Africa Rizing

a new media startup from the BBG and US International Media connecting the next generation of global influencers from across the African continent and around the world to engage in, ‘a smarter conversation’.

AfricaRizing is a new, digital media startup from the BBG connecting the next generation of global influencers from across the African…

africa rizing

Dec 22, 2015

Why Early Stage African Startups Should ‘Throw Out’ Traditional Business Plans

Why Early Stage African Startups Should ‘Throw Out’ Traditional Bus...

Boabab’s co-founders say it’s not that a traditional business plan approach is wrong, it’s just not well suited for startups in Africa

Mel Bailey

Oct 5, 2015

Street Festival Shows Off African Artists’ ‘Indigenous Esoteric Knowledge’

Street Festival Shows Off African Artists’ ‘Indigenous Esoteric Kno...

Victoria Okoye

Aug 28, 2015

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Can the Mayor’s red paint really save Accra’s city streets?

At the CityLab Summit in London, Accra’s mayor, Alfred Oko Vanderpuiye, joined in a convening of, “preeminent mayors, urban scholars…

Victoria Okoye

Dec 22, 2015

Meet Emi-Beth Quantson, CFO, entrepreneur and founder at Kawa Moka

In between her CFO duties at Impact Hub Accra, Emi-Beth Quantson makes time to supervise a small staff of women as they brew cups of coffee…

africa rizing

Dec 22, 2015

Road to Resilience: Team KEEK wants to reward Accra’s recyclers

Eunice Ofori Onwona

Oct 14, 2015

Coralie Saint-Louis

Oct 9, 2015

Pilolo-GH Brings Light to Takoradi’s Hidden Problems

TAKORADI — In Ghana’s Western region, a variation of ‘Hide-and-Seek’ is played, called Pilolo. The rules of the game are simple, young…

Eunice Ofori Onwona

Sep 22, 2015

Turning Words into Action: Blogging in Northern Senegal

“There are the bloggers of Dakar and there are the bloggers of Saint-Louis — we’re more autonomous in the way we do things.”

Mel Bailey

Sep 16, 2015

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Mel Bailey

Oct 9, 2015

Africa Rizing

a new media startup from the BBG and US International Media connecting the next generation of global influencers from across the African continent and around the world to engage in, ‘a smarter conversation’.

Welcome to AfricaRizing

Why Early Stage African Startups Should ‘Throw Out’ Traditional Bus...

Street Festival Shows Off African Artists’ ‘Indigenous Esoteric Kno...

Can the Mayor’s red paint really save Accra’s city streets?

Meet Emi-Beth Quantson, CFO, entrepreneur and founder at Kawa Moka

Road to Resilience: Team KEEK wants to reward Accra’s recyclers

4 global causes inspiring Africans to make a local impact

Pilolo-GH Brings Light to Takoradi’s Hidden Problems

Turning Words into Action: Blogging in Northern Senegal

5 major mistakes new startups make…and how to avoid them

learn about the 5 major mistakes all new startups make and get expert tips on how to avoid them

Bringing Mentorship to all young African entrepreneurs

5 Steps to Creating Awesome Products from CEO Anne Amuzu

Meet CEO and co-founder Anne Amuzu. Watch her share her story of success and check out her 5 steps to creating awesome products.