Progress in Africa Will Help Ease the Global Migrant Crisis- by Tony Elumelu

Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, Heirs Holdings Limited, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, CON;  CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Parminder Vir; during the press conference held in Lagos on Wednesday, announcing the entrepreneurship boot camp for the 1,000 selected Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs representing all 36 Nigerian states and 51 African countries scheduled for July 10-12 in Ota, Ogun State.

Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, Heirs Holdings Limited, Mr. Tony O....

 

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...

This week's EU-Africa summit failed to bridge serious differences over migrants, writes BBC Europe editor Katya Adler.

Tony O. Elumelu, C.O.N., with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at the opening of the joint United Nations General Assembly and Economic and Social Council conference on “The role of partnerships in the implementation of the post-2015 Development Agenda”. Elumelu gave the keynote address representing the global private sector. (Photo by Mr. Billy Bly).

UN Headquarters, New York, NY

On Wednesday, April 9th, the UN General Assembly and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) hosted...

Budding entrepreneurs across Africa can now apply to join the second annual Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) for start-up businesses based in Africa.

The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme application portal opens for entries today, January 1, 2016 and will accept applications until Midnight WAT on March 1, 2016.  To apply, entrepreneurs must complete the online application form on the web portal here

Successful applicants who complete the programme will receive the local...

In his recent article in the Economist, Tony Elumelu declared that, “In 2015, the African entrepreneur will explode on to the global stage, as a new generation shows the world what those of us doing business in Africa have long known: that our continent is home to some of the most exciting and innovative entrepreneurial talent.”

Today, we take the first step to helping the explosion happen.

At 11:00am, during a major press conference at Heirs Place, Mr. Elumelu announced the launch of The...

The Head of MEDEF, Pierre Gattaz, with Tony Elumelu (right) and the President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Oscar Onyeama, in Lagos on 7th October 2015. (PHOTO CREDIT: AFP).

By Joan Tilouine

A prominent figure amongst the new generation of Nigerian entrepreneurs that came, on the 12th and 13th of November, to meet with French business leaders. And yet, there is a gap between the industrialist and investor Tony Elumelu, aged 52 and the MEDEF leaders.

The two worlds first met at the...

Budding entrepreneurs across Africa can now apply to join the second annual Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) for start-up businesses based in Africa.

The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme application portal is already open for entries since January 1, 2016 and will accept applications until Midnight GMT on March 1, 2016.  To apply, entrepreneurs must complete the online application form on the web portal: http://bit.ly/ApplyForTEEP2016

Successful applicants who complete...

 

African businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu.

Oxford, United Kingdom.  African businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu has called on business leaders to make decisions that will increase economic and social wealth, and promote development in the communities and nations in which they operate. Mr. Elumelu, the Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, stated this in a closing keynote speech titled,“Africapitalism as a Catalyst for Development in...