KA Innovate Webinar 3 Report – Mechanics of Start-ups : Getting It Right the First Time

What an amazing Event! This webinar, the third in the KA Innovate Series, featured three Founders and CEO's that assist others to start their own businesses.  Simi Olusola, Founder of the Aspilos Foundation, Miho Tanaka, Founder from Startupjapan and Wafeeqah Lagerdien, Founder of Entrihub.  The information provided to attendees was well presented and informative, with [...]

By |2020-09-07T18:37:41+09:00July 22nd, 2020|KA Innovate|0 Comments

JICA NINJA Competition Assist

As Kakehashi Africa has grown, we are in a position to assist any of our members who wish to enter the JICA NINJA Business Plan Competition.  Whether it is with constructing your business plan, creating an in-depth survey, assisting with analysis or connecting you with African or Japanese collaborators, our network is now perfectly positioned [...]

By |2020-07-15T21:04:27+09:00July 15th, 2020|KA News, Opportunities, Research|0 Comments

Kakehashi Africa – Employment Opportunity (July 2020)

Front End Developer (Remote) Kakehashi Africa is happy to present the following employment opportunity. A South African based e-commerce company is looking for an individual who is able to work remotely. Responsibilities will include: Managing web applications as well as native application (iOS/Android) to troubleshoot and update as required Inter-phase integration with eCommerce retailers and [...]

By |2020-07-24T02:29:22+09:00July 7th, 2020|KA News, Opportunities|0 Comments

Employment Opportunity – Professional Network and Career Development Coordinator (Tokyo)

As Kakehashi Africa builds a stronger relationship with the Ashinaga Foundation, they have afforded another job opportunity for members within our network. If you are interested and would like to work in Japan for an annual salary of ¥4m, please follow the link below: PND HQ Job Listing

By |2020-06-19T04:54:45+09:00June 19th, 2020|KA News, Opportunities|0 Comments

KA Innovate Event (Jun 6, 2020)

About the E-vent To fuel an already flourishing culture of innovation and startups in Africa, Kakehashi Africa has recently introduced a new department, KA Innovate. The mandate of KA Innovate includes providing mentorship or business advice to KA members going to establish a startup company and supporting African startups in getting investments from Japan. Therefore, [...]

By |2020-06-06T20:00:29+09:00May 29th, 2020|Free Discussions|0 Comments

Kakehashi Africa expands its network through signing of MOU with AYINA

Kakehashi Africa’s mandate is to build stronger relationships through business ties between Japanese companies and Africa through our network of members that span the African continent.  To achieve this, Kakehashi Africa has actively engaged with both African and Japanese stakeholders and we are proud to announce our latest partnership with AYINA – All Youth Innovation [...]

By |2020-05-20T22:04:48+09:00May 20th, 2020|KA News|0 Comments

Employment Opportunity for Kakehashi Members – Student Relations Coordinator (May 2020)

The Ashinaga Foundation, founded through tragedy, is an organization that advocates for orphans globally and since 2014 has been offering academic scholarships for African orphans to study in Japan who wish to make a difference in their own countries on completion of their studies. The foundation is looking for a Student Relations Coordinator to join [...]

By |2020-05-20T20:12:50+09:00May 20th, 2020|KA News, Opportunities|0 Comments

The future is in Africa.

By Fetra Rakotondrasoava Translated by Joe Flynn 54 out of 55 African countries under a single free trade area, Africa will be the largest market in the World from July 2020. Indeed, the largest free trade zone concluded between African countries is entering its operationalization phase, at the African Union Summit, held in Niamey, Niger [...]

By |2020-02-11T12:08:23+09:00February 11th, 2020|Free Discussions|0 Comments