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 […]
Africa Day 2017 Digital disruption is unlocking Africa’s economic potential, creating new opportunities and steering a silent revolution from over-dependency on natural resources towards a technology driven economy. With Africa’s demographic advantage, how can stakeholders capitalize on the new wave of digital innovation to transform the continent? Can Africa take the lead in the digital space? These and more far-reaching […]
Africa Together Conference 2017 The African Society of Cambridge University (ASCU) is proud to announce the fourth annual ‘Africa Together’ conference to be held on Saturday, 10th June 2017. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Africa and a World in Transition’, and will be held at the Cambridge Union Building, University of Cambridge. What is it? ‘Africa Together’ is […]
Travelling with my cofounder is always eventful. It typically starts with a frantic dash to the airport – this time I take full blame for our late arrival. Next stop – check-in. Leading the way, suited and booted with a child-size box of Ribena, Charles typically feigns dismay when he is told that one of our suitcases is severely overweight. […]
Mo Abudu is known by many titles – ‘Oprah of Nigeria’ and ‘Africa’s Most Successful Woman’ (Forbes) to name but two. Despite this, Mo is humble as she comes to the platform to speak to us at the Wharton Africa Business Forum 2015. With an audience of 600+ Africa enthusiasts including Wharton MBA students and alumni, students from other prestigious […]