AfDB Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab

Fresh #throwbackthursday from last week's demo day in Dakar! The "Teranga" shown to us by the Senegalese was beyond exceptional. Thank you @dersenegal for everything. The@GroupTelecel @ASIProgram was a resounding success and we look forward to empowering more #african #startups

If you are an investor and have backed a Female-CEO led startup in Africa in 2021, drop a comment👇 #ShEquityAfrica

"This is the time to change the investment narrative on Africa in the United States," African Development Bank President, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, tells African diplomats in Washington. bit.ly/3BjkY3m - with @Mombouli_Serge_

Meet our moderators! George Adjebeng will be moderating the Commerce breakout room. During the networking sessions, our moderators who are experts in their fields will be facilitating the interactions to ensure a more focused discussion to ensure that desired results are achieved

🚨 Today is the deadline to apply for the @GCAdaptation @AfDB_Group #YouthADAPTChallenge! 🚨 Young African entrepreneurs – don't miss out on the chance to scale up your innovative climate adaptation and resilience solutions. Apply now ➡️ bit.ly/YouthAdaptChal…

Meet our moderators! Fatima Alimohamed will be moderating the Commerce breakout room. During the networking sessions, our moderators who are experts in their fields will be facilitating the interactions

Meet our moderators! Em Ekong will be moderating the Commerce breakout room. During the networking sessions, our moderators who are experts in their fields will be facilitating the interactions to ensure a more focused discussion to ensure that desired results are achieved.

Meet our moderators! Alfred Opoku will be moderating the Commerce breakout room. During the networking sessions, our moderators who are experts in their fields will be facilitating the interactions to ensure a more focused discussion to ensure that desired results are achieved.

Meet our moderators! Dr Gordon Adomdza will be moderating the Commerce breakout room. During the networking sessions, our moderators who are experts in their fields will be facilitating the interactions

📣 @GCAdaptation et @AFDB_Group ont une grande opportunité pour les jeunes entrepreneurs africains avec des idées innovantes sur l'adaptation et la résilience au climat. ✅ Posez votre candidature dès maintenant sur : gca.org/defi-des-solut… 📆 Date limite : 6 octobre 2021

Only a day left! Join us tomorrow during Ghana’s startup ecosystem networking event organised by @eyecityedutech and @MESTAfrica and funded by the @AfDB_Group and @SECO. Apply: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

In 2020 64% of $2.1B transacted daily through mobile money happened in sub-Saharan #Africa, with 11 countries having 5+ mobile money services, (5 in #Kenya, 17 in #Nigeria). More on #mobilemoney penetration in #Africa: buff.ly/2YdoKgB via @qzafrica #fintech #innovation

Regional seed and early-stage #venturecapital firm @Flat6Labs has finished raising $10 million for its seed fund targeted at Tunisian #startups. buff.ly/3ibaLOK #tech #innovation #Tunisia #Africa

With the financial support of @AfDB_Group, the government of #Burundi is strengthening the role of the private sector to foster social cohesion, by placing female entrepreneurship and young people, like Evelyne Ndikumana, at the heart of its efforts. afdb.org/en/news-and-ev…

Here's a networking event for Entrepreneurship Support Organisations in Ghana that are looking to provide better support to startups. Join us virtually on 7th Oct. to access tools, resources & form cross-sector collaborations. Register 👉🏿 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

formations certifiées Google en ligne pour les femmes Africaines francophones. 6 (six) sessions Inscrivez-vous docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… La formation est totalement gratuite; des certificats Google seront délivrés aux participantes. #empoweredwomenempowertheworld @ChantalNare

"More than 50% of new businesses fail. You need to be resilient. We encourage young people but we also lay out the risk." - W. Gyude Moore (@gyude_moore), Senior Policy Fellow, Center for Global Development (CGD) @CGDev #ResilientAfrica2021

#Innovative solutions like #blockchain can help capitalize on #AfCFTA & address long-standing challenges. Transparent, decentralized & nearly fraud-proof it is increasingly becoming a viable #technology in African countries including #Ghana & #SouthAfrica: buff.ly/3D0c37j

3️⃣ DAYS LEFT TO APPLY! The @GCAdaptation & @AfDB_Group #YouthADAPTChallenge will award 10 African youth-led enterprises focused on climate adaptation & resilience up to $100,000 in business grants to help them scale up their solutions. Learn more: bit.ly/YouthAdaptChal…

This week, #Algeria started producing the #Covid19 vaccine with production expected to be 8M doses a month. The biggest African nation by size, the country plans to vaccinate 70% of its 44M population by the end of the year: buff.ly/3CZKFXa #health #vaccinations