🎥 @EcobankNigeria Daba Finance – a unified investment platform that helps individuals and businesses make high quality investments in Africa – emerged champion of the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Daba Finance is headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Grand Finale of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2024 took place on September 27, 2024 at the Ecobank Pan-African Conference Centre (Lomé-Togo), and has been described as a true testament to the spirit of innovation that thrives in Africa, showcasing the brilliance and resilience of entrepreneurs committed to transforming the financial landscape with their groundbreaking ideas. (2nd – R) Boum III Jr (Co-Founder &…
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WeTech are excited to announce the five extraordinary female founders who will be taking centrestage at the WeTech 2024 Conference, presenting their groundbreaking ideas in the PitchHER Contest. The ladies were selected from a pool of innovative startups and are just one pitch away from securing ₦4 million in funding, courtesy of corporate sponsor, Flutterwave. The Top 5 contestants ready to showcase their winning ideas are: – Ruby Ihekweme: Founder of Digitaley Drive, an EdTech startup promoting education. Ruby is a Chartered Accountant, Educator, and advocate for SDG 4. – Omolara Sanni: Co-founder/COO of Midddleman, Omolara helps e-commerce businesses quickly…
New York, #UNGA79: Chef Tolani (Founder, Diary of a Kitchen Lover – 2nd R) and other Chef Goalkeeprs 📸GatesFoundation Every year, Goalkeepers (a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation initiative) recognises remarkable individuals taking action to help achieve the Global Goals for Sustainable Development by 2030. As individuals, Goalkeepers are developing fresh ideas and doing innovative work to accelerate the progress across the goals in their region. This year’s Goalkeepers 2030 is all about nutrition, bringing some of the world’s best-known chefs to raise awareness about malnutrition and highlight simple, sustainable solutions that are within reach. Says Goalkeepers: With @fieldtripusa by @chefjj—Harlem’s own community-focused rice bowl…
Tokyo James Spring/ Summer 2025🎥 @tokyoJames Milan fashion week, spring/summer 2025 is being referred to as a season of surprises as designers went off script. Tokyo James – the British-Nigerian who consistently provides expressive style options – was no different. His latest collection, Imperfection, goes against the grain of the traditional pursuit of perfection, prompting his audience to welcome the beauty found in the unexpected. Raw, unpolished materials— usually rooted in African culture, but overlooked by Western luxury standards — were the foundation of Tokyo’s bold, exciting narrative. A lookback @tokyojamess SS25 collection – from London to Lagos via Milan…
Introducing cattle farmer, Rijo Shekari (Founder & CEO, Kamrum Integrated Farms) and his genius cross-breeding project 🎥kamrumfarms Rijo Shekari is the Founder of Kamrum Integrated Farms, and his mind works with precision. On discovering gaps in Nigeria’s beef industry – the country’s supply depends on cows raised by nomadic herdsmen and importation, yet barely meets demand – Shekari set out to tackle problems related to both increased production and meat quality. He developed the Ankolo Breeding Programme whose goal is to improve on the indigenous Bokolo (Sokoto Gudali) breed by crossbreeding it with the Angus cattle, known throughout the world…
Founded in 2011, the Mobile Photography Awards is the longest running international competition open exclusively to photographs shot and edited on all mobile phones and tablets. The Awards recognise and celebrate the talent and imagery of the mobile phone photo and art communities. For the 2024 contest, there is over $10,000 in prizes to be won: $3000 Grand Prize $250 for each of the Category Winners $500 Photo Essay Prize…and much more! Competition categories include: ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN/STILL LIFE: Our surroundings are full of visually interesting buildings, structures, designs and patterns from the countryside to the city. BLACK & WHITE: In the…
🎥 @Tony O. Elumelu Africapitalist, economist, banker and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu has joined other world leaders and high-level executives in New York for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly where he intends to make a case for transformative economic growth for Africa, creating employment for the continent’s youth, and establishing an equitable energy transition for Africa. Elumelu’s daughter (Oge Elumelu) joins him as she has on several of his business trips, and in a nod to her dexterity, Tony urges the public to plug into Oge’s new podcast (Conversations with Oge) where he is confident she will…
(R) Munir Duri (Founder & CEO, Kifiya Financial Technology) receives the award for Kifiya Kifiya, a leading AI-powered, alternative data-driven scoring, embedded finance, and AgTech company, has received a Silver Award (Product Innovation of the Year category – Africa) at the prestigious Global SME Finance Awards 2024, held as part of the Global SME Finance Forum in São Paulo, Brazil on September 17, 2024.The Global SME Finance Awards, organised by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the SME Finance Forum, recognise and celebrate institutions that have delivered innovative products and services and achieved impressive results in expanding finance and services…
Sally Kimangu is an EdTech social entrepreneur with over two decades of experience. Her passion and dedication in implementingprojects in Africa have impacted hundreds of children through STEAM education and much needed soft skills. Sally’s main focus is job creation for Youth by ensuring they are market ready. 🎥 Sally Kimangu x LinkedIn Africa’s education system is leaving our youth unprepared for the practical demands of today’s world.While countries like China are giving students hands-on experience and job-ready skills, many African classrooms are stuck in outdated, theory-heavy learning.To close this gap, Africa needs an **education revolution**—one that prioritizes **vocational training**,…
📸 Ayodeji Balogun (Group CEO at AFEX) Ayodeji Balogun is an emerging Africapitalist, lover of art and a nature enthusiast. He is also the Group CEO at ALEX – a Commodities Exchange whose mission is to build an inclusive and efficient market system for commodities in Africa. The ALEX platform delivers the ultimate trading experience for both retail and institutional clients, enabling traders to focus on their strategies rather than their tools. In a recent post tagged Diary of a Commodity Trader, Balogun shares his personal thoughts on the necessity of doing well by doing good – that serving the interests…