If you are interested in innovative ways Venture Capital funds are investing in Africa then watch this panel discussion moderated by Steven Grin, Managing Partner, Lateral Capital. The panel discussed Innovative Fund Structures for investing in Africa at the Africa Fintech Summit held on April 19, 2018 in Washington DC. Read the full post about the summit here. And watch the panel discussion here.

Gauteng provincial InvestSA produces a one-stop shop where investors receive strategic guidance with specialized advisory services and access to various government departments involved in regulation and approval of permits and licenses. The co-ordination of various government departments under the initiative will reduce time for obtaining permits, regulatory inefficiencies, and eliminate red-tapism. With InvestSA, the Government sends a strong message that South Africa welcomes foreign direct and local investment. The re-launch of InvestSA in Gauteng on April 10, 2018 could improve South Africa’s ease of doing business over a 2 to 4 year period according to South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Rob Davies.

Happening now at the Wharton Africa Business Forum- Thought leaders are discussing Career leadership and providing insights to investing in Africa. At the welcome address and breakfast keynote panel include: Dr. Abdu Mukhtar of AfDB, Patrick Dupoux of BCG and Paul Trustfull of Forbes Emerging Markets. More to come from breakout panels.

At the coworking ng conference organized by @kolaoyeneyin CEO Venia Hub, industry experts explore the growth, challenges, and future of the coworking industry in Africa and Nigeria in particular.

Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina is the current President of the African Development Bank who was previously Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture. The World Food Prize award was given to him in recognition of his role in expanding food production in Nigeria, and introducing initiatives to increase credit facilities to small scale farmers across Africa, amongst others. His policies have been identified as expanding Nigeria’s food production by 21 million metric tons, and attracting $5.6 billion in private sector investments in agriculture. Read more here