Applications are now open for the 2019 GreenHouse Lab Accelerator! GreenHouse Capital in collaboration with Vibranium Valley and Google Launchpad Africa is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its accelerator program – GreenHouse Lab. GreenHouse Lab, launched in 2018, is Nigeria’s first female focused tech accelerator. GHL is looking for brilliant start-ups that are either female-led or female […]
Accra, Ghana – June 19, 2019 SFAN, with the support of Ecobank Ghana, is organising the first-ever Student Entrepreneurship Week Pan-Africa (SEWAfrica) from July 22 to –July 24, 2019 at the Ecobank Head Office. The alternative education forum, The Student Entrepreneurship Week is an education forum, which was established to help budding entrepreneurs gain actionable, experiential knowledge and tools for […]
Guest post on behalf of Springboard Sustainability and Access! Building new business ties between the Nordics and Africa Strong growth and digitalization in Africa make it the perfect destination for Nordic firms and organizations looking for dynamic new markets and opportunities. At the same time, promising players in Africa can harness Nordic strengths in technology and sustainability for profitable investments in […]
Guest post on behalf of SFAN (stars From All Nations) When: July 26 – 28, 2018 Where: British Council Accra & Kempinski Hotel Accra SFAN (stars From All Nations) is pleased to unveil the line-up of speakers for Student Entrepreneurship Week Ghana taking place from 26 – 28 July 2018. Participants will benefit from a range of insightful high-level keynote sessions, […]
Join tech leaders from across Africa at the 2018 Africa Tech Summit in Kigali. Supported by Rwandan Ministry for ICT, the Summit will provide unrivalled insight, networking and business opportunities for African and international tech leaders and investors who want to drive growth in Africa. The two day African tech event will explore the latest trends, connect 250+ key stakeholders from […]
SingularityU Lagos to explore and foster the use of Exponential Technologies for Goodwith local businesses, innovators and entrepreneurs {Lagos, Nigeria] — (August 7, 2017) — Singularity University (SU), a global community with a mission to educate, inspire, and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges, has established a new Chapter in Lagos. SingularityU Chapters are created […]
What does a tech entrepreneur look like? As with most things in life these days the first “person” I asked was google. The results? Mostly white men. Young African women do not often get to see themselves represented in the tech space and therefore lack visible role models. It’s difficult to aspire to what you cannot see. This is the […]
Brightest Young Minds (BYM) was founded in 2000 with the vision to create a platform that showcased the potential of Africa’s brightest young minds to fast track their development for the benefit of the continent from an economic, political and human rights perspective. Are you interested in getting involved? Well #BYM2017 applications are closing this week! Their yearly summit will bring […]
We recently caught up with Olu Aruike, Event Director of IE Africa Club, and Ejike Izejiobi, Event Coordinator, who kindly provided us with highlights from their IE Africa Day 2017 event in Madrid. The 25th of May of every year has been set aside by the African Union (AU) to celebrate ‘Africa Day’. And so, it was in that same spirit […]
The 6th Cambridge Africa Business Network (CABN) flagship event will be held on 17 June at the University of Cambridge. They promise an interesting and exciting event in which they will explore the opportunities and risks of conducting business in Africa, in sectors such as energy, infrastructure, technology, agriculture and education with a great line-up of speakers and panellists. This […]