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Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) partner to launch LeadTech Incubation Programme

The new programme was unveiled for the first time during the AWIEF 2020 International Women’s Day event on 9th March in Lagos, Nigeria

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) has partnered with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco (www.UM6P.ma/en), a world-class institution that  puts research, innovation and entrepreneurship at the service of the development of the African continent, to launch LeadTech Incubation Programme. The new programme was unveiled for the first time…

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)
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Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) marks International Women’s Day in Nigeria with key event

The theme for the AWIEF International Women’s Day (IWD) day is: A decade of economic emancipation of women in Africa 2020-2030

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) is hosting a dialogue on 9 March 2020 in Lagos, Nigeria, to mark International Women’s Day and raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Africa. “We want to discuss meaningful ways to make women benefit from the…

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    • (L-R) Tech Entrepreneur Award winner, Caroline Corbett from SmartBlade (South Africa), Lamia Housni, Head of P-Curiosity Lab at UM6P, OCP Group in Morocco, sponsors of Tech Entrepreneur category
    • AWIEF Founder & CEO, Irene Ochem
    • (L-R) Agri Entrepreneur Award Winner, Caroline Pomeyie from ProFish (Ghana), Category Runners-up: Affiong Williams from ReelFruit (Nigeria), and Evelyn Namara from Vouch Digital (Uganda). Category sponsor - Technical Centre for Agricultural & Rural Cooperation (CTA-EU)
    • (L-R) Creative Industry Award Winner Genet Kebede from Paradise Fashion (Ethiopia), Arunma Oteh, Oxford University Academic Scholar, former Vice President & Treasurer of the World Bank - who handed over the awards, and runner-up Abby Ikomi, House of Irawo (Nigeria)
    • (L-R) Social Entrepreneur Award runner-up: Laurence Esteve, Zip Zap Circus School (South Africa), Winner Sizani Ngubane, Rural Women’s Movement (South Africa) and Nevine Ahmed Abdelkhalek, Vice President of Engineering Consultants Group, Founder & Manager University to Work, Chairperson Egyptian Businessmen Association’s Sustainable Development Committee - She handed over the award
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Africa women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Awards celebrate women entrepreneurs in Africa

Twenty-two women founders and entrepreneurs were selected as finalists, from 10 different African countries, across eight different categories

The Africa women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum annual AWIEF Awards (www.AWIEForum.org), held on October 30, 2019, honoured and celebrated the achievements of women entrepreneurs and innovators across the African continent. Twenty-two women founders and entrepreneurs were selected as finalists, from 10 different African countries, across eight different categories. The 2019 AWIEF…

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)
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Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Conference Resolution Calls for the Inclusion of Women in the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Process

A resolution adopted at the Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) 5th Annual Conference & Expo, could have far reaching implications for women economic empowerment in Africa

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Conference (http://www.AWIEForum.org) made history this week when it called for the economic empowerment of women to be linked to the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), at its annual gathering of leading women politicians, businesswomen and entrepreneurs on the continent, 29-30 October 2019,…

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Leading Women Entrepreneurs Across Africa Share Their Insight

Launch of Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Insights publication to celebrate woman leaders and entrepreneurs across Africa

To mark the 5th anniversary of its high-profile annual conference, the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (http://www.AWIEForum.org), has launched a prestigious publication, AWIEF Insights, celebrating and acknowledging the contribution made by women leaders, businesswomen and entrepreneurs across the Pan-African continent. AWIEF Insights is a glossy, magazine-style publication where…

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)
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Women in Africa Need to Claim the Entire Continent as Their Marketplace

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Conference, Expo and Awards celebrates five-year anniversary in 2019 with the theme ‘Enhancing Impact: Digitalisation, Investment and Intra-African Trade’

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (http://www.AWIEForum.org), opened in Cape Town, South Africa, 29 October 2019, with stirring calls from speakers for women to move from having conversations about economic empowerment to radical action. Keynote speaker, Dr Vera Songwe, United Nations Undersecretary General and Executive Secretary, UN Economic…

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)
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Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) announces keynote speakers for 2019 Conference

UNECA, World Bank, USAID, CTA, Shell, Nedbank, APO Group to headline AWIEF’s 5th flagship event

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) has announced the keynote speakers for its prestigious annual conference taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), 29-30 October 2019 for the advancement of women in Africa as innovators and entrepreneurs. AWIEF, which this year celebrates the 5th…

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Finalists announced for 2019 AWIEF Awards

Women entrepreneurs across multiple industries in Africa acknowledged for their leadership and innovation

Leading Pan African entrepreneurship and innovation non-profit, the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (https://www.AWIEForum.org/), has announced the top finalists in its annual awards to celebrate women leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa. Promoting excellence in entrepreneurship and innovation amongst women-owned businesses in all sectors and across all 54 African…

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF)
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2019 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Awards Nominations Closing Date Extended

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Awards recognise, honour and celebrate Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners in Africa for their passion and determination in making a difference through out the continent

The closing date for the 2019 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (https://www.AWIEForum.org) Awards nominations has been extended to Monday, 10 June 2019.  The extension gives more women entrepreneurs an opportunity to enter these prestigious, multi-industry awards, and be recognised for their contribution to Pan-African, social and economic agendas.…

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APO Group and Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) partner for deeper impact on African Women’s Entrepreneurship

APO Group to help boost Africa’s entrepreneurship ecosystem for women by supporting AWIEF’s 5th flagship event

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading media relations consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East, has been named Principal Partner to the Africa Women Entrepreneurship and Innovation Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) Conference to assist in amplifying the forum’s message and core objective of empowering women entrepreneurs across the…