It’s that time of year where the political elite, glossy public figures, the global influencers and of course those who can fathom the link between cold weather and luxury getaways jet-off to Davos to decide where the world is headed. So how’s it all going? Does anybody actually know? Stock-markets playing truth or dare, emerging markets falling behind the rich in driving global […]
We’ve listened to your feedback, come up with some little hacks of our own and been working hard behind the scenes to make it even easier for you to find your next African opportunity! Check out the countdown of our top 5 new features below
UPDATE February 2017: This year’s event is taking place February 24th – February 26th 2017 and you can get your tickets here! The World Economic Forum Global Shapers present the 2016 Kopfadeyemi Challenge, a real-life hackathon with a difference. Over a high-energy weekend, teams of people from all walks of life (not just computer programmers!) will compete to solve some of […]
The African Diaspora Network is bringing the inaugural African Diaspora Investment Symposium to Santa Clara, California from January 29th – 30th. This is the first ever Silicon Valley Africa conference, connecting leaders of Africa and the diaspora who are invested in entrepreneurship, the future of Africa.
In Washington DC, America’s seat of power, Georgetown University prepares to make history with their inaugural Africa Business Conference, Africa Rising: Business in Action. Hosted by Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business in conjunction with the Walsh School of Foreign Service’s African Studies Program, the conference takes place on February 6th 2016.
From Addis Ababa to Abidjan, Lagos to Luanda, Kigali to Kampala, Seedstars World has scoured the African continent as well as Latin America, MENA, Asia and Eastern Europe in their annual search for top innovators. Seedstars World promotes, connects and invests in disruptive startups across 54 emerging markets, partnering with such organisations as Lastminute.com, Inmarsat, Barclays, Deloitte, Microsoft and Stanbic Bank. This spring, they […]