Ready to turn that “someday” business idea into a “right now” reality? #flashback to Sama Irene Founder of Reine Food Enterprise sharing her success story at the TOE@60 Symposium. The 2026 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is officially open for applications! This isn’t just about the funding—it’s about joining a massive network of African innovators, getting world-class mentorship, and gaining the tools to scale your impact across the continent. Whether you’re in the idea stage

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Since the launch of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme in 2015, the Tony Elumelu Foundation has supported Africa’s next generation of entrepreneurs at scale. The Foundation has trained over 2.5 million young Africans through TEFConnect and disbursed over US$100 million in direct funding to 24,000 entrepreneurs, who have collectively created 1.5 million direct and indirect jobs across the continent. This impact is underpinned by Africapitalism — the belief that Africa’s transf