Informal retail is one of the biggest economic sectors representing 50% of official GDP in sub-Saharan Africa, but it is largely under-served. In Ghana, the informal retail sector accounts for 80% of […]
I’m Ammishaddai Ofori, an Innovation Strategist and Business Development Consultant currently based in Accra, Ghana. I graduated from the MEST Training Program in 2015. The program was the first of […]
Taking a Leap of Faith It’s been said that life begins at the end of our comfort zone, and that’s precisely where I found myself in December 2021 when I […]
Artificial intelligence, blockchain, and omnichannel platforms are three cutting-edge technologies that are transforming the way businesses around the world operate. While these technologies are still relatively new, trailblazers are already […]
See new timelines for the 12-month Training Program Application All applicants of the ongoing recruitment for the 12-month Training Program are informed that their applications will now be reviewed on […]
Accra-Ghana – Monday 12th December 2022: Applications are open for the 2024 cohort of the MEST Training Program; a twelve-month program hosted physically in Accra and designed to give young […]
Accra, 6th December 2022: MEST Africa has announced Senegalese tech startup Kwely as the winner of the 2022 edition of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC); a pan-African tech startup pitch […]
MEST Africa has announced Sproutly (Nigeria), Kweli (Senegal), Swoove (Ghana), Hisa (Kenya) and Desert Green Africa (South Africa) as the startups who will be into the grand finale of the […]
MEST Africa has announced a shortlist of 36 qualified technology startups from 5 African countries who will be going into the regional pitch competition stage of the 2022 MEST Africa […]
