"When we talk about productivity in the digital age, it is really about people. Productivity is not just about output per worker, it is about opportunities per person. In Africa, we see the challenges, and we see the prospects. We have leapfrogged in the past and this digital age

"On the continent we have a youth population that is energetic, eager to do something. When we support this youth we are helping the world to improve productivity." - Our Founder, Tony O. Elumelu CFR (Tony O. Elumelu, CFR) at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. #EmpoweredByTEF

"We must know that inclusion is not automatic. Inclusion is deliberate. We need to have African voices on the table. We must understand that digital inclusion in the 21st century is economic inclusion." - Our Founder, Tony O. Elumelu CFR (Tony O. Elumelu, CFR) at the IMF-World Bank

"Digital transformation must not only lead to productivity efficiency it must also help to democratise prosperity." - Our Founder, Tony O. Elumelu CFR (Tony O. Elumelu, CFR) at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. #EmpoweredByTEF #TEFImpact #TEF2025

Productivity Begins with Opportunity! 💡 Yesterday, our Founder, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR (Tony O. Elumelu, CFR), joined global leaders at the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington D.C., where he shared powerful insights during a high-level panel on “Boosting Productivity Growth in

"I'm Fatma Ezzahra Maatoug, I'm from Tunisia. I was an awardee of the US $5,000 grant from the Tony Elumelu Foundation about 3 years ago. I just wanted to tell you, it helped me benefit my country. Basically we were able to empower more than 400 handicraft creators in Tunisia

"When I joined the WE4A Programme, we received seed capital that helped us bring our ideas to life. Through this support, we were able to set up a learning platform, access expert guidance, and acquire valuable training materials. My mentor played a pivotal role in helping us

Well done to our Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur, Fatma! This is #Africapitalism in Action 👍🏾

Every successful entrepreneur knows that success begins long before the finish line — it starts with the right mindset, discipline, and focus. As you begin this new week, remember these words from our Founder, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR (Tony O. Elumelu, CFR): “I often tell my children

Empowering Women. Advancing Africa’s Green Transition. The Tony Elumelu Foundation in partnership with the European Union, Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS Secretariat), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Bundesentwicklungsministerium)

#Flashback to when we hosted an Alumni Meetup with our Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs and mentors in Bamako, Mali. It was an inspiring session dedicated to engaging our alumni community, understanding their business challenges, and celebrating their incredible success stories. ✨

“The time for incremental change has passed. We must now lead a continental movement of enterprise, where African businesses are not just consumers of global ideas, but creators of global value. We must be architects of progress. We as individuals cannot succeed if the many do

“Through the BeGreen Africa Programme, which was led by UNICEF and the Tony Elumelu Foundation, we received the funding of US $5,000 which was very helpful to us a business because we were able to purchase one briquetting machine from China and we able to employ three extra

Save the Date! Empowering Women. Driving Africa's Green Revolution. The Tony Elumelu Foundation, in partnership with the European Commission (European Commission), Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS OACPS Secretariat), Federal Ministry for

Every great transformation starts from within. As our Founder, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR (Tony O. Elumelu, CFR), reminds us — we cannot expect the world to believe in Africa if we do not believe in ourselves. #AfricanEntrepreneurs let us commit to building prosperous, inclusive, and

“We got selected, went through the programme, got the money and it’s the money that we got from the Tony Elumelu Foundation that bought us our first cooking kettle. Part of the funding was used to get a location to start the production. That money came as an intervention because