WE-FI ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION FUNDING TO SUPPORT WOMEN-OWNED SMES IN NIGERIA AND FOUR OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Africa Funding SMEs

We-Fi Announces $15 million Funding to Support Women-owned SMEs in Nigeria and Four Other African Countries

The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) yesterday announced a new round of funding under which the African Development Bank’s Africa

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Edtech Investment Legal Venture Capital

Egypt’s Kouncel Bags $1.2m pre-Seed Funding

Kouncel, an Egyptian legal education platform, has secured $1.2 million investment led by Zaldi Capital, the African Development Bank (AFDB), the

Funding Startup

Janngo Capital Receives an Investment Approval of $12m For its Start-up Fund

Janngo Capital, an African social startup studio, has announced that it has received an investment approval of $12 million (€10.5m)

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Women-led Kenyan Design House Wins Fashionomics Africa Sustainable Design Competition

The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house as the winner of its

CleanTech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Clean Energy Startup, Havenhill Raises $4.6M From NIDF For Mini-grid Roll out Across Nigeria

Havenhill Synergy Limited under the Nigeria Electrification Project has raised $4.5 million from Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund

AfricaVsVirus
Entrepreneurship Health Startup

AfDB Unveils Top 20 AfricavsVirus Winners in Virtual Event

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced 20 finalists of the AfricavsVirus Challenge who will receive a grant of up to $20,000 as well

AFDB APPOINTS GAUTHIER BOULARD AS DIRECTOR AND SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT
Appointment

AfDB Appoints Gauthier Boulard as Director and Special Advisor to the President

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB.org)  has announced the appointment of Mr. Gauthier Boulard as Director and Special Advisor in

Fashionomics
Fashion

AfDB Launches First Fashionomics Africa Online Contest for Sustainable and Innovative Circular Fashion

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Fashionomics Africa initiative is launching a competition to support designers of sustainable and circular fashion.

AgriPitch Competition
Africa AgricTech Competition Startup

25 Young African Agripreneurs Advance to ‘Boot Camp’ in the AfDB’s $120,000 AgriPitch Competition

Twenty-five young African agripreneurs have advanced to the “boot camp” final round of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) AgriPitch competition,

Digital Nigeria
Digital Government Technology

Federal Government Launches Digital Nigeria Portal, Mobile App

The Federal Government through the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has launched the