Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 : Jambo bwana* OBAMA
by“He who does not know where he comes from cannot know where he is going.”** The aphorism is almost circumstantial at the edge of the…
Events
Discover the must-go-to events happening on the continent and elsewhere.
MISS AFRICA: POWERING TECH INITIATIVES FOR WOMEN IN AFRICA
byI’m sure we have all heard the saying, ‘boys and their toys’, ‘their toys’ being all things tech related. And for a long time,…
IAA: AFRICA RISING LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
byWith the running theme of ‘Africa Rising-The Consumer Generation’, the International Advertising Association (IAA) in conjunction with the Advertising Agency of Ghana (AAG) held…
TEDxACCRA: AFRICANS FOR AFRICA
byTED is a non-profit global community devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). It began…
Columbia University Hosts Top Line-Up of Speakers at the 12th Annual Economic Forum
byOn April 11th, 2015, Columbia University hosted 34 influential leaders in government and business, who spoke to over 300 attendees at the 12th Annual…
ANZISHA PRIZE: CELEBRATING INNOVATIVE YOUNG AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS
byMeet Sam Kodo, a young man from Togo with a knack for building IT gadgets. With personal computers still being a luxury in Togo,…
ABIDJAN DIGITAL WEEK AND THE RISE OF DIGITAL EVENTS IN AFRICA
byMarch was an innovative month for Ivory Coast as it welcomed its first Digital Week, in Abidjan, at a time where the digital scene…
WHAT’S YOUR BIG IDEA?
byOn the 3rd and 4th of April 2015 the world says hello to the 5th annual MIT Africa Innovate Conference to be held at…
THE NEXT CHAPTER : AFRICA IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT
byThe Yale Undergraduate Association for African Peace and Development (YAAPD) invites students to the fourth annual Sankofa54 : African Youth Empowerment Conference on April 10-11th,…
AGBI GALA WAS A SUCCESS
byThe Africa Gives Back International gala on March 7th 2015 was the first one of its kind. The gala’s mission was towards Ebola medical…