BIC Africa is excited to announce the upcoming webinar within its Diaspora Entrepreneurship Webinar Series: Dialogue with African Diaspora Entrepreneurs in the IT Sector. Scheduled for the 25th of November 2025, from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm EAT, this webinar aims to highlight the journeys, challenges, and successes of entrepreneurs in the IT sector and… Continue reading BIC Africa Upcoming Diaspora Entrepreneurship Webinar Series: Dialogue with African Diaspora Entrepreneurs in the IT Sector.
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BIC Africa Annual Gathering 2025: Empowering Youth-led Startups to transform Agri-Tech, Agribusiness & Value Chains for Food Security.
On the 23rd of October 2025, we successfully hosted the fourth edition of BIC Africa Annual Gathering at the Palmeiras Hotel in Luanda, Angola with more than 90 in-person participants and 140 online. This year’s gathering, themed “Empowering Youth-led Startups to Transform Agri-Tech, Agribusiness & Value Chains for Food Security,” co-organised by the Angola… Continue reading BIC Africa Annual Gathering 2025: Empowering Youth-led Startups to transform Agri-Tech, Agribusiness & Value Chains for Food Security.
The 2nd edition of the BIC Africa African Boot Camp held in Luanda, Angola
The BIC Africa African Boot Camp for business incubation experts wrapped up successfully in Luanda, Angola on the 21st and 22nd October 2025, gathering 15 business incubation experts from Angola, Comoros, Ethiopia, and Madagascar Over the course of two days, participants engaged in a practical journey from diagnosis to design, operation, and funding, working on… Continue reading The 2nd edition of the BIC Africa African Boot Camp held in Luanda, Angola
BIC Africa Staff Exchange for Ethiopian Experts held in Luanda
Between 16 to 20 October 2025, representatives from 1888EC and R&D Group participated in the BIC Africa Staff Exchange Programme in Luanda, Angola. This second-round staff exchange programme, building on the success of the first exchange held in May in Ethiopia, whereby two Angolan incubation managers visited R&D Group and 1888EC. Abnet Tadesse Belayneh, CEO… Continue reading BIC Africa Staff Exchange for Ethiopian Experts held in Luanda
BIC Africa Upcoming Diaspora Entrepreneurship Webinar Series: Dialogue with African Diaspora Entrepreneurs in the Food Sector.
BIC Africa is excited to announce the upcoming webinar within its Diaspora Entrepreneurship Webinar Series: Dialogue with African Diaspora Entrepreneurs in the Food Sector. Scheduled for the 30th of September 2025, from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm EAT, this webinar aims to highlight the journeys, challenges, and successes of entrepreneurs in the food sector. The… Continue reading BIC Africa Upcoming Diaspora Entrepreneurship Webinar Series: Dialogue with African Diaspora Entrepreneurs in the Food Sector.
The fifth edition of BIC Africa Women Entrepreneurs Acceleration Programme concludes after 12 weeks of Empowerment
The fifth edition of the BIC Africa Online Acceleration Programme for Women Entrepreneurs has successfully wrapped up on the 22 July 2025, marking another important milestone in supporting women-led businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa. Over the course of 12 weeks, 30 selected women entrepreneurs participated in a rich and dynamic learning journey designed to strengthen and… Continue reading The fifth edition of BIC Africa Women Entrepreneurs Acceleration Programme concludes after 12 weeks of Empowerment
BIC Africa Participated in the EBN Congress 2025 in Barakaldo, Spain
BIC Africa was proud to take part in the EBN Congress 2025, held from 18 to 20 June in Barakaldo, Spain. This year’s congress held under the theme: “Innovation for a Sustainable and Resilient Future” co-organised by EBN – European Business & Innovation Centre Network and EU|BIC BIC BIZKAIA EZKERRALDEA. As part of the three-day… Continue reading BIC Africa Participated in the EBN Congress 2025 in Barakaldo, Spain
BIC Africa Participates in the 2nd SEADE R&I Summit in Barakaldo, Spain
BIC Africa took part in the 2nd SEADE R&I Summit held on 18 June 2025 contributing to key discussions on research and innovation collaboration between Africa and Europe. Robert Sanders, Team Leader at BIC Africa at EBN, joined the panel session focused on “International Partnership Building between Africa and Europe Innovation Ecosystems.” He shared valuable… Continue reading BIC Africa Participates in the 2nd SEADE R&I Summit in Barakaldo, Spain
BIC Africa Successfully Concludes two Staff Exchange Programmes for Angolan and Malagasy Business Incubation mangers.
From 28 to 30 May, a delegation of Angolan business incubation managers, Angela de Miranda Head of Innovation and Silvio Faustino, managing partner from Acelera Angola took part in the first round of staff exchange hosted by R&D and 1888EC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They had three dynamic peer learning, knowledge-sharing sessions, best practices exchange,… Continue reading BIC Africa Successfully Concludes two Staff Exchange Programmes for Angolan and Malagasy Business Incubation mangers.
BIC Africa attended the TEI IYBA Meeting – 5 and 6 June 2025 in Luxembourg
BIC Africa participated in the Team Europe – Invest in Young Business Africa (TEI IYBA) Management Team Meeting and Workshops in Luxembourg and online on the 5th and 6th June 2025 On 5th of June, the TEI IYBA Management Team convened for a key meeting, beginning with an overview of the initiative. This was followed… Continue reading BIC Africa attended the TEI IYBA Meeting – 5 and 6 June 2025 in Luxembourg
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