MTN partners TBTM Studios on ‘The Mic: Africa’ Season 3

MTN Group has launched a partnership with TBTM Studios to sponsor Season 3 of “The Mic: Africa” – an interactive talent search programme that discovers and empowers talented youth across the continent. The sponsorship is part of “The Voice” phase of MTN’s brand refresh which highlights the importance of people using their voice to inspire

Hopeful signs of democratisation in Africa

Advocates of democracy in Africa have reason to smile.  Once again, Senegal had a genuine political competition early this month that left President Macky Sall without a parliamentary majority. Neither Sall’s governing coalition nor the opposition was able to win an outright majority. In the absence of a dominant ruling party in parliament, the government

Is Western Imperialist Policy On Migration Holding Africa’s Economic Development Back? |

For some time now, it’s been customary to frame the debate on global North–South migration in terms of its economic benefits to destination Western countries. The question, for example, of whether an influx of “low-skilled” immigrants is potentially inimical to the welfare of their counterparts in destination countries derives from this framing. If entertained at

Founder of Nigerian fashion brand Irawo Studio, Innovator Award

Temidola Ikomi, a 2017 graduate of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, really missed the Northeastern community, so she joined Women Who Empower.  Ikomi wanted to build new connections with like-minded women who wished to help each other grow and might have their own businesses, she says, because she is a co-founder of an African-inspired fashion

WhatsApp launches WhatsAppreneur campaign to assist African small business owners

By Chinenye Anuforo In January 2018, the WhatsApp platform launched the WhatsApp Business App targeted at businesses that want to establish an official presence on WhatsApp’s service, engage audiences, accelerate sales and drive better customer support. SMBs represent a sizable percentage of the economic population and have shown great potential to grow, to create opportunities

Uzochukwu Visits Ghana, Meets Ex-President Mahama 

Nigerian businessman, Dr. Stanley Uzochukwu, has paid a courtesy visit to the immediate-past President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, at the latter’s residence in Airport Hills, Accra, Ghana.   During the week, Dr. Uzochukwu, who is one of Nigerian youngest business leaders, extended his relationship and business tentacles to other African countries

SA’s R294bn online opportunity – a brave new world of omnichannel integration

Source: ©Antonio Guillem – 123RF The 2022 report producers note that there’s little need to still attribute this to the Covid era, as while the pandemic precipitated a move for many to digital, it has permanently influenced our new online shopping behaviour. Social selling, the astounding impact of reviews and also how the major impact

Africa’s Business Heroes Prize 2022 Competition Features Top 20 Finalists

1 The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Awards Competition (www.AfricaBusinessHeroes.org), the flagship philanthropic program established by the Jack Ma Foundation to spotlight and support African entrepreneurs, has announced the 20 finalists (https://bit.ly /3AFn67Q) for its 2022 edition. 2 Now in its fourth edition, ABH is a pan-African competition that recognizes and celebrates entrepreneurial talent across the

Giz Ghana 2022 Green SME Networking Festival (Tamale Edition) for Ghanaian SMEs

Application Deadline: September 11, 2022 The 2022 Green SME Networking Festivals are being organized by the Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation (“Invest for Jobs”), an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, among others. The goal for executing the