Source: Bruno demeocq
Watch highly skilled artisan weavers at work in Assia Dione's workshop in Dakar, Senegal as they create beautiful fabrics prized by many of the high-end interior design brands of the world.
Read morePodcast: DW Deutsche Welle - Interviews Julian Omalla inspiring Ugandan entrepreneur
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Julian Adyeri Omalla changed her biography from a story of poverty to prosperity. How did she manage to move from having nothing to creating a business employing 450 people nowadays? Listen and find out this amazing woman’s philosophy.
Read moreVideo: Lydia Hakizimana talks about the effects of corruption on the human spirit
Source: Poverty Cure | Published on September 19, 2013
Lydie Hakizimana of Rwanda describes the effects of corruption on the human spirit. The problem of corruption extends beyond dollars and cents. It crushes the entrepreneurial spirit of a people.
Read moreVideo: Lydia Hakizimana talks about her reading project to inspire the children of Rwanda
Source: US AID | Published on February 8, 2013
Lydia Hakizimana talks about a children's reading programme and competition she launched in Rwanda to inspire children to get more excited about reading.
Read moreVideo: Dr. Ola Orekunrin shares her views on the Ebola crisis
Source: Diamond Women | Published on October 10, 2014
Diamond Women selected Dr. Ola Orekunrin as the Diamond Woman of the month for October. Dr. Ola Orekunrin is the founder of The Flying Doctors Nigeria, a leading air ambulance service in Nigeria. Here she discusses among other things her views on the latest Ebola crisis impacting West Africa.
Read moreVideo: Deola Sagoe the Queen of African Design
Source: ARISE Entertainment 360, hosted by Lola Ogunnaike, published on Feb 14, 2014
Nigerian fashion pioneer Deola Sagoe celebrated 25 years in the business with a solo exhibition at the 2014 New York Fashion Show. ARISE Entertainment 360, hosted by Lola Ogunnaike sat down with her moments before the festivities began.
Read moreVideo: eNCA profiles Sibongile Sambo - Pioneering woman of aviation
Video: Gahaya Links connect global shoppers with quality handcrafted products
Source: Walmart | Published on 7 March 2013
Walmart and Full Circle Exchange connect shoppers with quality products made by the network of women basket weavers in Rwanda, allowing customers to help the lives of their families and communities.
Read moreVideo: Top Billing features the launch of Khanyi Dhlomo's Luminance store
Source: SABC Top Billing, published on August 3, 2013
SABC's Top Billing show brings you all the glamour of the launch of entrepreneur, Khanyi Dlomo's new department store, Luminance. Khanyi shares the background to what inspired her to take the leap into the high-end retail business.
Read moreVideo: Khanyi Dhlomo shares her story, her philosophy and her advice to those who have big dreams and ambitions
Source: Inspired Citizen, Anthony Berklich, published on Feb 17, 2014
Anthony Berklich sat down with Khanyi Dhlomo at the Fairlawns Boutique Hotel and Spa in Johannesburg to discuss her entrepreneur story, her philosophy and her advice to those who have big dreams and ambitions.
Read moreVideo: Khanyi Dhlomo introduces the Luminance retail concept
Source: Destiny Magazine, published on March 13, 2013
Want to know more about Khanyi Dhlomo's new luxury retail venture Luminance? Then watch the behind-the-scenes cover shoot with DESTINY Founding Editor and Ndalo Media CEO, Khanyi Dhlomo, and businesswoman and Luminance investor, Dr Judy Dlamini on DestinyTV here!
Read moreVideo: Adenike Ogunlesi talks about what motivates her and how women entrepreneurs need to be supported
Video published by Diamond Women on Mar 19, 2014
Diamond Women features Nike Ogunlesi in this fascinating interview. Nike talks about what motivates and inspires her personally as a woman entrepreneur; offers valuable advice to women who aspire to start their own businesses; and talks about the contribution women can make to society.
Read moreVideo: Adenike Ogunlesi blazes a trail for female entrepreneurs in Nigeria
Adenike Ogunlesi's has blazed a trail as a female entrepreneur in Nigeria. Her story offers hope and inspiration to all women who have a dream of one day starting and owning their own business.
Read moreVideo: Adenike Ogunlesi - the woman behind the making of Ruff 'n' Tumble the leading brand of children's clothing in Nigeria
Watch this truly inspiring Nigerian entrepreneurial success story: Adenike Ogunlesi has built the leading children's clothing brand in Nigeria and West-Africa - and it all started with her selling clothes from the boot of her car!
Read moreVideo: Angela Dick shares her inspiring journey to becoming one of South Africa's leading women entrepreneurs
Source: WisdomExchangeTV | Published on Aug 18, 2014
Wisdom Exchange TV and host Suzanne F Stevens interviews Angela Dick, founder and CEO of Transman, the largest privately owned, temporary employment service provider in South Africa. Angela discusses the early days of starting her company and her inspiring journey to becoming one of South Africa's leading women entrepreneurs.
Read moreVideo: Margaret Hirsch shares some of her hard earned entrepreneur wisdom
Margaret Hirsch co-founder and COO of Hirsch's Homestores shares some of the pearls of entrepreneur wisdom she has gained along her remarkable journey in business.
Read moreVideo: Wendy and Raymond Ackerman Pay Tribute to Nelson Mandela
Published on Dec 9, 2013
In a private moment in their home, Wendy and Raymond Ackerman reflect on their encounters with Nelson Mandela.
Source: Expresso Partners
Read moreVideo: Wendy Ackerman behind the scenes cover shoot for Forbes Africa
Behind the scenes with Wendy Ackerman as she participates in a photo shoot for the making of the Forbes Africa August 2013 edition cover.
Video published on July 30, 2013 Source: Forbes Africa
FORBES AFRICA August 2013: Behind the scenes with Wendy Ackerman and Rapelang Rabana. Two women, worlds apart, agree: business is not for dreamers, but for those with the guts to stick it out. Wendy Ackerman has made a fortune from supermarkets over the last half century; Rapelang Rabana is at the other end of her entrepreneurial career—in the dynamic world of technology and communications. They prove that when it comes to making your fortune there is more than one way to skin a cat.
Read moreVideo: Susan Mashibe interviewed on Bloomberg
Source: Bloomberg Philanthropies | Published on August 6, 2014
Two African entrepreneurs and a U.S. investor in African companies join the U.S.-Africa Business Forum Google Hangout to talk about the investing climate in Africa for startup companies and what is necessary to get up and running : do your homework and be persistent. With Susan Mashibe, CEO of VIA Aviation in Tanzania, Bobby Pittman, CEO of Kupanda Capital in Washington D.C., and Anthony Nwachukwu, CEO of SW Global, a software company in Ghana.
Read moreVideo: Dorcas Muthoni's 2014 Internet Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech
Published by the Internet Hall of Fame on Apr 12, 2014
Irine Misoi, representative for Dorcas Muthoni, gives an acceptance speech at the Internet Society's Internet Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony April 8, 2014.
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