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Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Cohort 3 program 2019 for young Kenyans
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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) “My Future Our Future” Short Video Contest 2019
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Wiki Loves Monuments International Photo Contest 2019
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September 7, 2019
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 2019 Writing Competition II (3,000 USD cash prize)
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The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge 2019 ($20,000 Prize)
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The Alliance Française de Nairobi Kenyan Smartphone Film Competition 2019 for young Kenyans (KShs.175,000 cash prize)
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University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship Diamond Challenge 2020 ($100,000 prize pool!)
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2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Writing Contest for unpublished short fiction (£15,000 in Cash Prize).
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The International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) 2020 Poster Contest ($500 prize)
September 1, 2019
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa competition (Funded to 2019 Singapore Fintech Festival)
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Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition 2019 for Nigerian Students.
August 30, 2019
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Opportunity Round up – Top Opportunities for Africans for the Month of November 2018.
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November 29, 2018
Mastercard Foundation Announces New $USD 2Million Fund to Seed Young African Leaders’ Social Ventures
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November 5, 2018
Opportunity Round up – Top Opportunities for Africans for the Month of October 2018.
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October 30, 2018
Meet the 2018 Anzisha Prize Finalists: US$100,000 cash prize for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs
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The Jack Ma Foundation launches Africa Netpreneur Prize for young African entrepreneurs
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UNDP Africa & Accenture launches Youth for Africa and SDGs (YAS) portal for Africa’s young entrepreneurs
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African Development Bank Launches Coding for Employment Program: Unleashing Africa’s Next Generation of Digital Innovators
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Meet the inaugural class of the 2018 Obama Foundation Fellowship for civic innovators.
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Meet the Selected 1,000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs for 2018
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March 23, 2018
AfDB Launches Youth Advisory Group to Create 25 Million Jobs for Africa’s youth.
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November 28, 2017
Morland Writing Scholarship 2017 Shortlist
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November 23, 2017
University of Abomey-Calavi Becomes First Francophone West African University to Join Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
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