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Anzisha Prize announces top 20 very young African entrepreneurs as part of 10th year celebration

17 September 2020 - The Anzisha Prize has revealed its top 20 finalists for 2020. Winners will...

Anzisha Prize launches mini-documentary series to enable educators around the world to share African entrepreneurship success stories

Educators can now share the journeys of very young African entrepreneurs in the #ItStartsWithYou series that highlights...

Smart farming: These apps bring agriculture to the forefront of technology

By: Sisanda Ntshinga Although farming plays such a crucial part in the African economy, it has not been...

Innovation hubs in universities powering Africa’s young entrepreneurial ecosystems

By Lionel Tarumbwa According to the Accra-based African Center for Economic Transformation, a policy think tank, almost 50%...

Pandemic defines a new direction for pitch competitions in Africa

By Dolapo Adeyanju “Virtual means borderless and this gives us a golden opportunity to unite the world...

How young African female entrepreneurs are defying the odds

By Lionel Tarumbwa Businesses started by very young women are likely to start from a lower base than...

How young entrepreneurs are unlocking finance in a harsh investment climate

By Lionel Tarumbwa The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) is set to create one of the world’s...

Nigerian start-up and Anzisha Fellow develops app to track Covid-19 cases in Nigeria

By: Dolapo Adeyanju During these challenging times, where there is generally a lot of misinformation and information asymmetry around...

Re-purposing travel and event funding toward COVID-19 relief

By: Josh Adler I want to be clear — this is not a debate on whether conferencing, travel...

New research points toward an investment in VERY YOUNG entrepreneurs to unlock peer-to-peer driven employment growth.

25 May 2020 – Investments in supporting successful transitions from school and university directly to entrepreneurship could...

Anzisha Prize tackles COVID-19

By: Sisanda Ntshinga The coronavirus has brought with it a lot of uncertainty and has left us all...

Celebrating 10 Years of Anzisha

By: Sisanda Ntshinga The Anzisha Prize takes things forward by looking back at how far it’s come showcasing...

Skills deficit main challenge facing young entrepreneurs in Fourth Industrial Revolution

By Daniel Mpala Very young African entrepreneurs could be left out of business opportunities expected to be created by the...

Take young entrepreneurs seriously, say Africa Economic Conference delegates

By Daniel Mpala Young business leaders who attended the Africa Economic Conference in December, have called on governments to take them seriously and...

YEEP Africa founder decries lack of investments in youth-led startups in South Africa

By Daniel Mpala Young entrepreneurs are just not getting the support they need — despite the incorporation of the subject...

I didn’t let lack of money stop me, says student founder of proptech managing 3500 beds

By Daniel Mpala Ever come up with an innovative idea you were sure would turn into a great business?...

Founder who turned down Microsoft job to grow startup, now expanding to third country

By Daniel Mpala For most software developers getting a job offer from a company like Microsoft is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity...

Meet the young entrepreneur behind Vmedkit, the Nigerian startup backed by Facebook

By Daniel Mpala At 22 years old, Nigerian Emmanuel Okon is one of a few African innovators whofounded a...

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