Paris-by-Foot: Tour guides, Camille and David Paris Off Road (Guided tours) are pleased to announce the launch of their services during the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Toeing an unusual yet interesting angle, Paris Off Road is determined to unveil the city’s hidden treasures, away from traditional tourist circuits – on foot! The company offers seven walking tours in French and in English: The scandalous Palais Royal, Montmartre village, the trendy Marais, the historical Latin Quarter, Père-Lachaise cemetery, Bucolic Montparnasse and Saint-Germain-des-Prés. 📸 ParisOffRoad Says the company: Our exclusive tours cater to those wishing to explore Paris and discover…
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Olympics.com The stage is set for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, with around 10,500 athletes set to take part, 8.6 million tickets sold, and people coming together all around the world to experience the unique spirit of the Olympic Games Have fun with the Olympic mascots this summer by downloading the official Paris 2024 Olympics app! Plus, it’s the best way to find the schedule for the Olympics and stay up to date with results, teams and athletes. Whether in Paris, or at home, take a look at the Olympic digital innovations and offerings that have been designed to give people…
Presenting Tyms TAutomate for the first time at KPMG Nigeria, recently: (M): Chineye Ochem (Co-founder & COO at Tyms) Built for CFOs, accountants, bookkeepers and business owners, Tyms® is an incredible AI-powered finance and accounting automation software that makes it possible for small businesses and startup finance teams to automate their entire business financial accounting processes – from bookkeeping, financial statements preparation, advanced inventory, payables, receivables, budgeting, bank sync and reconciliation. Describing the product capabilities in detail, Chineye Ochem (Co-founder & COO at Tyms) says: We built Tyms TAutomate specifically for Accounting firms and Accountants who manage the books of…
Sharing her experience as an MIT Founders Fellow 2022: Bolanle Austen-Peters (Founder, Terra Kulture) 🎥BolanleAustenPeters The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is currently inviting applications for its 2024-25 Foundry Fellowship program, which is specifically tailored to distinguished entrepreneurs who are dedicated to driving the rapid expansion and integration of innovation and entrepreneurial networks throughout the African continent. This fellowship program at MIT is crafted with the intention of empowering ethical and visionary leaders who are eager to initiate and lead transformative changes and foster inclusive economic growth within various sectors in Africa. Bolanle Austen-Peters: “I graduated as a Fellow of…
Ayoba CEO, Burak Akinci The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (GSB) Solution Space, in partnership with Ayoba, invites innovative entrepreneurs across Africa to apply for the 2024 edition of the E-Track Programme. Run by the UCT GSB Solution Space, a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship at the university’s Graduate School of Business, it aims to elevate start-ups. The Ayoba super-app has over 35 million active users, and fosters local content and supports small businesses through in-app features, its ecosystem, driving market access and growth. Interested entrepreneurs can apply on the accelerator website. Applications close on June 30, 2024.
The world got a taste of the future of agriculture in Africa on Tuesday, June 11 when the winners of the 2024 AYuTe Africa NextGen were announced at the inaugural AYuTe NextGen gathering in Kigali, Rwanda. Three young agritech entrepreneurs were honoured after triumphing in a youth-focused competition aimed to spur a tech-led revolution in Africa’s agriculture: 1st: Samson Alemu, THUR BIOTECH, Ethiopia 🇪🇹Produces biofertilisers that increase efficiency for smallholder farmers and preserve soil quality; 2nd: Eliud Rugut, Silo Africa, Kenya 🇰🇪Offers digitized grain silos with IoT-powered aflatoxin and pest detection, preserving grains for up to 10 years without chemicals;…
The long-awaited Agribusiness Innovation Challenge is back for 2024, seeking passionate young minds who intend to revolutionise Nigeria’s food system. The Challenge targets anyone with an innovative, tech-driven solution that tackles challenges across the food supply chain, thereby improving food safety, nutrition, and access for all? Focus areas include: Supply Chain Traceability (blockchain, smart sensors) Last-Mile Distribution Networks Climate-Smart Financing Agricultural Productivity & Efficiency Post-Harvest Loss Management Who can apply? Women and youth aged 18-35 Registered agri-tech startups with solutions for the Nigerian food supply chain Startups willing to expand to Oyo, Ibadan, Benue, or Nassarawa Committed and dedicated teams…
Nominations are now open for the 2024 AWIEF Awards, created to recognise and celebrate the achievements of female entrepreneurs and business owners across various industry sectors in Africa. Nominees should have demonstrated outstanding vision, leadership, inspiration, and business success. AWIEF (Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum) is an award-winning pan-African women economic empowerment organization that works to close the gender gaps by driving women’s business leadership and entrepreneurship in Africa. Fatma Samoura (Secretary General, FIFA) – AWIEF Lifetime Leadership Award winner 2023 Salamba Diene (CEO, BIOSENE SARL, Senegal) – Young Entrepreneur Award winner 2023 Nonopa Tenza (Founder & MD, Kevinot…
MoU signed (L-R): Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi (Director General of Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency – NITDA) and Trixie LohMirmand (CEO of KAOUN International – organiser of GITEX globally) 📸 GITEX AFRICA GITEX GLOBAL has announced the launch of GITEX in Nigeria, Africa’s largest single digital economy. This happened in Marrakech on Day 02 of GITEX Africa (May 29-31, 2024) – the largest tech and startup show in Africa.GITEX NIGERIA, with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) of Nigeria as Strategic Partner Sponsor, shall present AI Everything, GITEX Future Finance, GITEX Health Tech/ 5.0 and North Star Startups and…
TEDx ABSU Uturu is calling on interested speakers to apply for a spot on the conference.To apply, potential speakers are to send an email to writing.tedx@gmail.com with details and a sample of the subject they wish to speak on. The email format should adhere to the following. Email Subject – TEDx ABSU Uturu (please do not include anything else as the subject); Email Body – The applicant’s full name and phone number, and a description of why you would like to be a TEDx Speaker (in not less than 200 words, and not more than 500 words); Email Attachment –…