Entrepreneur reflects on what went wrong at failed African media venture Published by Chidi Afulezi on 15 August 2020 “Building a content and creative business is daunting. Doing it in Africa is maddening.”
Closing the skills and gender gap in Ghana’s digital sector Published by Regina Honu on 15 May 2020 Women in Ghana are disproportionately underrepresented in the fast-moving digital economy.
Africa’s youth deserve a flexible secondary education system Published by Steve Cumming on 30 April 2020 By ensuring flexibility in the secondary education system, more young African’s will have access to the skills they need to respond to an increasingly digital, automated, and connected world.
Don’t be a jobseeker: Anzisha Prize fellows role model how you can create them for others Published by Jeanette Clark on 19 October 2018 The Anzisha Prize shines a light on the fact that African entrepreneurs need not become part of the statistics – they can rewrite them.
Mastercard Foundation and the African Leadership Academy welcome the 2018 Anzisha Prize finalists Published by Staff Writer on 10 October 2018 Twenty of Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs will compete for a share of US$100,000 cash prize.
Providing credit in Kenya: What we can learn from this microfinance company Published by Kate Douglas on 5 December 2017 For the vast majority of people in sub-Saharan Africa, a traditional bank loan is simply not an option.
African banks must ‘adapt or die’ as emerging fintechs evolve into bigger threats Published by Kate Douglas on 9 November 2017 ‘It is not a sprint – it’s a 10- to 20-year play. But if they don’t start thinking about it now, it’s the end.’