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Acumen Academy has chosen 20 West Africa Fellows for its 2023 program. The 2023 fellows, who worked in 12 different sectors and touched over 900,000 lives in the previous year, are demonstrating new opportunities in West Africa. Some of the fellows are establishing businesses in Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria. Others are addressing learning differences, addressing
A consultancy firm, Compass Global, says the preparedness of SMEs and access to vital information are critical as countries move into the implementation phase of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Mrs Tokunbo Chiedu, Chief Executive Officer, Compass Global, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Chiedu said that SMEs represent 90 […]
“Going back five years ago, data, being data-driven and especially analytics were kind of a ‘nice to have’ for companies,” Louise de Beer, Head of BI and Data Science at analytics-driven estate agent Leadhome said in the report. “Then, if you look at reports from two years ago, innovators started playing with data as a differentiator. I think where we are now is that data is becoming a hygiene factor. If you don’t have it, what are you doing with your business?” Nevertheless, business leaders are increasingly finding that breaking down silos and centralising data storage is a ch...