Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Embracing women diversity through nude!

Embracing women diversity through nude!: Ade Hassan, MBE Ade Hassan is a London-based entrepreneur of Nigerian descent. Driven by a determination to celebrate diversity she decided to create Nubian Skin, a lingerie and hosiery product brand, with the objective of embracing colour representation for darker skin tones. “Empowering Women. Embracing our Colour” Lingerie is a …

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5 Things You Can Learn from this African Scientist Fighting Climate Change: Gift Mehlana

Gift Mehlana got the ‘science bug from his older brother, who was passionate about the subject at school. “l just wanted to be like him!” Having grown up in Zimbabwe, Gift realised that “there are so many things that science can do, providing solutions to problems we’re facing’. Today he is a chemist with a …

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Linkages Through Language: Omokolawola Lamikanra

They say that business and entrepreneurship run in your veins. That’s certainly true for Omokolawole Lamikanra, who started out on his entrepreneurial journey before his tenth birthday! Also known as ‘Lami’, this Nigerian lawyer and businessman recently moved to the UK where he is busy launching his latest venture – Lingua54, a digital platform to learn …

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AFROPOLiTAiN: Bridging Cultures and Celebrating African Identity – Keziah Makoundou

Hi there, please tell us a bit about you? My name is Keziah, I work in the publishing industry and run my own publication – AFROPOLiTAiN magazine. I’m a designer by professional and have worked with other publications before, and then from there built my own media platform. I got a masters in design, then …

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In Tribute to Africa: Michelle Dybele

An Interview with Michelle Dybele Michelle Dybele is a French actress, film producer and entrepreneur of Central African heritage.  Josefina Bonsundy Nvumba, Founder of Rootencial, spoke to Michelle about her various creative  ventures, from her short film produced in Côte d’Ivoire and featured at Cannes to the scarves inspired  by her grandmother and African history. …

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Let The Good Times Begin: Esther Bolekia

Born in Spain with ancestry from Equatorial Guinea, Esther is a road engineer, founder and director of the digital magazine Devé, aimed at professional development through three pillars: The strategy. The leadership. And the lifestyle. Esther tells how staying conscious and not turning her back on her roots have allowed her to connect with a …

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Strong Like Mum: Shakira Akabusi

Shakira Akabusi is a pre and postnatal fitness expert. A daughter of an Olympic medalist Kriss Akabusi, there’s no wonder that sports and fitness were always a vital part of Shakira’s life. A motivational speaker, writer, and mother of two, she’s also a founder of a movement called StrongLikeMum, which empowers pre and postnatal women …

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Bringing African-inspired Fashion to Your Ears: Mohéna DIWOUTA

ROOTENCIAL met the radiantly smiley Mohéna Diwouta, the creator of an African-inspired jewelry business known as OHEA. She created the company in June 2011 while working full-time as a press officer in Paris. Although Mohéna was born and spent her childhood in Cameroon, her origins extend much further. She is also of Gabonese and French …

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