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Social impact innovations awarded at 2024 Orange Social Venture Prize

Source: Google.org

Google extends African commitment with new AI skills investment

By Lindsey Schutters 29 Oct 2024

Unlocking Africa's VC potential: The power of collaboration in a challenging year

Unlocking Africa's VC potential: The power of collaboration in a challenging year

23 Oct 2024

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Building the Shared Value ecosystem in Africa - Insights from 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Building the Shared Value ecosystem in Africa - Insights from 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Shift Social Development 18 Jun 2018

Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

15 Jun 2018

Africa could position itself as a frontrunner in 4IR

Africa could position itself as a frontrunner in 4IR

14 Jun 2018

Training young African leaders can take societies to great heights

Training young African leaders can take societies to great heights

Franck Kuwonu 13 Jun 2018

Introducing the Business Leaders in Africa Summit

Introducing the Business Leaders in Africa Summit

Sama Oeuvre Brand Communications 13 Jun 2018

African Development Bank launches Coding for Employment programme

African Development Bank launches Coding for Employment programme

12 Jun 2018

African innovation must be nurtured

African innovation must be nurtured

11 Jun 2018

Applications open for second Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa

Applications open for second Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa

Tom Jackson 11 Jun 2018

Temitope Iluyemi, associate director, global government relations, Procter & Gamble.

Brands need to lead gender equality in Africa

Temitope Iluyemi 7 Jun 2018

Africa Innovation Summit.

Developing Africa-wide innovation

6 Jun 2018

Launch of Intra-African Trade Fair in Cairo, December 2018.

AfCFTA could raise trade by 52%

6 Jun 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

Developing woman leaders in Africa

5 Jun 2018

Sustaining growth through partnerships

Sustaining growth through partnerships

5 Jun 2018

Release of Edelman Trust Barometer in Nigeria.

78% of Nigerians still trust the media

4 Jun 2018

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Mercy Mpinganjira 4 Jun 2018

Call for innovations from Africa's youth

Call for innovations from Africa's youth

1 Jun 2018

Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa

1 Jun 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron.

French President Macron announces $76m Africa startup fund

Gabriella Mulligan 31 May 2018

Korea to help Africa compete in fourth industrial revolution

Korea to help Africa compete in fourth industrial revolution

28 May 2018

Support for African youth development from EU

Support for African youth development from EU

25 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa is evolving into a global innovation powerhouse

#AfricaMonth: Africa is evolving into a global innovation powerhouse

Pieter Bensch 25 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Will you be part of the quarter-of-a-billion-hustle?

#AfricaMonth: Will you be part of the quarter-of-a-billion-hustle?

Cobus van Zyl 24 May 2018

Africa's top 50 innovators announced

Africa's top 50 innovators announced

24 May 2018

Seedstars Summit '18 Global Winner: Agrocenta

Seedstars Africa on the hunt for promising startups

23 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Scaling up with Startupbootcamp's 'sandbox' success

Leigh Andrews 23 May 2018

Facebook hub, Lagos, Nigeria.

Facebook launches Africa's first hub space in Nigeria

23 May 2018

Explore doing business to profit with purpose at the 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Explore doing business to profit with purpose at the 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Shift Social Development 23 May 2018

Jared Molko. Image by Gregor Rohrig

#AfricaMonth: Africa's time to shine

Jared Molko 21 May 2018

Creating business communities for African unity

Creating business communities for African unity

Bizcommunity.com 21 May 2018

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Shift Social Development 21 May 2018

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Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

15 Jun 2018

Africa could position itself as a frontrunner in 4IR

Africa could position itself as a frontrunner in 4IR

14 Jun 2018

Training young African leaders can take societies to great heights

Training young African leaders can take societies to great heights

Franck Kuwonu 13 Jun 2018

Introducing the Business Leaders in Africa Summit

Introducing the Business Leaders in Africa Summit

Sama Oeuvre Brand Communications 13 Jun 2018

African Development Bank launches Coding for Employment programme

African Development Bank launches Coding for Employment programme

12 Jun 2018

African innovation must be nurtured

African innovation must be nurtured

11 Jun 2018

Applications open for second Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa

Applications open for second Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa

Tom Jackson 11 Jun 2018

Temitope Iluyemi, associate director, global government relations, Procter & Gamble.

Brands need to lead gender equality in Africa

Temitope Iluyemi 7 Jun 2018

Africa Innovation Summit.

Developing Africa-wide innovation

6 Jun 2018

Launch of Intra-African Trade Fair in Cairo, December 2018.

AfCFTA could raise trade by 52%

6 Jun 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

Developing woman leaders in Africa

5 Jun 2018

Sustaining growth through partnerships

Sustaining growth through partnerships

5 Jun 2018

Release of Edelman Trust Barometer in Nigeria.

78% of Nigerians still trust the media

4 Jun 2018

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Mercy Mpinganjira 4 Jun 2018

Call for innovations from Africa's youth

Call for innovations from Africa's youth

1 Jun 2018

Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa

1 Jun 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron.

French President Macron announces $76m Africa startup fund

Gabriella Mulligan 31 May 2018

Korea to help Africa compete in fourth industrial revolution

Korea to help Africa compete in fourth industrial revolution

28 May 2018

Support for African youth development from EU

Support for African youth development from EU

25 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa is evolving into a global innovation powerhouse

#AfricaMonth: Africa is evolving into a global innovation powerhouse

Pieter Bensch 25 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Will you be part of the quarter-of-a-billion-hustle?

#AfricaMonth: Will you be part of the quarter-of-a-billion-hustle?

Cobus van Zyl 24 May 2018

Africa's top 50 innovators announced

Africa's top 50 innovators announced

24 May 2018

Seedstars Summit '18 Global Winner: Agrocenta

Seedstars Africa on the hunt for promising startups

23 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Scaling up with Startupbootcamp's 'sandbox' success

Leigh Andrews 23 May 2018

Facebook hub, Lagos, Nigeria.

Facebook launches Africa's first hub space in Nigeria

23 May 2018

Explore doing business to profit with purpose at the 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Explore doing business to profit with purpose at the 2018 Africa Shared Value Summit

Shift Social Development 23 May 2018

Jared Molko. Image by Gregor Rohrig

#AfricaMonth: Africa's time to shine

Jared Molko 21 May 2018

Creating business communities for African unity

Creating business communities for African unity

Bizcommunity.com 21 May 2018

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Doing good is good for business: Tiekie Barnard explains the benefits of Shared Value

Shift Social Development 21 May 2018

We rise together: Collaboration and Africa's economic future

We rise together: Collaboration and Africa's economic future

Shift Social Development 18 May 2018

African innovation hub.

African hubs endorse innovation policy manifesto

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Duke's YPO Africa campaign drives membership on African continent

Duke's YPO Africa campaign drives membership on African continent

Duke Advertising 14 May 2018

Kenyan founder selected for Silicon Valley's Blackbox Connect

Kenyan founder selected for Silicon Valley's Blackbox Connect

Gabriella Mulligan 14 May 2018

Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

Ten African startups selected for Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition

Tom Jackson 10 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The digital life expectancy of Africa's youth

#AfricaMonth: The digital life expectancy of Africa's youth

Louise Marsland 8 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

Marco Croella, chief operating officer of StreetLib.

Italian StreetLib and Nigerian Publiseer partner to distribute more African literature

7 May 2018

Tim Harris, CEO of Wesgro; Rudi Visser, head of innovation acceleration for RCS; Victoria Jackson of Mest; Kerry Petrie of Silicon Cape; Xabiso Lombo, founder of Guardian Gabriel; Alexander Fraser of VC4A; and Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena.

#AfricaMonth: "We're not the United States of Africa"

leigh andrews 4 May 2018

Two Egyptian startups selected for 500 Startups accelerator

Two Egyptian startups selected for 500 Startups accelerator

Tom Jackson 3 May 2018