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- 13 Jul 2020
AWIEF Launches Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy Startup Incubator
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has launched a new initiative “Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy” and is pleased to announce the call for…
- 8 May 2026
AfDB Approves $61m Package to Boost Women-led Businesses in Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a $61 million financing package for the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) to expand access to affordable credit for…
- 14 Mar 2024
Women in Datacentres must be Prioritised
By Faith Waithaka, Cloud and Service Provider Segment Sales Lead: Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric As the African datacentre sector emerges as an important global player gender diversity must…
- 24 Dec 2023
FSDH Merchant Bank Signs N20m Facility with AfDB to Boost Business in Nigeria
FSDH Merchant Bank has signed $20 million Trade Finance Facility Agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB), aimed at significantly impacting trade financing across emerging sectors in…
- 14 Feb 2020
Africa's Female Fund Managers Receive Boost with Launch of a Multi-Million Dollar Fund
African leaders are putting women front and center of efforts to drive the continent’s economic growth through a game-changing fund that invests in women fund managers and also provides technical…
- 27 Oct 2020
AfDB, Partners, Unveil New Women in Ethics & Compliance in Africa Initiative
The Women in Ethics and Compliance in Africa network, (WECA), a new initiative creating a membership group for women executives and management leading the fight against corruption and non-compliance…
- 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…
- 10 Dec 2019
Sekunjalo Investment, China's Ultrain Partner to Build New African Payment Infrastructure
Sekunjalo Investment Holdings (Sekunjalo) a diversified investment group has announced it has partnered with Chinese public Blockchain leader, Ultrain Technology Limited (Ultrain), to develop a…
- 3 Nov 2022
Empowering Women for Trade Through Digital Technology
A report by PriceWaterCoopers has said that women account for 41 per cent ownership of micro-businesses in Nigeria, with 23 million female entrepreneurs operating in the segment. The United Nations…
- 1 Oct 2019
Adejoke Adekunle to Represent Nigeria at the TechWomen Programme in America
Adejoke Adekunle, marketing and media Entrepreneur has been invited to participate in the US-government sponsored TechWomen Programme. She was shortlisted as one of the 2019 emerging leaders…
- 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…
- 29 Sept 2023
Proparco Marks 15 Years in Nigeria with $1Bn Worth of Investments
Proparco, a French development finance institution, is proud to mark 15 years of operations in Nigeria with a total of USD 1B invested over the period. Since its inception in Nigeria in 2008,…
- 18 Aug 2025
UBA Secures N5Bn BoI Fund to Boost Women Entrepreneurs, Others
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has secured a N5 billion loan facility from the Bank of Industry (BOI) to strengthen Nigeria’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), with a special focus on…
- 14 Mar 2025
Tony Elumelu Foundation Set to Announce 2025 Cohort of TEF Entrepreneurship Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering entrepreneurs is set to announce the 11th cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme on Saturday, March 22, 2025. The…
- 26 Mar 2026
IFC Invests $45m to Green African Telecom Sites
Clean and reliable power for telecom networks in Ethiopia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone will be expanded following a $45 million investment by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in IPT…
- 2 Jul 2017
AIF Announces 10 Nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017
African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the top 10 nominees who will be contending for the 2017 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), to be awarded in Accra, Ghana on 18th July 2017.…
- 23 Jul 2026
UBA Wins Nigeria's Best ESG, Retail Bank Awards @ 2026 Euromoney Awards
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has been named Nigeria's Best Bank for Retail Banking and Best Bank for Sustainability Leadership (ESG) at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, reinforcing its…
- 18 Aug 2022
Koolboks Closes $2.5M Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration Across Africa
Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5M Seed funding round, led by Aruwa Capital Management and with…
- 2 Nov 2020
Africa in Motion: Driving Innovation, Economic Growth & Societal Inclusion
By Nora Wahby All around the world, digital transformation is becoming a critical factor in long-term, sustainable economic development, and Africa is no exception. With two decades of experience…
- 26 Oct 2021
Tech Industry Leader Layer3 Strengthens Board, Names Toyin Sanni as Board Chair
Layer3, Technology industry leader in cloud, scalable and secure networks, has announced as part of ongoing steps to strengthen its Board and to improve Governance oversight the appointment of Toyin…
- 13 Oct 2025
Nigeria to Host Landmark IEEE Summit to Bridge Africa’s Digital Divide in 2025
Nigeria will host the first-ever IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Africa Summit 2025 (CTU Africa 25) from November 27 to 28 at Baze University, Abuja. Themed “Bridging Digital Frontiers: African…
- 21 May 2018
Nkemdilim to Speak in South Korea on Africa Innovation
Nkemdilim Begho, Chief Executive Officer of Future Software Resources Limited, will join Heads of African State, Delegations of 80 member countries, international organizations, government…
- 19 Sept 2024
Zoho Announces 31% Growth in Nigeria, Unveils Strong Community Initiative Programs
Zoho, a global technology company, on Thursday said that it grew by 31% in 2023 in Nigeria, one of its key markets in the Africa region. The company has been providing its 55+ apps in Naira to help…
- 15 Oct 2019
Four Nigerians Make Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative Top 10 Finalists List
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has identified the top 10 finalists for its grand finale event taking place in Accra, Ghana on 16 November 2019. Among them are four Nigerian…
- 27 Feb 2015
#SMWMara: How Mobile Apps, Social Media Are Integrating Africa
As experts and enthusiasts gather at Social Media Week Lagos 2015 to discuss and analyse trends and projections in the social media space, Mara Online joined in, advancing the discourse with a…
- 6 Jul 2026
Airtel Africa Cuts Diesel Dependence by 9.1m Litres
Airtel Africa, a telecommunications and mobile money services provider across 14 African countries, saved 9.1 million litres of diesel during its just ended 2025/2026 financial year, as part of…
- 25 Jan 2021
CNN’s Inside Africa meets Nigeria’s Techpreneurs
On this week’s Inside Africa, CNN International showcases Nigeria’s entrepreneurial spirit, meeting four start-up stars who are improving the world from Africa’s largest tech hub. Firstly, the…