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August 2026 Opportunities: 15 Grants, Accelerators, Competitions and More for Africans
For African founders, researchers, students and creatives, August brings opportunities ranging from early-stage grants to programmes aimed at businesses already...
July 2026 Opportunities for African Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Emerging Leaders
July brings a dense mix of funding calls, accelerator cohorts, and innovation challenges across Africa and global ecosystems. For founders,...
She Left TV to Build An Animation Dream
On Saturday mornings growing up in Kenya, Mary Wanjiku would settle in front of the television to watch cartoons such...
June 2026 Grants, Fellowships, Prizes, and Competitions for Africa’s Changemakers and Innovators
Across Africa and beyond, June arrives with an unusually rich spread of opportunities for those ready to act. This month,...
From Spy Tech to Army in the Parks: Inside Uganda’s Militarised Conservation State
Every Wednesday and Thursday, Uganda’s specially constituted wildlife crimes court comes alive with activity. Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu, or two...
May 2026 Opportunities: Grants, Fellowships, and Competitions for Africa’s Boldest Innovators
May 2026 arrives with a packed calendar of opportunities for African entrepreneurs, technologists, educators, storytellers, climate innovators, and startup founders....
Innovation Index: What Africa’s Economies Should Pay Attention to in 2026 and Beyond
The 2025 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) report takes stock of the global innovation trends, technological progress, adoption...
Apply Now: April 2026 Opportunities for Africa’s Next-Gen Entrepreneurs and Innovators
April is a month full of high-impact opportunities for African changemakers, entrepreneurs, and innovators. This curated list highlights funding, fellowships,...
How a “Digital Chef” in Kenya is Changing the Culinary Game
When Sarah Sandra relocated to Nairobi, she had to move her new food venture onto the busy city's streets. Social...
Menterprise Talks: Intellectual Property for Tech Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Date: Saturday, 21 March 2026 Time: 9:00 am EAT Language: English Venue: National ICT Innovation Hub, Nakawa (Physical) & Online (Virtual)...
Menterprise Africa is a dynamic and forward-thinking multimedia social enterprise with continental ambitions, which began its operations in 2021 and was formally registered by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) on 23 January 2024.