The Tony Elumelu Foundation has announced the African startups selected for its entrepreneurship progamme in Abuja, Nigeria.

Over 3,000 applicants were selected for the 2019 cohort of the Foundation’s flagship Entrepreneurship Programme.

According to the foundation, the applicants were selected from the 216,000 submitted applications representing 58% male, 42% female.

Some of the parameters used in selecting shortlisted applicants include feasibility, market opportunity, scalability, leadership skill and viability of the idea.

Founder of TEF, Tony Elumelu stressed the importance of the private sector in the development of Africa’s economy.

He noted that the small and medium scale enterprises are the main drivers of the economic transformation.

“No one but us will develop our continent. The private sector has a key role to play in doing this. It is not the big businesses that make the difference, but the SMEs are known for creating jobs, alleviating poverty, helping to bridge inequality gaps and ensure that our women are more economically involved.”

“It is in this realisation that the TEF decided that entrepreneurship is the most catalytic way of making little contributions to humanity.”

He said that the selected finalists are 3,050 young African men and women from 54 African countries.

Click here to see the selected African startups.

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