Four African Organizations Named Finalists for $100,000 One Africa Award

Tony O. Elumelu Founder and Chairman of Heirs Holdings.

Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu continues to fly the African flag by promoting his philosophy of Africapitalism, which aims to drive growth and development through entrepreneurship and private sector growth. Using $100m of his own capital, he successfully launched an entrepreneurial programme that provides seed capital, mentorship and guidance to promote entrepreneurship throughout Africa.

Some investments via Heirs Holding, his...

Public education campaign emphasizes vital role of healthcare workers and features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa, including ‘We’ve Got Your Back’ PSA

At the Official Draw for the 2015 OrangeTM Africa Cup of Nations today, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) joined football stars, celebrities, international health organizations and corporations to announce the launch of Africa United (http://www.weareafricaunited.org), a global health communications campaign...

-The scope and sample countries have been vastly expanded from a base of 8 countries in the past years to 22 countries covering every leading African economy

Brand Africa (www.brandafrica.org) is to release its highly anticipated 4th Brand Africa 100:  Africa’s Best Brands rankings of the Top 100 Most Admired and Most Valuable brands in Africa at a Gala event at Sandton Convention Center on 22 October 2015. 

The rankings, first launched in 2011 at the second Brand Africa FORUM, have been...

The Anzisha Prize is a partnership between African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation

 For the first time ever, African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation are delighted to have Anzisha Prize finalists from Togo and Ivory Coast (http://www.anzishaprize.org), revealing strong growth in entrepreneurship activity amongst youth in West Africa. Five young women are among the 12 finalists in the running for the $75,000 prize money that will be awarded on 23 September...

APO Media Award celebrates brilliant and inspiring stories about Africa

Ten African journalists, including three in Kenya, two in Ethiopia, two in South Africa, one  in Burkina Faso, one in Ghana, and one in Rwanda, have been selected as finalists in the 2014 APO Media Award (#APOMediaAward) (http://www.apo-opa.com/apo-media-award.php).

APO Media Award celebrates brilliant and inspiring stories about Africa. Stories are judged on content, writing, analysis, creativity, human interest and...

2015 AJA Finalists Release Final.pdf