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Only 10% of those who apply for jobs in Africa are qualified

This has been uncovered by research conducted by ROAM (Ringier One Africa Media), who is encompassing the market-leading job portals in West Africa (Jobberman) and East Africa (Brighter monday), as well as Executive Recruitment and HR Solutions firm, The African Talent Company. The company has analyzed data sets from more than 12 million users, as…

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December 13, 2018

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Accenture, Africa, African women, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Brasil, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporates, development, donors, early stage startup, East Africa, education, employees, employers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial topics, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship platform, entrepreneurship portal, Executive Recruitment, Facebook, Funding, girls, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, job candidates, job portals, job prospects, Jobberman, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nalla, Nalla Brazil, network, Nigeria, program, progress, Ringier One Africa Media, Roxsanne Dyssell, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, TechCrunch, technology, The African Talent Company, The AWP Network, UNDP, United Nations Development Program, unqualified, West Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, YAS!, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, YouthsAfrica
Co-Founder of Faro, Roxsanne Dyssell to Host Tech Bae Event In NYC

Roxsanne Dyssell, Managing Partner at Afamba LLC, a telecom market access consultancy and a network supplier based in New York City will host Tech Bae Event in NYC. TECH BAE is a new series (created by Fikile M Kani) that follows Ayanda (Aya); a passionate entrepreneur who stumbles her way into tech, when she attempts to…

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December 5, 2018

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Accenture, Africa, African women, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Brasil, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporates, development, donors, early stage startup, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial topics, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship platform, entrepreneurship portal, Facebook, Funding, girls, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nalla, Nalla Brazil, network, Nigeria, program, progress, Roxsanne Dyssell, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, TechCrunch, technology, The AWP Network, UNDP, United Nations Development Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, YAS!, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, YouthsAfrica
Accenture Launches A Pan-African Entrepreneurship Portal-Platform for Youths

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Accenture announce the launch of YAS! (Youth for Africa and Sustainable Development Goals), a pan-African entrepreneurship portal-platform. The Portal-Platform addresses four main pillars of the entrepreneurship ecosystem: Information, Mentorship, Funding, Network YAS! is an initiative of UNDP, developed by its Regional Service Centre for Africa (RSCA) and powered by…

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December 5, 2018

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Accenture, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporates, development, donors, early stage startup, education, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial topics, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship platform, entrepreneurship portal, Facebook, Funding, girls, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, network, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, TechCrunch, technology, The AWP Network, UNDP, United Nations Development Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, YAS!, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth
Hewlett-Packard (HP) To Empower 100,000 Youths Across Africa

HP recently announced a new commitment to reach 100,000 learners across Africa over the next three years through the HP Foundation’s HP LIFE program, and kicked off the commitment by opening a new tech-enabled HP LIFE Center in South Africa. HP’s pledge supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 and furthers the company’s goals to enable better…

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December 3, 2018

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Debola Deji-Kurunmi, Department of Energy, development, education, Energy, engineers, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, global development, Global LEAP Awards, Global LEAP Off-Grid Refrigeration Competition, growth, HP Foundation, HP LIFE, idea, Ideation Hub, Innovation, innovation center, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, manufacturers, market validation grant, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Refrigeration, sanitation services, Scaling Off-Grid Energy Grand Challenge, Scaling Off-Grid Energy Grand Challenge for Development, seed grant, small business, social good, solutions, South Africa, strategy, students, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, technology, The AWP Network, water, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Women in Nigeria, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths, Youths Africa
Facebook to Host Developer Circle Leads Summit in Lagos

In line with its commitment to growing Africa’s technology start-up ecosystem and its passion for developing diverse, young talent, Facebook is returning as the headline sponsor of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018. The event will take place in Lagos, Nigeria and will search for Sub-Saharan Africa’s best innovators, makers and technical entrepreneurs. On December 11,…

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December 3, 2018

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, early stage startup, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, TechCrunch, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth
Call for Ideas

The Lab is holding an open call for ideas for financial instruments that can unlock investment to tackle some of the most difficult climate and sustainable development challenges. The Lab is seeking ideas for financial instruments that can unlock investment for climate mitigation and adaptation projects in developing countries. This year, the Lab has a…

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December 3, 2018

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accelerator, Accelerator program, Accounteer, Africa, African Women Entrepreneurs, African youths, awards, AWP Network, blue carbon, business, business support, cashless, Central Africa, challenge, change, climate, climate change, climate mitigation, coastal ecosystems, collaboration, competition, Demo Day, development, education, energy access, Enterprise Factory, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, Honeywell, Honeywell Group, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Itanna, Kolopay, Lagos, leadership, marine ecosystems, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olushoga;, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Oba Otudeko, PowerCube, program, progress, Renewable Energy, small business, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable agriculture, sustainable cities, Sustainable development, tech, tech startups, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Tomi Otudeko, West Africa, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth
Honeywell Group-Backed Accelerator Showcases Leading Lagos Tech Startups

Lagos-based accelerator and investment vehicle Itanna, backed by leading Nigerian corporate the Honeywell Group, today held its inaugural Demo Day, marking the end of its four-month innovation program for tech-enabled, for-profit African startups. Held at Itanna’s Enterprise Factory, Demo Day saw the pilot Cohort pitch to Honeywell Group’s extensive network of high net-worth investors, as…

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November 30, 2018

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One Giant Leap for FinTech in Nigeria by Dewale Otolorin

Almost two years ago, I got the opportunity to contribute my quota to the adoption of Open Banking in the Nigerian financial industry; I did this from my corner at GTBank by helping to re-position the Bank’s corporate payment solutions as democratized APIs for consumption by FinTechs and MSMEs. It was a challenging experience — from convincing…

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November 20, 2018

Business, Education, Events, Interviews

Africa, Africa Fintech, African fintech entrepreneurs, African startup, African startup ecosystem, African youths, Awamo, awards, AWP Network, Benin, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, conference, Developers, development, Dewale Otolorin, EcoBank, Ecobank Africa Fintech Prize, Ecobank fintech challenge, Ecobank Fintech Fellow, Ecobank Fintech Fellowship, Ecobank Group, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Eversend, FinTech, fintech solutions, France, Germany, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Innovators, Inspiration, InvestED, Investors, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, Litee, Lome, Lypa, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, MojiPay, my voice matters, Nala, Nigeria, pan-African, policymakers, prizes, program, progress, Secapay, SESO Global, Sierra Leone, small business, software developers, solutions, South Africa, startups, strategy, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Togo, ventures, Virtual Identity, Wallet.ng, women, women and girls, women developers, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment
L’Afrique Excelle to Support Francophone Africa’s Top Tech Entrepreneurs

L’Afrique Excelle is a six-month business acceleration program designed to support 20 most promising growth stage technology start-ups operating in Francophone Africa. Entrepreneurs will receive mentoring from global and local experts, learn through a tailor-made curriculum, increase their brand visibility, and get access to potential corporate partners and investors. Through collaboration with prominent Francophone Africa-focused investment…

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November 19, 2018

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Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business acceleration, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, digital entrepreneurs, digital startups, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, L’Afrique Excelle, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, startups, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Venture Capital, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, World Bank Group, XL Africa, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths, YouthsAfrica
Apply: World Health Organization Africa Innovation Challenge

The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region has launched the WHO Africa Innovation Challenge. This Challenge is calling innovators, researchers and community-based initiatives including, youths and women that are working on novel solutions to improve health outcomes and apply new and fresh thinking to address unmet health needs for Africa. This Challenge will…

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November 15, 2018

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Africa, African stories, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Bike Race of Ninja Temple, Black entrepreneurs, business, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, Creativity, Daily Spark, Daily Spark Entrepreneur Community, development, education, Enterprise, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, gaming, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mega Rock, mobile apps, mobile games, mobile technology, Muoyo Okome, my voice matters, Nigeria, Princeton University, program, progress, Rahshib A. Thomas, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, UPenn, Wharton, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth