EMPOWER AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS, ELUMELU TELLS JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

Chairman of Heirs Holding and United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, says the best way to ensure sustainable development in Africa is by investing in its entrepreneurs. Speaking at the ongoing Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan, Elumelu urged the Japanese government to invest 5% of its $50 billion commitment to Africa in entrepreneurs. “At TICAD 2016 in Kenya, Japan pledged $30billion for Africa. This year you have generously increased this to $50 billion,” Elumelu, who is the founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, said.…

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