President William Samoei Ruto, the official launch of the Timbuktoo GreenTech Hub at Konza Technopolis highlighted 43 African startups from 14 countries, dedicated to advancing green technology. The hub aims…
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Ruka Sanusi (Executive Director, Ghana Climate Innovation Centre Ghana’s dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem has emerged as a driving force for innovation and economic progress in Africa. Centred on youth empowerment, technology, and climate solutions, quite a few remarkable innovation hubs and accelerators are fostering the transformation of ideas into scalable businesses. Here are some of them (in alphabetical order) and those at the helm: Ghana Climate Innovation Center (led by Ruka Sanusi and Dr. Dramani Bukari) Ghana Innovation Hub (Richard Yeboah) Ghana Tech Lab (George Kwadwo Appiah) HapaSpace (Gideon Brefo) HOPin Academy (MacCarthy Mac-Gbathy) Impact Hub Accra (Will Senyo and Kelechi…
Visa have announced investments in four African fintech startups – Oze, Workpay, OkHi, and ORDA – each offering digital solutions tailored to address key financial and logistical challenges in African markets. Having recently graduated from Visa’s Africa Fintech Accelerator programme, meet the startups: ORDA Africa (Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa): Serving the food service sector, ORDA offers cloud-based software to over 1,500 restaurants, supporting everything from order processing and inventory management to financial services—allowing these businesses to optimise operations and scale more efficiently. ORDA Africa was co-founded in 2020 by Guy Futi, Fikayo Akinwale, Mark Edomwande, Kunle Ogungbamila, and Namir El-Khouri. Meghan McCormick…
Winners of the Bank & Entrepreneur ‘Agropreneurship Challenge’ (L-R): Chef Mnenim Ekerete, Temitope Efelegbon Coker, Sheila Kevin Tivlumun, Chef Fisayo Ibitara, Oyebode Oyeleke (the grape farmer), and Delight Azubike. Their insightful food and drink recipe suggestions revealed rich platter variety across Nigeria’s regions, as well as some little-known healthy food benefits Bank & Entrepreneur Africa recently invited Nigerians to enter its Africa Foodpreneur Challenge, where they were asked to share their favourite nutritious food & drink for a chance to win edibles from four awesome Nigerian SMEs. The Challenge got a whole lot tastier thanks to the four incredible vendors…
Founder at Eti Farms Global, Etimbuk Imuk Etimbuk Imuk (Founder, Eti Farms Global) has been honoured with a prestigious nomination for the Future Awards Africa, a recognition that celebrates exceptional young Africans making significant contributions in their fields. Known for her impactful work in agriculture, especially in the area of mushroom farming, Imuk’s nomination for the Agriculture Prize highlights her dedication and influence within the community. Influential ‘Wizard Farmer’, Samson Ogbole (an agronomist and innovative farmer) took notice and has thrown his weight behind her (see video) . Imuk responds: Thank you so much Farmer Samson Ogbole for this.It means…
Adejoke Lasisi is Founder at Planet 3R 💚 – a social enterprise dedicated to converting textile and plastic waste into innovative and eco-friendly products. Her company was recently commissioned by VivaPlus Detergent to produce 3,000 school bags made from detergent sachet waste. In reaction, Adejoke said: It always gives me immense joy whenever I see smiles on the students privilege [sic] to receive our eco-friendly school bags.Who would have thought detergent waste sachets made these beautiful bags?I’m really happy with the solution we are creating at Planet 3R💚We are really grateful with this partnership of making 3,000 school bags with…
Chizoma Okoli (Deputy Managing Director, Access Bank): “At Access, the PowerOf 100 is our own way of celebrating women in Africa who inspire and motivate in their respective fields” Access Bank’s recently unveiled Power of 100 Africa initiative, whose focus is to empower 100 female entrepreneurs across 16 African countries where the bank has a presence. 📸 @MyAccessBank At the centre of The Power of 100 Africa are women who exemplify extraordinary achievements and contributions to their communities and beyond, women who have clearly added value to the economic and social progress of the continent – from the young to…
The Lagos State Government has thrown open an invite to all agro enthusiasts to join in at the Lagos Agrinnovation Summit on October 31, 2024, where policy makers, innovators, investors, and enthusiasts will come together to explore the latest innovations and strategies shaping the agri value chain, for a more sustainable food system. As part of the conversation shaping the future of agriculture, the Lagos Agrithon will also take place, featuring 31 forward-thinking startups (shortlisted from 312 applications) who will be competing for ₦100,000,000 in grant funding for fueling their journey to disrupt and transform the agricultural landscape. Currently in…
The International Trade Centre – a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation for small business in developing and emerging economies – is bringing five entrepreneurs to COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Phebe Ilesanmi (Founder, TrashCoin) will be one of the five. Her company is a digital waste management platform focused on recovering recyclable waste from communities. Phebe refers to TrashCoin as the ‘Uber for waste management’, as users of the platform can deposit recyclable waste into their digital wallets, earning credits that can be used to pay for goods and services. Says the International Trade Centre: They [the five entrepreneurs]…
Olapeju Umah (Founder & COO of Lagos-based startup, MyFoodAngels) Expand North Star – a strategic part of leading global tech show GITEX GLOBAL – is the world’s largest startup and investor event, which showcases startups in front of tech industry professionals from more than 100 countries worldwide. Unmissable on Day 01 of the event (October 13, 2024) was Founder & COO of MyFoodAngels, Olapeju Umah. MyFoodAngels (formerly known as Mile12marketwoman) relies on AI-driven logistics to close the gap of access to organic farm produce by connecting farmers and consumers, and especially tackling Nigeria’s peculiar challenge of acute post-harvest loss. Dubai:…