africa.com Webinar Session 7: Brilliant African Innovations Against COVID-19

Brilliant African Innovations Against COVID-19 Including the winners…   Wednesday Webinar Series Working with Harvard Business School faculty and our partners across Africa, Africa.com is pleased to offer this timely and valuable virtual conference series. Session 7: May 29, 2020 Back by popular demand… Led by Teresa Clarke, Chair and CEO of Africa.com: https://virtualconferenceafrica.com/brilliant-african-innovations/ About…

Africa investor RegTech Investors Summit Calls for Acceleration of eTrade Negotiations on the African Continental Free Trade Area due to COVID-19

Africa investor (Ai) today confirmed it successfully hosted the Africa investor RegTech Investors Consultative Summit, which convened leading RegTech investors from across the continent and globe. The Summit overwhelmingly call called on African Union Heads of State as a consequence of COVID-19 and to protect African economic growth and the digitzation of SME’s, to accelerate…

Africa.com Webinar Series – Meet The Winners Of Africa.com’s Brilliant African Innovations Against COVID-19 Competition

Lion’s Den, a “Shark Tank” pitch style, competition Johannesburg, South Africa, May 27, 2020 – / Six finalists were chosen from a wide field of applicants to compete on today’s Brilliant African Innovations Against COVID-19, a “Shark Tank” style contest in which entrepreneurs competed for prizes. The judges for the competition were Juliet Ehimuan, Director,…

Hubert Danso, Africa investor CEO appointed to UN Steering Committee on SDG Investments

Africa investor (Ai) today confirmed Hubert Danso, its CEO and Chairman and the Chairman of the African Union Development Agency Continental Business Network (CBN), has been appointed to the UNDP high-level Project Steering Committee, that will be advising on the development of the South Africa Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Investor Map.   The UNDP South…

African institutional investors to partner ECA’s to support the African Continental Free Trade Area respond to COVID-19

Africa investor (Ai) today convened the 4th African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Fund Leaders Forum COVID-19 Roundtable, an exclusive Forum of the continent’s most influential Chairmen, CEO’s and CIO’s of African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds, to discuss the role and response of African institutional investors in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa.…

Africa.com Webinar Series – Showcasing Brilliant African Innovation Against COVID-19

Lion’s Den, a “Shark Tank” pitch style, competition Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2020 – / Join Lion’s Den on 27 May to vote for your favorite African entrepreneur innovating against COVID-19. The session is part of Africa.com’s ongoing webinar series, Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, developed with faculty from Harvard Business School. Brilliant…

Africa.com Webinar Series – Showcasing Brilliant African Innovation Against COVID-19

Lion’s Den, a “Shark Tank” pitch style, competition Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2020 – / Join Lion’s Den on 27 May to vote for your favorite African entrepreneur innovating against COVID-19. The session is part of Africa.com’s ongoing webinar series, Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, developed with faculty from Harvard Business School. Brilliant…

africa.com Webinar Session 6: What’s the Real Story Behind Africa’s COVID-19 Figures

What’s the Real Story Behind Africa’s COVID-19 Figures? Crisis Management for African Business Leaders   Wednesday Webinar Series Working with Harvard Business School faculty and our partners across Africa, Africa.com is pleased to offer this timely and valuable virtual conference series. Session 6: May 20, 2020 Back by popular demand… Led by Teresa Clarke, Chair…

African institutional investors call for partnerships to build resilient economies

The African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Fund Leaders Forum has today issued a Call to Action to build resilient African economies. Noting the potential for devastating economic impacts on the African continent by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic The Forum, comprised of leaders of Africa’s pre-eminent sovereign wealth and pension funds, are determined to form new…