Originally published here In the midst of many problems faced by Africa is unemployment in the first ever YouthConnekt Africa Summit hosted by H.E. President Paul Kagame president of Rwanda and organized in collaboration with United Nations Developement Program and United Nations Conference on Trade and Developement Tony Elumelu, CON. Chief Executive Officer of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman of the United …

The TEF Travel Fellowships provides financial support to journalists and photojournalists affiliated with African national or global media houses to attend the 2017 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum holding October 13-15, 2017. The TEF Entrepreneurship Forum 2017 will be the largest gathering of African entrepreneurs and other ecosystem stakeholders from across the continent. It will …

Originally posted here Announced in April by UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, Dr. Vera Songwe has become the first woman ever to head the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, UNECA is one of the UN’s five regional commissions, and was established in 1958 to encourage economic cooperation among …

First published on Entrepreneur “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you need” -You Can’t Always Get What You Want,  Mick Jagger & Keith Richards As I sat down to write this I tried to think of an appropriate quote on winning. I like to …

On Thursday, the 25th of May 2017, the Tony Elumelu Foundation participated in the Presidential Policy Dialogue organised by the Lagos Chamber for Commerce and Industry (LCCI). The event was an opportunity for members of the private sector to interact with the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who was represented by the Minister for Trade …

The TEF Entrepreneurship Forum is the largest Pan-African gathering of African entrepreneurs and the entire entrepreneurship ecosystem from across the continent and world-wide. Last year’s event was a showcase of the innovation and potential that exists in Africa and this year’s event promises to feature some of Africa’s brightest entrepreneurial minds on and offstage. The Forum is held over two days …