Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (EJS) Center Amujae Initiative 2023 For Emerging African Women Public Leaders
The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) is seeking ambitious women leaders to join its flagship program, the Amujae Initiative. The program inspires and prepares women to unapologetically take up roles and excel in the highest echelons of public leadership and to bring other women along.
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French Agency for Development (AFD) Digital Challenge 2023 for African Start-Ups (£150k Price)
AFD Group continues to strengthen its support for African start-ups and digital players for the sixth consecutive year. Since 2016, the annual objective of the AFD Digital Challenge has been to identify these projects, promote them and accelerate their development.
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How African Startups Raised Venture Capital in 2022
Earlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. Investors believe the market correction, which caught up with the continent in the second half of 2022, will spiral into this year.
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INSTADEEP’s acquisition is a Classic Case of an African Startup Gone Global
The BioNTech subsidiary has placed the Tunisian tech ecosystem and, more broadly, Africa's AI industry on the map. InstaDeep’s deal — subject to regulatory approval and expected to close in the first half of this year — is quite intriguing, for a few reasons.
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme 2023 For African Entrepreneurs (Seeding funding of $5,000 and more)
Applications are open for the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme 2023. The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme is open to entrepreneurs from across Africa, either with new startup ideas or existing businesses of less than 3 years of existence, operating in any sector.
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