African Women Entrepreneurs

African Women Doing Extraordinary Things On The Global Stage – Juliana Rotich From Kenya.0
- Entrepreneurs
- July 20, 2015
In 2014, one of the most prestigious global magazines, Fortune, named a young Kenyan woman Juliana Rotich, as one the “50 Greatest Leaders in the World”. This was an amazing accolade for anyone, particularly someone who was still only 37 years old. It was also a major paradigm shift: -Juliana is not from the West
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Mamalette 2.0 Launches To Connect More Nigerian Moms To Resourceful Content 0
- Companies
- July 6, 2015
Launched in late 2013, Mamalette.com wants to be the one-stop-shop for Nigerian mothers and brands that want to reach mothers in a rapidly changing digital environment. With its 40,000 unique visitors per month and 150,000+ unique visitors per month on the Mamalette Facebook Page with 15,000+ weekly comments, the platform has relaunched its site to
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Top Quotes And Insights From Women Of West Africa Entrepreneurship Festival 2015 0
- Entrepreneurs, Event
- July 1, 2015
The recently concluded Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Festival 2015 was certainly well attended. Taking off on Thursday, 25th June at the Landmark Centre in Lagos, the WOWe festival attracted seasoned entrepreneurs and business enthusiasts from diverse fields. The attendees were served with valuable insights and life lessons at the event’s different sessions and master
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Empowering Women And Entrepreneurship Drives “Africa Together”0
- Agribusiness
- June 23, 2015
African leaders representing a variety of fields from countries including Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana, Kenya and Senegal convened in Cambridge for the ‘Africa Together’ conference. This year’s theme ‘Re-imagining Africa’ focuses on ways of challenging long-held narratives and perceptions that have stifled the imagination and action of Africans while also celebrating those empowering others and
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cofoundHER Interviews Byenda Nkwanda: Creating World Class African Fashion 1
- Entrepreneurs
- May 18, 2015
Byenda Nkwanda is the founder and head designer of Golden Traib, a Zambian fashion brand redefining African fashion for women’s wear. Golden Traib creates world class high fashion using African fabric and caters for the modern day African woman who is ambitious, outgoing and fashion loving. Young and ambitious, Byenda is reaching for world domination
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The Tony Elumelu Grant Woman Entrepreneur Unearthing Nigeria’s Agribusiness Potential 0
- Entrepreneurs
- May 15, 2015
Every day for the next few days, we will share the stories of 30+ African women entrepreneurs whose ideas can change the world. These women are idea and early stage entrepreneurs, with businesses less than three years old, who are beneficiaries of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme. Everyone knows that food business is good business,
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