African CEOs

In recent years, the African continent has witnessed an increase in women attaining multi-millionaire status in various industries such as IT, fashion, manufacturing, oil and more. The advancement has disproved the gender stereotype that portrays women as less capable and weaker. In 2021 only 12.9% of the 3,311 billionaires around…

Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu is an instantly recognisable figure in international forums, particularly whenever the crucial topic of youth entrepreneurship is tackled.  Not only in his native country Nigeria is the Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) known but he is known across all 54…

In September, the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held its annual high-level debate that convenes global leaders in New York. TEF Founder Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, TEF CEO Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, and TEF Director of Partnerships and Communications Somachi Chris-Asoluka were among the important leaders. The goal of the series…

Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and the United States Development Foundation (USADF) have signed a $20 million deal to support African entrepreneurs.  The agreement was signed in New York at a Breakfast Roundtable that was hosted by TEF and the Google Foundation as part of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly…

Successes didn’t come easy for many entrepreneurs. They were faced with a lot of challenges from funding, stymied economic growth and infrastructure. In Africa, entrepreneurs are responsible for creating 80% of the jobs, which is a significant contributor to economic expansion. Lorna Rutto, a Kenyan businesswoman is a great example…

Nana Adjoa Adobea Asante is one of the youngest female lawyers pioneering development in different sectors of her homeland, Ghana. Her ideology of diversified knowledge has seen her span beyond her field. The effectiveness of this mindset made her advise youths to attain mastery in all fields to remain relevant…

Kanu Godwin Agabi is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria with 40 years under his belt. In 1997  he served two-terms as the federation’s Attorney General.   Agabi was also Minister of Justice, where he distinguished himself as Nigeria’s Chief Legal Officer and top attorney in the country. On September 15,…

Fresh out of the University, Claudia Oputa had big dreams and plans but becoming a shoemaker was not part of that. It was an accidental detour that has become a calling of sorts. Initially, people didn’t believe she had the entrepreneurship spirit in her, let alone the chance of succeeding…

Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong is the perfect definition of slow and steady wins the race. Within 20 years of her practice in the Ghanaian legal system, she rose gradually to occupy some of the top public offices in the country’s legal system, through which she garnered experience within and beyond the…

Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician who was born in the Ashanti Region. He has served as the Ashanti Region’s Asante-Akim Central constituency’s representative to the Seventh and Eighth Parliaments of the Fourth Republic of Ghana since 2009.  He obtained his legal qualification as a barrister at the…