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

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

Ecobank’s Ellevate Leadership Training Programme records graduation of 35 women entrepreneurs

A first cohort of 35 women entrepreneurs from 9 African countries successfully completed the Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) Ellevate Leadership Training Programme. This is an innovative impact-driven programme, designed to equip women entrepreneurs with valuable leadership skills to be better empowered, and to equip them to empower their businesses and communities. The Ellevate Leadership Training Programme is

Economists see higher African inflation in next two years

Central banks across Sub-Saharan Africa will likely have to remain focused on reining in price growth in the coming months, with economists raising their inflation forecasts in many of the region’s key economies. Countries including Ghana, Nigeria, SA and Kenya will see higher inflation than previously forecast this year, according to a Bloomberg News survey.

Nigerian Businessman, Stanley Uzochukwu, Meets Ghana’s Vice President Bawumia

Prominent Nigerian business tycoon, Dr. Stanley Uzochukwu, on Wednesday, paid a familiarisation visit to the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, in Accra, Ghana. Uzochukwu is a young and successful Nigerian businessman of high honour and reputation among African and Western elite, who recently embarked on an Africa Tour for business

7 business opportunities that will make more millionaires in Africa

Media and Entertainment A recent report by Punch Newspaper showed how technology has changed Africa’s media and entertainment business landscape, making it exciting and lucrative. In the same vein, the African music and film industry has become a cultural and global phenomenon enjoying a massive following in and out of the continent. According to Movie

Big Tech teases US relocation to African developers — Quartz Africa

Hi Quartz Africa readers, The notion of owning a fraction or a share or a purely digital asset (NFTs, altcoins etc) no longer feels that strange. In the US, the success of retail trading apps such as Robinhood has been in understanding that not everyone can afford a share of Amazon or Apple, but millions

List of Smart Anambra Businessmen Who Started From Onitsha to Build National Brands

Without doubts, the indigenes of Anambra are one of the smartest business-oriented NigeriansOver the years, these businesses men have established their presence across the country Their products, brands of businesses have grown to become a household name on the national level With an estimated 1 million vendors dispersed among 40 locations throughout the state, Onitsha,

Exclusive Networks Africa continues its expansion plans throughout the continent

Exclusive Networks Africa, which represents the continental arm of this global, trusted cybersecurity specialist for digital infrastructure, is continuing its expansion into Africa, building presence within the sub-Saharan region in recent months, including the opening of a formal office in Lagos, Nigeria. This adds to the existing offices in South Africa, Kenya and Mauritius. Because