• PRIORITIZE AFRICA’S YOUTH AND LEAPFROG TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENT PATHS – TONY ELUMELU TO AFRICAN LEADERS AT WORLD BANK MEETINGS

    19 APRIL 2018, WASHINGTON, DC – During the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, DC, African philanthropist and entrepreneur Tony O. Elumelu insisted that prioritizing Africa’s youth by fixing the policy and regulatory issues impeding their innovations would also help attract foreign investors. The Tony Elumelu Foundation Founder …

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  • Tony Elumelu on KTN News: for Africa to Accelerate its Growth it must Invest in its Youth

    Founder, Tony O. Elumelu was recently featured on Kenya Television Network’s (KTN) Trading Bell during the 2018 UBA Africa Tour. While speaking with KTN News, he made a clarion call for Africa to invest in its youth to accelerate its growth. Elumelu further urged financial institutions to embrace the digital era as it heralds a new frontier …

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  • Elumelu Opens Digital Economy for Africa Forum with World Bank President and LinkedIn CEO

    First published here Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu will join Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group and Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn CEO at the opening debate of the ‘Digital Economy for Africa’ Forum in Washington, D.C organised by the World Bank Group. The event, which will hold on …

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  • Driving Inclusion: TEF Mentor, Adejoke Ogungbire hosted Application Drives for Hearing Impaired Entrepreneurs

    The next era of entrepreneurship is about raising the bar, leveling the playing field, expanding participation and scaling the networks of social, financial and inspiration capital that provide the foundation for successful startups and scalable business. As part of the inclusive entrepreneurship movement, the Tony Elumelu Foundation has consistently driven awareness for increased women participation …

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  • TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION SELECTS ENTREPRENEURS FOR 2018 PROGRAMME

    TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION SELECTS 1,000 ENTREPRENEURS FOR 2018 PROGRAMME- RED CROSS, UNDP & INDORAMA PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORT FURTHER 250 BENEFICIARIES – RECORD 151,692 REGISTRATIONS   Lagos, Nigeria, 22 March 2018 — More than 150,000 Africans from 114 countries worldwide applied to join the 4th ‎cycle of The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s (TEF) 10-year, $100 million TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. Today, the Foundation …

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  • Protected: The TEF 2018 Announcement

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  • Upcoming Entrepreneurship Events February 26th-4th, March

    The Africa Business Club at Harvard Business School will be hosting the Africa Business Conference New Venture Competition on March 2, 2018 in Boston, MA. Applications open online on November 20th and close December 15th, 2017. The 20th Africa Business Conference will be held in Boston, MA from March 2nd to March 3rd, 2018 under …

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  • TEF at the World Economic Forum

    The World Economic Forum(WEF) is an elite gathering of global leaders in the public and private sectors, who hear cases for international collaboration as a means of solving global challenges. In recognition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s role as the pan-African organization encouraging inter-African collaboration through entrepreneurship, our Founder, Tony O. Elumelu led a delegation …

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  • Tony O. Elumelu Speaks on the State of Start-Ups at the World Economic Forum

    THE STATE OF START-UPS  – CONGRESS CENTRE, ASPEN 1. Davos, Switzerland Small and medium-sized enterprises contribute up to 60% of total employment and up to 40% of national income in emerging economies. If start-up enterprises are the engine for inclusive growth, how can leaders reignite the fire? Dimensions to be addressed: – Addressing youth unemployment …

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