1
0
Munyaneza Francine, a Rwandan and director of a company called Munyax Eco, which deals in electricity, and Oluwatomi Solanke, a Nigerian and director of Trove Finance, a company that provides financial services are among 15 finalists in the Africa competition. Business Heroes 2022.
In Kigali during a presentation, they reciprocally testified that they have reached a good level and that today they show a good example to young people.
Access to electricity weapon of war For Francine
Francine Munyaneza is a Rwandan woman who started a business called Munyax Eco which provides electricity.
In an interview with umusanzunews..com, she said that she started this business through hardships and sometimes met those who discouraged her but she remained confident.
She also said that she had the idea to create this company after seeing that in Africa there are several people facing the lack of access to electricity.
Francine then reported that she has a plan to help developing women cope with climate change and help them improve their lives.
She concluded that so far more than 10,000 people in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi have received electricity through her Munyaex Eco initiative.
For Solanke, finance can develop in all directions
This is what happened to Oluwatomi Solanke, a Nigerian and CEO of Trove Finance, a financial services company.
He said that after graduating with a degree in chemistry from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, he started working for himself where he founded a financial company where Nigerians can buy shares and trade them in America. and in other places where more than 200,000 people have grown so far…, through his campaign.
In his address, Solanke said that if he got discouraged he would not have achieved anything and he called on young people to be brave and face obstacles to invest and avoid getting discouraged.
These two are among the finalists of the Africa Business Heroes competition where the projects of 10 people are selected each year to receive one and a half million US dollars (1.5 million
The Africa Business Heroes competition is a competition that aims to support the private sector in all fields, especially in Africa, and is supported by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba, which aims to foster the development of the African continent.
So far, 10 people are expected to receive this year’s awards. Since this competition started 10 years ago, there are now 100 people who have received prizes. The youngest had done a project that provides electricity.
