African Entrepreneurs Hauling to Contend

Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition (https://africabusinessheroes.org/en/) is a philanthropic initiative sponsored by Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy with an aim of supporting African business entrepreneurs across the continent. The grant offers up to 1.5 million dollars in funding to 10 winners every year. Winners are selected based on the strength of their business plan, their potential to make an impact and their leadership qualities. Amadou Daffe, CEO and co-founder of Gebeya Inc. was selected among winners of ABH 2022 as a Top 10 finalist and received 110,0...

WEGAGEN BANK Looks Forward to Brave New World of Digital

Fortune: Your bank commemorated its 25th anniversary a few weeks ago. May you take us back, albeit briefly, through the triumphs and tribulations over the years? Aklilu Wubet: The 25th anniversary has allowed us to take stock of our past. For one, founding an institution and reaching a Silver Jubilee is a great accomplishment on its own terms. We have had an ongoing program for a year about the anniversary. The main issue the program tried to look at was how Wegagen Bank responded to the economic and political changes after 1991. We were one of the first private banks established shortly...

Bless AgriFood Laboratory Services welcomes the Company Safir as a new shareholder and reinforces the development of its activities