The Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) inviting growth-stage, educational technology (EdTech) innovators to apply for an opportunity to grow their ventures while contributing to improving the quality of education in Africa. The deadline for submissions is November 21,
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Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) and Financial Sector Deepening Uganda on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims at fostering partnership in mutual areas of interest, such as positioning the Security Interest in Movable Property Registry System (SIMPO) to Uganda’s under-capitalized business ventures. The MoU will provide a
Read More20 Women Entrepreneurs Defend Their Business Proposals Under ‘Rising Woman’ Initiative
A total of 20 Women entrepreneurs have successfully made it to the list of the top 20businesses in the running for the ‘Rising Woman’ initiative Awards. Three (3) winners will be selected from this shortlist to receive Awards and cash prizes totalling to UGX 30m. The top 10 finalists will
Read MoreKenya is mulling giving citizenship to wealthy investors in a new push to enhance Direct Foreign Investment (FDI) flows, the country’s investment promotion agency said on Wednesday, Business Daily reports. High net worth investors, whose enterprises are appraised to have high impact on new jobs and exports earnings, will be
Read MoreThe Uganda Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) entrepreneurs led by United Bank for Africa management team on Tuesday 5th November, 2019 met with Uganda’s Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, to discuss a possible partnership with the government of Uganda in a bid to promote youth empowerment through entrepreneurship. The TEF beneficiaries
Read MoreIPO IN THE OFFING: World’s Most Profitable Company To Go Public
Saudi Aramco has confirmed it is planning to list on the Riyadh stock exchange, in what could be the world's biggest initial public offering (IPO), BBC reports. The state-owned oil giant will determine the IPO launch price after registering interest from investors. Business sources say the Saudis are expected to
Read MoreThe Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF), opened in Cape Town, South Africa, 29 October 2019, with stirring calls from speakers for women to move from having conversations about economic empowerment to radical action. Keynote speaker, Dr Vera Songwe, United Nations Undersecretary General and Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission
Read MoreTime Is Now To Invest In Africa and African SMEs, Tony Elumelu Tells Global Investors
Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Heirs Holdings opened the "Ambition Africa" conference organised by the France Invest Africa Club in Paris, France. As Elumelu delivered the opening address, he urged French investors to look to Africa for
Read MoreThey run the world’s most profitable company, oversee one-tenth of global oil output and their decisions help shape the fate of a nation. Their paychecks, however, are a little less grandiose. Saudi oil giant Aramco is a cash cow for the kingdom, allowing the royal family to wield power with
Read MoreThe Role The Media Plays In Supporting Female Entrepreneurship In Africa
By Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, APO Group Founder and Chairman APO Group are delighted to be the founding sponsor of a new AWIEF award: the APO Group African Women in Media Award. The prize has been introduced to recognise, celebrate and empower women journalists who support female entrepreneurship in Africa. Here, APO
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