(3BL Media/Justmeans) – Entrepreneurship in Africa has emerged as one of the most sustainable tools to generate jobs. A 2015 study by Approved Index, a UK based group, ranked Africa near the top in terms of entrepreneurship. Global investors are increasingly recognizing the rise of entrepreneurship and the changing business landscape in the African continent.
At a recent Youth Connekt Africa Summit co-hosted by UNCTAD and the Government of Rwanda, Alibaba founder Jack Ma announced the launch of a $10 million African Young Entrepreneurs Fund. Ma, who is Special Advisor to UNCTAD for Youth Entrepreneurship and Small Business, said that he...