Tony Elumelu advances Africapitalism at the World Economic Forum

Global Patriot StaffJanuary 23, 2016

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Tony Elumelu (right) discussing with the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon

Tony O. Elumelu (right) with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Lofven (left) and Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Haile Mariam Desalegn — Tony O. Elumelu (right) with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Lofven (left) and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Haile Mariam Desalegn

One of Africa’s most influential business leaders and Chairman, Heirs Holdings, United Bank for Africa and Transcorp Plc, Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu, was at this year’s World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland.
Elumelu, who is also the Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation and creator of Africapitalism met different leaders at the Forum and used the platform to advance the concept of Africapitalism and talk about private/public partnerships, operationalising the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, agenda of the United Nations and energy for Africa.
A leading philanthropist, Elumelu’s Foundation has a highly acclaimed entrepreneurship programme that aims at challenging young people across the African continent to come up with brilliant business ideas that can be bankrolled by the Foundation.