After eight months of successful virtual training and mentorship sessions, there were a lot of proud female graduates with big smiles on their faces at the virtual graduation ceremony of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program on Monday, March…

“Programs like WEI and AWIEF serve to level the playing field while bringing more women to the table and helping to foster diverse business communities”. Last year in 2020, AWIEF and WEI started a strategic collaboration focused on connecting women…

Irene Ochem, AWIEF Founder and CEO/ My immediate advice to entrepreneurs is to build personal and financial resilience as we enter Year Two of the pandemic. With the start of a new year and a second year in the midst…

The Women in Green Energy Ventures Accelerator will take place over a period of eight weeks from 15th March to 7th May 2021 The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) in 2020 launched a new initiative “Enterprise Development for…

Mrs Tambajang has, through her illustrious political career, continued to commit to her life’s call of being in service to the people of the continent she loves. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 26, 2021/ The gathering of the leaders of the…

Being an entrepreneur is tough but the current economic climate is probably the most challenging that many businesses have to endure, however, e-commerce brings with it a plethora of opportunities, and more so for female entrepreneurs. The Africa Women Innovation…

The two-day event aimed to explore post-pandemic recovery for the African markets, and to address women’s economic empowerment JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 7, 2020/APO Group/ –The 6th edition of the benchmarking Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (AWIEForum.org) conference…

This year’s award brought together the largest and most influential panel of judges ever assembled for a journalism prize in Africa.   JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 3, 2020/APO Group/ — APO Group (APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy,…

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who has gained a national profile amid the pandemic, expanded her reach across the Atlantic with prepared remarks offered to the African conference.   Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined leaders from across Africa to deliver a…

This year the conference is themed ‘Reimagining Business and Rebuilding Better’ and will be held on 2-3 December 2020 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 23, 2020/APO Group/ —With the focus on rebuilding economies in Africa post-Covid, the Africa Women Innovation and…