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Entrepreneurship
10 entrepreneurs disrupting the African energy business
Africa’s strong economic performance over the past ten years, as well as its projected economic growth, mean ever-increasing energy demands across the…
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Entrepreneurship
Promising entrepreneurs in Africa seek to be Unreasonable
The photo is of Mark Yeboah-Agyepong – he is the Aquaculture Operations Manager for Waste Enterprisers Ltd Entrepreneurs from 60 countries vied …
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Entrepreneurship
VIDEO – Mohamed Ibrahim, founder of Africa’s telecommunications revolution
We wanted to end the year with a collection of some of the greatest thinkers and doers of our time. This week we are
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Case studies
What are investors looking for in African start-ups
What are Investors Looking for in African Start-Ups from Jonathan Marks on Vimeo. This is the first in a series of pilot videos made
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Case studies
Recognize the Power of Entrepreneurship, VC4Africa Community Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week
At VC4Africa we believe entrepreneurship is the single most powerful agent for progress, whether that be economic, social or environmental. Entreprene…
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Entrepreneurship
Andrew Mugoya: ‘African app developers have to forge a niche in the global marketplace’
Although the newly published E-book ‘African Apps in a Global Marketplace’ by Andrew Mugoya is aimed at software developers, it contains useful advice…
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Entrepreneurship
European Investors take a serious look at African startups
Presentation at Barcamp Cameroon Today we had a chance to connect with Dariu Trueb, a representative of Ringier AG, one of Europe’s largest medi…
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Case studies
What can African governments do to support more entrepreneurship?
A recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) finds that in Israel venture capital is relatively easy to obtain.…
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Entrepreneurship
Mobile apps tackle climate change in Africa [Interview Jon Gosier]
Today we had a chance to catch up with Jon Gosier, the founder of Appfrica and HiveColab in Kampala, Uganda. This time we wanted