Category: Business

• CcHUB Expands into East Africa to Launch First of its Kind Creative & Tech Space

  

  CcHUB has launched the ‘CcHUB Design Lab’. The design lab is an unprecedented next step in Africa’s growing tech sector, and is set to become a leading creative space where its multidisciplinary team of product designers and engineers will collaborate with scientists and stakeholders globally, to explore the application of emerging technologies that will solve…

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  February 16, 2019

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, Biomedical center, booking platform, business, business support, CChub, CcHub Design Lab, Celestine Ezeokoye, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, governance, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kigali, Lade Tawak, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Public Health, Rwanda, scientists, small business, software engineer, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech accelerator, tech ecosystem, technology, technology sector, The AWP Network, Tiketmobile, Tiketmobile Limited, transporation sector, Transportation, transportation accessibility, University of Lagos, WeMove.co, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth

• Call for Participation in the Africa Protected Areas Congress

  

  This landmark forum aims to position Africa’s protected areas within the broader goals of sustainable development and community well-being. The event will provide a platform for holding honest discussions on the future we want for our protected areas and seek solutions to the persistent and emerging problems that stand on the way. The continent has…

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  February 16, 2019

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  advocacy, Africa, Africa Protected Areas Congress, African Innovation, African innovators, African youths, awards, AWP Network, biodiversity, business, business support, challenge, change, climate change, collaboration, Communities, competition, development, education, Energy, Engineering, Engineering and Mathematics, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, food, girls, growth, Health, idea, impact, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Mathematics, mobile technology, Mwalimu Nyerere African Union Scholarship Scheme, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, rural, science, small business, solutions, South Africa, STEM, strategy, support, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, training, United Nations, water, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, young African women, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, Youths Africa

• Facebook Hiring Reviewers for its Content Review Center in Nairobi, Kenya

  

  Facebook will open a content review center in Nairobi, Kenya. In partnership with Samasource – one of the largest digital employers in East Africa and a leading social enterprise — the site in Nairobi will be Facebook’s first content review center in Sub-Saharan Africa. Facebook will also employ approximately 100 reviewers by the end of…

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  February 8, 2019

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  Africa, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, African Women Power Network, African youths, AIMS, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, content, Content review, development, digital employers, early stage startup, East Africa, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, girls, Google, governance, growth, Hausa, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Kigali, Lagos, leadership, Machine Intelligence, machinery, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nairobi, Nigeria, Oromo, pan-African network, program, progress, research, Rwanda, Samasource, scientists, small business, social enterprise, solutions, Somali, South Africa, Startup, Startup Battlefield, strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa, support, sustainability, Swahili, TechCrunch, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youth for Africa, Youths, Youths Africa

• Celestine Ezeokoye, Founder of WeMove.co to receive ‘Builders of Africa’s Future Award’ in Silicon Valley

  

  Founder and CEO of WeMove Technologies, Celestine Ezeokoye will receive the 2019 Builders of Africa’s Future Award at the African Diaspora Investment Symposium set to take place in Silicon Valley on January 24, 2019. Ezeokoye’s company is focused on building innovative technology solutions for the transportation ecosystem in Nigeria. Having previously tried out a transportation…

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  January 8, 2019

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  Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, booking platform, business, business support, Celestine Ezeokoye, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lade Tawak, Lagos, leadership, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, small business, software engineer, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, tech ecosystem, technology, The AWP Network, Tiketmobile, Tiketmobile Limited, transporation sector, Transportation, transportation accessibility, University of Lagos, WeMove.co, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment

• 5 Young Senegalese Entrepreneurs accepted Into StartUp Accelerator

  

  Five (5) young Senegalese entrepreneurs have been selected to receive six (6) months of business incubation and $2,000 seed-funding to kick-start their business. The Senegal Start-Up Accelerator is designed to support innovators in the fishing and agricultural sectors by helping them to develop their commercial solutions and maximize their impact. Over the course of six…

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  January 4, 2019

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  active mentoring, Africa, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, business training, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Elumelu, empowerment, empowerment fund, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, GEEP, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, investment, Kaduna, Kosmos Energy, Lagos, leadership, LoftyInc Capital Management, LSETF, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentoring, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nigeria empowerment fund, program, progress, Reach for Change, small biz, small business, SMEs, solutions, South Africa, Startup, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, Teen Tycoons, TEEP, TEEP program, The AWP Network, Tony Elemelu Entrepreneurial Program, Tony Elumelu, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Youths

• Founder of AWP Network, Mary Olushoga to Serve as Advisor for cMapIt and Gatefield Media Group

  

  Mary Olushoga, Founder of African Women Power (AWP) Network will serve as an Advisor for Gatefield Impact. Gatefield is a boutique public strategy and media group working to create change. The company provides strategic communications and public affairs services in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. The company stands out for its solid grasp of campaigning and…

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  January 1, 2019

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  Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, awards, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, cMapIT, collaboration, competition, Crowd mapping, crowdmapping, Data, data visualization, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, girls, growth, idea, Infrastructure, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, leadership, mapping, mapping technology, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile mapping, mobile technology, MongoDB, my voice matters, Nigeria, Niyi Abiri, Open Data Institute, open technology, program, progress, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women empowerment, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment

• The 2018 AWP Network Power List

  

  Be the Change. Be Inspired. Be You. Recognizing (40) African women with powerful, inspiring, and influential voices. Introducing Africa’s leading women!  At the AWP Network, we aim to encourage more African women with powerful voices  who will continue to create programs and policies that support the development and growth of African women and girls. Sahle-Work Zewde  (Ethiopia): is Ethiopia’s…

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  December 30, 2018

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  Adia Sowho, Africa, African Women Power Network, African youths, Arikana Chihombori-Quao, Ausar Energy, awards, AWP Network, Ayisha Osori, Best Ayiorworth, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Bridgette Radebe, business, business support, Cameroon, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, Emma Nyra, Engie, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethoipia, Farida Nabourema, Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Francesca Uriri, Gabon, Gabonese, Genevieve Nnaji, girls, growth, Habiba Ali, Honey Ogundeyi, Horore Bell Bebga, hybrid solar power plants, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Juliet Kego, Lagos, Latifat Balogun, Lauren Atkins, leadership, Lola Shoneyin, Lotanna Igwe Odunze, Lotanna Odunze, Louise Mushikiwabo, Margaret Mary-Wilson, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Melissa Bime, Mercy Makinde, MiMi Mefo Takambou, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, Nyari Mashayamombe, Odunayo Eweniyi, Okwui Okpokwasili, Olutoyin Alake, Pamela Adie, Panashe Chigumadzi, Phuti Mahanyele, power plants, program, progress, Ramla Ali, Rwanda, Sahle-Work Zewde, small business, solutions, Somali, Somaliland, South Africa, Stella Nyanzi, Stella Williams, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, Togo, Tomi Otudeko, Uganda, Uzoamaka Aduba, Vera Songwa, Weird MC, Winifred Byanyima, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, youth unemployment, Zimbabwe

• Submit your great idea about waste and disposal and win 25,000 Euro

  

  Imagine a world where every human being has an eco-consciousness and every company contributes to the fight against pollution. By 2050, Global Pioneers aims to support 320 ideas around the world that will create successful companies solving global problems. Global Pioneers is a worldwide program for young startups and founders whose business ideas offer solutions…

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  December 28, 2018

  Business

  ADA Awards, Africa, African Diaspora Awards, African youths, Africwomenpower, Applause Africa, awards, AWP Network, Babatunde Osotimehin, Bolaji Akinboro, business, business support, Cece Olisa, challenge, change, Christian Epps, Christine Sass, collaboration, competition, Constance Ipoh, Darlene Okpo, Debo Folorunsho, development, Divine Muragijimana, education, Elizabeth Ngoz, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ethiopia Habtemariam, Famond Konneh, girls, growth, idea, ImeIme Umana, Innovation, Inspiration, Jaha Dukureh, Ken Njoroge, Lagos, leadership, Lizzy Okpo, marketing, Mary Olushoga, Mary Olusoga, Michael Ikotun, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nigeria, program, progress, Richelieu Dennis, small business, solutions, South Africa, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The African Women Power Network, The AWP Network, Ugo Nwaokoro, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth, Youths Africa

• Funke Opeke Honored with “Business Leader of the Year” Award

  

  The Data Centre Dynamics (DCD) Awards has announced MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke, the 2018 Data Centre Dynamics Business Leader of the Year during the 2018 edition at the Royal Lancaster, London.  The Business Leader of the Year Award recognizes a company or individual who has done the most over the past 12 months to build the…

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  December 17, 2018

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  Accenture, Africa, African women, African youths, awards, AWP Network, blockchain, Brasil, Brazil, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, corporates, cryptocurrency, development, donors, early stage startup, East Africa, education, employees, employers, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial topics, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship platform, entrepreneurship portal, Executive Recruitment, Facebook, Funding, Funke Opeke, girls, growth, idea, information, Innovation, Inspiration, Investors, job candidates, job portals, job prospects, Jobberman, Kenya, Lagos, leadership, MainOne, MainOne Cable, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mentors, mentorship, mobile technology, my voice matters, Nalla, Nalla Brazil, network, Nigeria, Powerwoman, 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

• 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