Ernest Armah is the Country Manager of enpact e.V. enpact e.V is a global non-profit organization founded in 2013 to empower entrepreneurs, ecosystems and international cooperation.
According to the Economic Commission for Africa, “firms and businesses in African cities are highly vulnerable to COVID-19 related effects, especially SMEs which account for 80% of employment in Africa.”
On 15th May 2020, I moderated a conversation on the topic: The African entrepreneur in the age of COVID-19: Coping Strategies for Today’s Reality.
If we were to be under lockdown for two straight years, what will the African entrepreneur do?
Analogous to the story of Henrietta’s is that of Vincent Okeke, the co-founder of Agriple, a Nigerian-based online farm market that connects farmers with consumers and off-takers in real time to minimize food waste.
