Founders from Tanzania, Kenya and Egypt have been named winners of the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) competition, a flagship philanthropic programme established by the Jack Ma Foundation to spotlight and support African entrepreneurs. The Africa’s Business Heroes prize competition is aimed at supporting and inspiring the next generation of African entrepreneurs across all sectors who are building a more sustainable and inclusive economy for the future of the continent. Each year, the ABH prize competition and show features 10 finalists as they pitch their business to win a share of US$1.5 million in grant money. This year, the competition received more than 21,000 applications and saw applicants from across all 54 African countries. “The winners of the 2022 Africa’s Business Heroes competition embody the incredible entrepreneurial spirit in the region.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 23, 2022 07:01 UTC