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GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2025 for young African Entrepreneurs (USD 160,000 cash prize)

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GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize

Applications are open for GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2025. The 2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize launches its seventh annual competition today in search for Africa’s most promising young co-founders and founders across Africa who have launched businesses across Africa’s agrifood value chain “from seed to fork”. Judges will be looking for innovative, scalable, and impact-driven agripreneurs (aged 18 to 35) who have built tech-savvy, sustainable businesses tackling food security, job creation, and equitable economic growth. (more…)

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Call for Nominations: Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) 2025

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Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA)

Nominations has opened for the 11th edition of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) to celebrate excellence, innovation, and dedication within Nigeria’s healthcare sector.  The 2025 edition billed to hold June 27, 2025, in Lagos, will continue the tradition by honouring outstanding individuals, institutions, and organizations that have made significant contributions to healthcare delivery. (more…)

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Founders Connect Pitch2Win Competition 2025 For Nigerian Entrepreneurs ($2,500 Equity-Free Grant and $7,000 Investment )

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Founders Connect Pitch2Win

Applications are open for Founders Connect Pitch2Win Competition 2025. Launchpad Africa by Founders Connect is making its highly anticipated return to Nigeria in 2025, giving ambitious entrepreneurs and early-stage startups a unique opportunity to pitch their ideas, secure funding, and unlock valuable resources to scale their businesses. (more…)

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Cascador 2025 For Mid-Stage Nigerian Entrepreneurs ($50,000 USD in prizes, $5,000 USD stipend and More))

by Johnpaul Mbanefo on
Cascador

Are you a mid-stage Nigerian entrepreneur ready to take your business to the next level?  Applications for Cascador  2025 cohort are officially open! Cascador empowers mid-stage African entrepreneurs to scale their mission-driven companies, equipping them with proven business strategies, leadership skills, and exclusive access to our new $2M Catalytic Fund. (more…)

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Africa Fellows in Education Program 2025/2026 For Young African Researchers ($35K research Grant + Up To $25K in Expenses)

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Africa Fellows in Education Program

Applications are open for Africa Fellows in Education Program (AFEP). The Global Education Analytics Institute (GEAI), in collaboration with PEP, invites young African researchers who are motivated to improve education and could benefit from additional support to submit an expression of interest in AFEP. (more…)

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TiE Women Program 2025 For Women Entrepreneurs (Up to $50,000 Cash Prizes)

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TiE Women

Applications are open for TiE Women Program 2025. Are you a female in business & industry, companies and enterprises, entrepreneurship, startups, innovation, women & gender? The vision of TiE Women is to embrace, engage and empower women entrepreneurs across the globe – irrespective of the size of the enterprises, origin, standing or background. (more…)

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ATKV x Global Changemakers Global Youth Summit 2025 (Fully-funded to South Africa)

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Global Youth Summit

Applications are open for ATKV x Global Changemakers Global Youth Summit 2025. The Global Youth Summit 2025 is a fully funded, life-changing opportunity for young Changemakers worldwide! This year, ATKV and Global Changemakers are bringing together passionate youth leaders in Cape Town, South Africa, from 20 – 24 October, 2025 for an immersive experience in leadership, innovation, and collaboration. (more…)

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IGAD Leadership Academy (ILA) 2025

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IGAD Leadership Academy

Applications are open for IGAD Leadership Academy (ILA) 2025. IGAD Leadership Academy (ILA) was established to facilitate the mentorship and provisioning of future leaders with the critical skillsets necessary to steer the course of a rapidly developing multi-cultural African society in the 21st century and beyond. Approved by the IGAD Heads of State and Government Summit in July 2022, ILA is anchored in African values and global best practices, with a commitment to fostering leadership that promotes peace, good governance, and regional integration. (more…)

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