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Did you know that over 525 million people used the internet in Africa in 2019? If current growth trends continue, almost 75% of Africans are expected to come online by 2030.
African Changemaker
Onyeka is a Nigerian tech entrepreneur who has demonstrated his commitment to using technology to solve some of Nigeria’s most pressing challenges.
As the founder of Nigeria’s first digital agriculture platform, Farmcrowdy, Onyeka helped to connect small-scale farmers with individuals who want to invest in agriculture.
Today, Onyeka is the CEO of Treepz, a Mobility-as-a-Service platform that provides transportation services to users in Africa. Through Treepz, Onyeka is helping to address transportation challenges in Nigeria’s growing urban centers, by providing efficient, affordable, and reliable transportation options.
His dedication to innovation and entrepreneurship has earned him several awards and recognition, including the 2022 Internet Entrepreneur of the Year Award – Business Insider Africa Awards.
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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Africa Trading and Distribution Company (ATDC) have signed a $500 million global credit facility to finance the purchase, movement and distribution of African goods across regional and international markets.
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The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Africa50 and Sustainable Energy for All have announced the commercial launch of the $300 million Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund.
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Biochar Industrial Group (BIG), a Nigeria-based climate technology company, has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to expand its biochar production model across sub-Saharan Africa.