#LLATechThursdays: Meet Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, Founder and Executive Director, Chil Artificial Intelligence Lab.
Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa is the founder and Executive Director of Chil Artificial Intelligence Lab, pursuing artificial intelligence in medicine. The 24-year old social entrepreneur from Uganda, who is the mastermind behind a popular cancer screening app that is helping thousands of women in various countries throughout Africa. A cancer survivor herself, her company offers innovative […]
LLABlog: Meet Fatoumata Ba, Founder of the first African unicorn, Jumia Ivory Coast.
Fatoumata is a Senegalese entrepreneur and VC investor that has always been fascinated by tech. At the age of 9, she hacked her father’s computer, created her first email at 11, and built her first website at 16. Then, she founded Jumia Ivory Coast, an online retail platform supported by Africa Internet Group. According to […]
LLANews: Titi Cole has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer, Legacy Franchises, Citi
Titi Cole has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer, Legacy Franchises, Citi. She is a member of Citi’s Executive Management Team and leads the consumer businesses in Asia, EMEA, and Mexico. Prior to this role, she was Head of Operations & Fraud Prevention, and the Chief Client Officer for Citi’s Global Consumer Bank and […]
#LLAInterview: “Stay in your lane and run your race, eradicate fear with faith. Self-sabotage happens when we don’t action out our ideas.”- Bulelwa Mpinda, Founder of Young and Spiritually Inspired (YSI)
Bulelwa Mpinda is the founder of an organization called Young and Spiritually Inspired. She was born in the year 1991 August 23rd,in South Africa. Adopted at 3 years old. She matriculated at Blue Hills College in the year of 2010. Then she advanced into the working field in the year of 2011 and also founded […]
#LLABlog: Who is Judge Ketanji Brown jackson? 5 Facts about her and 5 lessons from her Confirmation hearings.
President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is an American attorney and jurist who has a connection to a former GOP speaker of the House and is famous for handing former President Donald Trump a major judicial loss. Jackson currently sits on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, where Biden nominated her less than […]
LLACommunitySpotlight: Meet Benadatte Kaggwa, Founder and Creative Designer of NNUNJI, an emerging brand of handmade fashion accessories.
Benadatte Kaggwa is the Founder and Creative Designer of NNUNJI, an emerging brand of handmade fashion accessories. She recently received the SHE Awards Africa accolade for Fashionpreneur of the Year 2021. Benadatte has been passionate about design and fashion since her childhood. Prior to resuming her business at NNUNJI, she managed a local high-end fashion […]
LLANews: Nigerian social entrepreneur, Francesca Uriri, and pioneer founder, Heels and Tech, Bisola Alabi, have been listed among 2022 Donors For Africa, African Women in Development awards.
Nigerian social entrepreneur, Francesca Uriri, and pioneer founder, Heels and Tech, Bisola Alabi, are among 60 women from 15 African countries that have been nominated for this year’s Donors For Africa, African Women in Development awards. The award recognises outstanding African women activists, change-makers, government representatives, and social innovators, who are transforming lives in their […]
LLANews: Ashanti Joins EQ Exchange, Becomes The First Black Female Artist To Be A Co-Founder Of A Web3 Company.
Ashanti has announced a new partnership with the woman-owned Web3* company, EQ Exchange. This partnership makes the singer “the first Black female artist to be a co-founder of a Web3 company.” Founded by tech entrepreneur Janice Taylor, EQ Exchange is the first female-owned tech company in Silicon Valley and is a Web3 company that’s dedicated […]
#LLANews: Diane Okoko FCIArb has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Moneta Technologies.
Diane Okoko FCIArb has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Moneta Technologies. Diane is a Notary Public of Nigeria and an experienced arbitrator and legal practitioner, with demonstrated 21 years practice experience. She is a member of the Institute of Directors and a Fellow and approved Faculty member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators […]
LLABlog: Catherine Mahugu, a change-maker is revolutionizing Kenya’s coffee value chain. Here’s how!
Catherine Mahugu is the founder of Chiswara, An agri-tech & online platform, that offers an equitable coffee experience for farmers & consumers. They connect local coffee producers directly with global consumers. Chiswara’s farmer-focused approach & direct trade framework stimulates inclusive economic growth. Chiswara was born after Catherine witnessed Alibaba’s Rural Taobao initiative. The tech titan […]