As global capital increasingly turns its gaze toward Africa’s fast-growing markets, AFSIC – Investing in Africa announces the first wave of speakers for its landmark 2026 edition. Bringing together the world’s foremost investors, dealmakers, and development leaders under one roof, the forum promises to be the defining moment of the Africa investment calendar — and...

Blaise Pascal Tanguy, founder of L’Afrique Fait Son Cinéma and the driving force behind LE CLUB, champions a vision rare in the cultural sector: turning Afro-Caribbean cinema into a structured economic sector with its own market infrastructure. On 7 May, at EICAR Paris, he launched the first edition of LE CLUB — a coproduction hub...

Nine thousand people walk into the Louvre. They are not tourists. They are the people who decide what artificial intelligence becomes — and they have chosen Paris to do it. 01 — Context The Summit That Took Europe Seriously There is a version of the story where Europe arrives late. Where it watches, regulates, and...

 London, UK. The agenda for AFSIC – Investing in Africa, one of the world’s leading Africa-focused investment events, has officially been launched and is now available at www.afsic.net, offering investors and businesses a first look at the conversations and opportunities set to shape investment into Africa.  Taking place in London on 13th and 14th October...

For 30 young entrepreneurs across Cameroon, a new chapter has just begun. The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has unveiled its 2026 cohort of entrepreneurs, bringing fresh opportunities for business owners across the country to access funding, training, and mentorship.This year’s announcement, made by Nigerian philanthropist Tony Elumelu, introduces 3,200 entrepreneurs selected from over 265,000 applicants...

By Jacques Raymond Tedongap | cemac-eco.finance | Reading Time: 3 min With $100 million deployed and 1.5 million jobs created over a decade, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has proven that micro-seed funding can generate macro-economic returns. For the CEMAC region, where traditional banking often ignores early-stage ventures, this 1:42 financial multiplier offers a definitive...

US$5,000 non-refundable seed capital, world-class training, and mentorship for Africa’s boldest founders 24,000+ entrepreneurs funded, 2.5 million trained, 1.5 million jobs created, US$4.2 billion in revenue generated since 2015 Lagos, Nigeria – 1 January 2026 – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has opened applications for the 2026 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, calling ambitious young founders from...

The Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) and Ethio Telecom, the Ethiopian state-owned telecommunications operator, signed a strategic partnership agreement aimed at transforming the telecommunications sector in Cameroon by leveraging Ethio Telecom’s success. This agreement, which combines ambition and expertise, addresses the country’s digital challenges. This is a major turning point for the telecommunications sector in Cameroon. Judith...

The competition, launched in July of each year for the benefit of students of all specialties and other project leaders, invited to develop innovative technological solutions to meet major societal challenges in order to build a more sustainable and inclusive world, which took place this year under the theme “Startup4Good: Sustainable solutions, driven by the...