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- 24 May 2018
Google to Commit $2M Grant in Funding for Its African Impact Challenge
Google is to commit $2m worth of grant funding to nonprofit Organisations in Nigeria through its First African Impact challenge, which will see funding awarded to non-profit organizations that are…
- 30 Nov 2018
Google Announces First Winners of Impact Challenge Africa
Google on Wednesday announced the winners of the first Google Impact Challenge in Nigeria where Twelve non-profits and social enterprises each were awarded a share of $2m in grant funding. …
- 6 Nov 2018
Public voting opens for Google Impact Challenge Nigeria
Public voting has opened for the first Google Impact Challenge Nigeria, a competition to find the most innovative not-for-profit Nigerian organisations using technology to solve societal problems.…
- 11 May 2023
Visa, African Women Impact Fund Initiative (AWIF) Unveil Recipients of Funding to Empower African women
Three women fund managers from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa have been selected to receive Visa’s grant funding from the African Women Impact Fund Initiative (AWIF), a collaboration between…
- 25 May 2021
Spotify Showcases Nigerian, Other African Artists Impacting the Global Stage
Music has always been at the core of African tradition, weaving a rich narrative that showcases the variety of cultures and influences across the continent. Marking pivotal moments in Africa’s…
- 30 Mar 2017
Masterpass QR to Impact 250,000 African Merchants on Financial Empowerment
Merchant service provider, Kopo Kopo, announced their partnership with Mastercard to roll out Masterpass QR across 11 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, impacting over 250,000 micro and small businesses…
- 18 May 2021
Report Seeks Support to Enable African Healthtech Innovators to Accelerate Impact
Healthcare consulting firm, Salient Advisory, has launched a health care report calling on donor agencies, governments and impact investors to accelerate the impact and scale of African health-tech…
- 23 May 2022
Meta Launches its Africa Day Campaign Spotlighting and Celebrating Africans Making a Global Impact
As part of its Africa Day celebrations on 25 May, Meta on Monday announced the return of its global campaign ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’, which was first launched in 2021. Aimed at…
- 23 Jan 2025
Social Impact Champions Call for Business Investment in African Women and Girls
Social impact and industry leaders have called on Global Conglomerates, African Businesses, Philanthropies and Foundations meeting in Davos to support the advancement of social progress for African…
- 17 Jul 2023
The Hanke’s Misery Index: How Africa's Economic Challenges Are Holding Back the Continent Part 2
By Evans Woherem, Ph.D Economic Challenges in Angola, Ghana, and Other African Nations The 2022 HAMI rankings provide insights into the economic challenges faced by Angola, Ghana, and several other…
- 23 Jun 2020
Facebook Supports African SMB’s Through Economic Impact Programmes Offered Virtually
Facebook announced that all its Economic Impact Programmes will be offered virtually as the platform seeks to equip small businesses with digital marketing skills to help them stay open, connect with…
- 29 Jul 2025
Treepz Launches in Canada, Secures University of Toronto-Supported Program as First Corporate Travel Client
Treepz, Africa’s fast-growing corporate mobility technology company, has expanded its operations into Canada, marking a significant milestone in its global strategy. The announcement was made at…
- 4 Dec 2017
Nigeria, Others to Account for Half of 115m new Subscribers by 2020 - de Morais
Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais is an entrepreneur and innovation specialist with a deep interest in African socio-economic development. In 2007, He founded Quantum Global Group, an international group…
- 27 Mar 2022
Young African Team Wins PMI’s First-Ever Make Reality Challenge
Four Rwandan students enrolled at the African Leadership University beat tough competition from 10,000 other Rising Leaders to emerge winners at the first ever global Make Reality Challenge hosted by…
- 10 Jul 2023
The Hanke’s Misery Index: How Africa's Economic Challenges Are Holding Back the Continent
By Evans Woherem, Ph.D Introduction Unleashing the economic potential of any nation requires unwavering commitment and a clear vision. However, Africa, a diverse continent abundant in resources and…
- 9 Nov 2018
Johnson & Johnson Launches Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0
Johnson & Johnson has launched the Champions of Science Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0, the second continent-wide competition calling on African innovators to submit ideas for innovative…
- 4 Oct 2022
HP, Others Recommend Building Skills for Next Generation of Teachers
Building the right foundation for children’s future learning in Africa begins with building the right skills for the next generation of teachers. HP convened the #NextGen Educators Forum with that…
- 21 Jun 2017
Nigeria’s NetPlus, Mastercard Deliver Cashless Online Shopping Payment Solution
The African e-commerce sector is plagued by cash, with the majority of payments still being made in cash at the point of delivery. Understanding the impact of this challenge, Mastercard has partnered…
- 30 Aug 2019
Elumelu Seeks Japan’s Partnership to Empower African Entrepreneurs
Tony O. Elumelu, African investor and philanthropist has challenged the Government of Japan to invest 5% of its $50billion commitment to Africa, in empowering African entrepreneurs. He gave…
- 7 Feb 2023
ThriveAgric Wins $1m as Regional Winners of 2022 AYuTe Africa Challenge
Agricultural technology company, ThriveAgric, has recently emerged the West African winners of the annual AYuTe Africa Challenge, receiving a $1m grant prize as reward. Organised by Heifer…
- 26 Jul 2015
Airbnb Plans to Expand Further Across African
Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, announced its plans to explore the sharing economy’s impact and expansion, particularly on the African continent, which represents a…
- 9 Jul 2019
Tez Financial Services, Green Girls Organization Selected in Visa Everywhere Initiative
Earlier this month, Visa hosted the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI): Women’s Global Edition, marking the first time the program has focused on organizations with at least one woman founder or…
- 28 Aug 2019
Siemens Launches Report on Dawn of Digitalization & its Impact on Africa
African countries must act quickly and decisively to become leaders on the global economic stage. Digitalization is providing the continent with the opportunity to accelerate growth and rapidly…
- 11 Oct 2017
AIF Tables $ 185 000 for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 Awards
By peter oluka The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the seventh edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) www.InnovationPrizeForAfrica.org themed “investing in inclusive…
- 4 Sept 2014
Deloitte’s 2014 Report Identifies Tech Trends Disruptors, Enablers
Deloitte, a professional services firm, at the launch of its fifth annual Tech Trends report in Lagos on Wednesday, identified 10 technological trends that could have an impact on African companies…
- 14 Jun 2022
African Healthcare Funders Forum to Connect, Scale Innovative Healthcare Solutions
The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), Ashoka, and Social Innovation Circle, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim as part of their "Making More Health" and Boehringer Ingelheim Social…
- 27 Feb 2023
MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme set to boost prosperity of African SMME
At a time when unemployment challenges and economic instability are high, small and medium-sized businesses (SMMEs) are proving to be the engines of economic growth and job creation throughout the…
- 25 Jan 2018
Elumelu Seeks More Multilateral Organisations’ Support for Entrepreneurship in Africa
Mr. Tony Elumelu, chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has stressed the need for global organisations and multinational institutions to support the…
- 22 Jan 2026
Paystack Launches The Stack Group as Pan-African Tech Powerhouse
Paystack, the leading African payments platform solving complex financial challenges for businesses across the continent, has launched The Stack Group (TSG), a new parent holding company that…
- 20 Oct 2022
LEAP Africa, Dow Engage Over 5000 Youths to Transform Communities Across Africa
LEAP Africa, in partnership with Dow and other technical partners, recently concluded the third edition of the Pan African youth-led social impact campaign - Youth Day of Service (YDoS) 2022- across…