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Tony elumelu foundation announces 3,050 entrepreneurs selected for the 5th cycle of the TEF Entrepreneurship program

March 25, 2019

Tony Elumelu Foundation directly funds 1,000 entrepreneurs and an additional 2,050 beneficiaries supported by Foundation’s partners TEF Entrepr...

Diool : Facilitating the management of financial transactions in Africa

Boubacar Diallo

March 23, 2019

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Founded by Serge and Phillipe Boupda, Diool is a financial services platform, where users can make all sorts of transactions with others, using the pa...

Meeting with Olivia Zenk, founder of BeneFactors Ltd.

Boubacar Diallo

March 23, 2019

Economy, Start a business

Olivia Zenk is an economist and the founder of a fintech company named BeneFactory Ltd. BeneFactors Ltd. is a factoring company. Factoring is a simple...

Access to electricity in Africa, some guidelines

Boubacar Diallo

February 28, 2019

Energy

The development of Africa is conditioned by access to electricity. This access is unfortunately heterogeneous in the continent. Indeed, North Africa a...

Post-harvest losses, an African disease whose remedies are known

Boubacar Diallo

February 19, 2019

Agribusiness

From vegetables to cereals to fruits, the problem of post-harvest losses (PPR) are most acute on the African continent. While the continent's food dem...

Senegal to host training program for 200 renewable energy technicians

Boubacar Diallo

February 19, 2019

Energy

Senegal hosts a training and research program in Africa that will be dedicated to renewable energies. This initiative was launched by Canada's Interna...

Market study on the ICT sector in Ivory Coast

Boubacar Diallo

February 17, 2019

Economy

Investing in the digital sector (ICT) in Côte d'Ivoire Do you want to invest or do business in Africa, but do not know where to find reliable market ...

Visa Expands Accelerated Fintech Support Program in Africa

Boubacar Diallo

February 14, 2019

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Visa, a company specializing in electronic payment systems, announced on February 13, 2019, the launch of its accelerated financial technology support...

Nigerian diaspora plans to invest $ 3 billion in the country’s economy

Boubacar Diallo

February 12, 2019

Economy

Nigeria will benefit from a $ 3 billion "investment fund" from its diaspora, announced this week Abike Dabiri-Erewa (photo), presidential adviser for ...

Jumia, the African e-commerce platform, could enter the New York Stock Exchange in Q1 2019

Boubacar Diallo

February 12, 2019

Economy

Rocket Internet is currently preparing the introduction of Jumia, the African e-commerce platform, on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). According to...

MAKITI: Facilitating trade between international manufacturers and African buyers

Boubacar Diallo

February 8, 2019

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Despite a slight rise in trade in Africa, the continent is struggling to take the plunge. Founded by Idrissa DIALLO, MAKITI is a collaborative B2B pur...

Cameroon: An app to facilitate the link between patients and blood donors

Boubacar Diallo

February 7, 2019

Health

Four young Cameroonian women have developed an application that links patients and potential blood donors. Aged between 13 and 14 years old and enr...

Edem Adjamagbo: the Togolese brain behind the success of Semoa Group

Boubacar Diallo

February 4, 2019

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Edem Adjamagbo dreams big for his country and his continent. The entrepreneur wants to contribute to the best use of technology in financial transacti...

Ismail Ahmed, the businessman who dusts the transfer of money to Africa

Boubacar Diallo

February 4, 2019

Economy, Start a business

Born in 1960 in Somaliland, residing in London, Ismail Ahmed is the founder and boss of the startup WorldRemit, specializing in money transfer to Afri...

Investment: Partech Africa Raises 125 Million Euros for African Startups

Boubacar Diallo

January 31, 2019

Economy, Start a business

The capital-investor has finalized the raising of its first fund, dedicated to African start-ups. In parallel, it opens in Nairobi its second office o...