Heirs Energies: An African Champion
We hear a lot about African champions, African role models, African innovation and excellence. How we should demonstrate Africa’s potential. The potential we know exists. When we founded Heirs Energies, our vision was bold, yet simple: an African integrated energy business, grounded in excellence, execution, and enterprise, that could redefine what is possible in our […]
Brand Power: Why Every Leader must be their Chief Marketing Officer
It takes years to build a trusted brand and seconds to destroy it. When I speak with young entrepreneurs, I tell them that the power of brand is critical, it is the beginning of trust, the engine of loyalty, the foundation of that personal relationship between the consumer, the product and the business. And branding […]
15 Years of Africapitalism in Action: Executing Heirs Holdings’ Bold Vision for Africa
Heirs Holdings, the family-owned pan-African investment group created by Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, marks its 15th anniversary this month, celebrating a decade and a half of transformative, long-term investment in Africa. Established in 2010, Heirs Holdings was founded on a mission: to transform Africa, creating economic and social wealth; a demonstration of Tony Elumelu’s philosophy […]
From Pressure to Performance: The One Decision That Tested My Resilience
This weekend, Heirs Holdings Group’s senior management gathered. We had one objective – strengthening our resilience, probing our own capacity to be resilient, testing our responses as individuals and as a business. We wanted to leave stronger, more certain, more sure of our ability to respond to all that a volatile environment can throw out […]
Catalysing Africa’s Transformation Through Partnership, Capital, and Vision – Afreximbank at 32
Africa came to Abuja this week, hosted by the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, to mark a significant milestone: 32 years of Afreximbank, a pan-African institution that has shaped trade on the continent, and transformed lives through visionary capital deployment and strong public-private collaboration. When I say only Africans will build Africa, Afrexim leads in so many […]
The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Philanthropy
Sometimes we worry about the next generation. Are they up to the task? Will they lead and inspire? Most of us have heard something similar from our elders! A few years ago, I met a young man. He was humble and very sharp. He introduced himself as Rabiu Olowo. I was very impressed by his […]
Tony Elumelu: “My foundation has lifted more than 2 million Africans out of poverty” (My Le Figaro Feature)
I’m a determined and hardworking person with big dreams and a thirst for knowledge. I was born, raised, and educated in Africa. Millions of Africans share these traits. My personal journey would be incomplete without acknowledging the role luck played in my success. In 2010, my wife Awele—a doctor—and I created the Tony Elumelu Foundation, […]
Africa and Tech Innovation on the Global Stage
We know technology is transforming our world – we know that the transformation is getting ever faster. Where is Africa? In the conversation or left outside? Young Africans are digitally native, entrepreneurial, and hungry to build. What we need are more opportunities for partnership, more belief in our potential, and platforms to amplify our voices. […]
Banking for Prosperity: Africa – the Growth Story the World Cannot Ignore
From Dubai to Paris, and now Doha, I have brought Africa’s voice to some of the world’s most influential stages, championing a message I hold dear: Africapitalism. At the Qatar Economic Forum, I spoke on the future of banking and finance. Representing the United Bank for Africa (UBA), and the wider Heirs Holdings Group, I […]
Building a More Inclusive Global Economy: Reflections from Paris
This week, I joined global leaders in Paris to support a cause that is very dear to me: inclusive prosperity for all. At the invitation of my good friend, Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, I participated in the 2025 Steering Committee Meeting of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism, and a dinner hosted in my honour […]
