Movemeback makes it easy for global talent and influencers to find the most impactful African opportunities. The more eagle-eyed of you may have spotted some changes to how you can search for opportunities on Movemeback, but are you fully utilising all avenues for finding opportunities on Movemeback? We bring you our top tips for discovering the right opportunity on Movemeback. […]
Join tech leaders from across Africa at the 2018 Africa Tech Summit in Kigali. Supported by Rwandan Ministry for ICT, the Summit will provide unrivalled insight, networking and business opportunities for African and international tech leaders and investors who want to drive growth in Africa. The two day African tech event will explore the latest trends, connect 250+ key stakeholders from […]
Would you like the opportunity to effect change in the global health arena, whilst enhancing your leadership and policy – making skills? The King’s Sierra Leone Chapter of the Kopfadeyemi Fellowship is recruiting its first fellow. The successful candidate will support the Hospital Management team for the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health. This person will be based in Freetown during […]
Five years ago, The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) launched the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) to support African innovators by unlocking their potential and catalyzing the African innovation spirit, promoting home-grown solutions for Africa’s prosperity. Today, IPA is a leading platform on the African innovation landscape; it has a network of 6000+ African innovators spanning 50 countries; 45 of the continent’s […]
The global Fashion industry today is worth 3 trillion USD however, Sub-Sahara Africa accounts for only 1% of that. A staggering statistic, considering that the apparel and textile industry has the potential both to create jobs and contribute to a country’s economy. In today’s digital world, consumers worldwide are eager to discover products from afar – in this regard, fashion […]
Dalberg Global Development Advisors is undertaking a study on diaspora investment in Nigeria. The objective of the study is to understand the potential for engaging the diaspora in promoting investment, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in Nigeria. In particular, Dalberg is seeking to understand what motivates the diaspora to invest in Nigeria, and the barriers that may impede engagement. The output of […]
SingularityU Lagos to explore and foster the use of Exponential Technologies for Goodwith local businesses, innovators and entrepreneurs {Lagos, Nigeria] — (August 7, 2017) — Singularity University (SU), a global community with a mission to educate, inspire, and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges, has established a new Chapter in Lagos. SingularityU Chapters are created […]
What does a tech entrepreneur look like? As with most things in life these days the first “person” I asked was google. The results? Mostly white men. Young African women do not often get to see themselves represented in the tech space and therefore lack visible role models. It’s difficult to aspire to what you cannot see. This is the […]
Brightest Young Minds (BYM) was founded in 2000 with the vision to create a platform that showcased the potential of Africa’s brightest young minds to fast track their development for the benefit of the continent from an economic, political and human rights perspective. Are you interested in getting involved? Well #BYM2017 applications are closing this week! Their yearly summit will bring […]
We recently caught up with Olu Aruike, Event Director of IE Africa Club, and Ejike Izejiobi, Event Coordinator, who kindly provided us with highlights from their IE Africa Day 2017 event in Madrid. The 25th of May of every year has been set aside by the African Union (AU) to celebrate ‘Africa Day’. And so, it was in that same spirit […]