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July 15,2020

Chidi Ohammah

With the lockdown implemented across Africa and the world, Nigerian-based Chidi Ohammah, CEO of Sevenz Healthcare and a Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneur devised an innovative way for people to get tested from the comfort of their homes. With KompleteCare’s team of over 15,000 doctors and technology, individuals can easily check for symptoms of COVID-19, undergo a …
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July 15,2020

Mohammed Akamara

In September 2018, Mohammed Akamara, CEO of Light Salone and his team set out to design and fabricate small-scale renewable hybrid energy plants that combine solar and wind. Their product, Sowind Technology, includes a plastic lantern, small scale hydro generator, solar book, and charging telecentres, and is built using recycled materials to provide the cheapest …
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July 15,2020

Laud Basing

Laud Basing is the founder of Incas Diagnostics, a medical diagnostic development and manufacturing social enterprise located in Kumasi, Ghana. The company seeks to save lives through the design of low-cost, easy-to-use, point-of-care diagnostic test kits designed specifically for Africa. His company also offers an online/mobile platform enabling users to have the convenience of chatting …
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July 15,2020

Hamadou Daouda

Hamadou Daouda, a Niger-based entrepreneur and beneficiary of the Tony Elumelu Foundation discovered a solution to connect his community with relevant information. He launched a free service, by his company Novatech, in March, which allows the entire population in Niger to call and get advice on how to prevent COVID-19 in the 5 national languages. …
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July 15,2020

Nkem Okocha

With a mission to eradicate poverty through economic empowerment of poor women, Nkem Okocha set up Mamamoni, a social enterprise that is addressing community transformation by empowering women to carry on small businesses. Loan recipients get low-interest loans in return for signing up for a system designed to create impact on financial inclusion and children’s …
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July 15,2020

Dr. Adereni Abiodun

Dr. Adereni Abiodun is the founder and CEO of HelpMum on a mission to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria. During the covid-19 pandemic, HelpMum began the distribution of 10,000 face masks to nurses and traditional birth attendants in primary health centres and rural areas, as well as pregnant women and nursing mothers in …
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July 10,2020

Henry Mascot

Africa’s insured population stands at just 2% of 1.2billion people. To drive up the numbers, Co-founder/CEO of Curacle Systems, Henry Masco is focused on insurance inclusion in emerging markets across the African continent. Curacel Systems, an AI-powered claims management and fraud detection system for health insurers is helping insurers reduce fraud, fast-track claims processing while …
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June 15,2020

Olasupo Abideen

Olasupo Abideen journey into entrepreneurship came from the need that he identified in his community. As a student of chemistry and volunteer to SDGs groups, Olasupotook a keen interest in clean, renewable energy, that could be used instead of orthodox fuelling options, and one of them was Liquefied Petroleum Gas. In 2017, Olasupo took a …
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February 25,2020

Zion Oshiobugie

Clever Minds is a consultancy firm offering training and educational services to children in rural communities at affordable prices. Zion and his team has provided education, skills training and entrepreneurship, lunch and school supplies to over 105 underprivileged /Orphaned children in their nursery and primary school in Warri, Delta state Nigeria. They are currently supporting …
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February 25,2020

Momarr Taal

Momarr Mass Taal is the founder and managing director of Tropingo Foods, which is currently the largest processor and exporter of processed foods in the Gambia. Tropingo was founded in 2014 as a food processing company and they currently process and export dried mangoes and groundnuts from Gambia to different places around the world, such …
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