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Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum set to take place in Abuja

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Every year, the Tony Elumelu Foundation—Africa’s foremost champion of entrepreneurship—hosts the largest convening of entrepreneurs, policymakers and business leaders in one location. This year, the 5th edition themed “Empowering African Entrepreneurs” will take place at the iconic Transcorp Hilton, in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The forum will feature masterclasses, a dynamic pitching competition, electrifying panel debates, and the Presidential …

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Global partners announce $61.8 million allocation to boost African Development Bank initiative for women entrepreneurs

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The Governing Committee of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has approved a funding allocation of $61.8 million for the African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program. We-Fi is a partnership among 14 donor governments, eight multilateral development banks, and other public and private sector stakeholders, established in October 2017 …

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AfrEximBank Offers Scholarship for Its 2018 Certificate of Finance in International Trade Program

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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the FCI and the University of Malta in Cairo announced the opening of registrations for the 2018 cohort of the Certificate of Finance in International Trade (COFIT). The program is open to banking and trade finance professionals from across Africa, and will be delivered in four (4) full-time modules of …

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African Woman Entrepreneur, Tiyani Majoko Launches Africa\’s First Full-Scale Lawyers on Demand Service

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Imani is now recruiting sixty (60) lawyers and is projecting a talent pool of 400 lawyers within 16 months. Its lawyers have global experience at big law firms and education from top African, European and North American universities. Imani is a direct response to the changing legal landscape and the tremendous economic growth opportunities present …

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