Business

The dream started in 2018 for Nneka Egbujiobi: “One night, I was sitting at home reading a few DMs that were sent to me but I wasn’t intrigued. I then thought, wouldn’t it be nice if there was a platform for the African community where we could select the type of people we wished to date?" Egbujiobi’s initial peevishness toward the unwelcome DMs (direct messages) led her to invent an app that would help Africans in the diaspora to create beneficial connections.

In this article, we examine 5 African business leaders; how they amassed their wealth and ways you can emulate their success to become a successful leader yourself.

The billionaire indicates that from now on, his primary focus will be on power generation and no longer the Nigerian oil and gas sector.

Some may ask what drove Roy Allela—a 25-year-old man with perfect hearing, no speech impediments, and limited experience with sign language—to develop a solution to the challenges of hearing impairment. The answer? His love for his niece.

Technology has democratized information and empowered demographics previously left in the shadows. Above all, tech in this era has given women at large a voice that was previously shuttered and ignored.