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What We Do
At My Media Africa we tell the African success stories in Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Youth.
Worried by the constant image of poverty and gloom often reported of Africa by mainstream media within and outside Africa.
We were challenged to change the narrative by talking about the successes and exploits in Technology, Innovation, Business etc across Africa.
Shining a spotlight on the unsung African Heroes, success and inspiring stories.
BUSINESS
3 Ways to Make Money and Build Your Business Without Quitting Your Day Job
One of the most difficult parts to starting a business is, well, starting a business. You might have a great idea, or an amazing set of...
Top 10 African fintech predictions for 2021, from a fintech expert
The fintech environment was obviously affected by the pandemic, and nobody in the world had any idea last January that a whole new world...
4 Ways Your Company Can Have Great Success In 2021
2020 was a tough year for businesses of all sorts. Covid-19 decimated labor markets, stressed supply lines and, in some unlucky sectors, ground production to...
Stakeholders laud appointment of Nigerian as Coca-Cola CEO
Corporate governance experts have commended the appointment of Alfred Olajide as the new Vice President (VP), and Managing Director (MD) of Coca-Cola Nigeria Franchise...
Meet The Nigerians Making N30,000/Day Selling Grasshoppers
This is such a revelation to me. You know, one thing I really enjoy about finding new stories and articles to bring to you...
EDUCATION
Meet Professor Olawuyi, SAN the Youngest Academic To Become A Senior Advocate...
Professor Damilola Sunday Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb, is an international jurist, professor of law, arbitrator, author and policy consultant, with expertise in petroleum, mining, energy and...

Innovation
Congolese Entrepreneur Elie Safari Baraka invents first ever made in Congo...
A young Congolese named Elie Safari Baraka has invented the first ever made in Congo rechargeable iron. It took him 8 months of trials...
Jeff Bezos Supports African Fintech Startup, Chipper Cash with $30M
African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has raised a $30 million Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital with the participation of Bezos Expeditions — the personal VC fund...
AWARDS
Nigerian-American scientist, Robert Okojie, honoured by NASA
A Nigerian-American, Robert Okojie, has been inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame of the U.S’s National Aeronautics Space Administration‘s (NASA),
Before now, the prestigious honour had...
David Adjaye becomes the first black architect to receive Royal Gold...
British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye has been awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal 2021, becoming the first black architect to win the prize.
Awarded by RIBA and...
EVENTS
11-year-old Ifeoluwa Olusanya emerges as the winner of the Next Robotics Legend Competition
Ifeoluwa Olusanya, an 11-year-old whiz kid from Lagos, has emerged the winner of the Next Robotics Legend Competition which closed out last weekend. Ifeoluwa designed a...
Everything Apple Announced At The ‘One More Thing’ Event Yesterday
The company hosted its third event of the year, where they finally detailed how and why they’ll be shifting Macs to chips designed and...
Mymediaafrica Calendar
How Tope Awotona’s Calendly turned a scheduling nightmare into a $3B...
Tope Awotona, Founder & CEO, Calendly
One big theme in tech right now is the rise of services to help us keep working through lockdowns,...
Billionaires
Jeff Bezos To Step Down As Amazon CEO
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO during the third quarter, the company announced Tuesday—a surprise announcement after a blockbuster year in which Amazon’s...
Meet The 11 Billionaires Cashing In On Bitcoin’s Wild Rise
The stock market has given investors good reason to grin this past year, but none are smiling wider than the holders of cryptocurrencies. The...
This is how Elon Musk knows a candidate is lying in a job interview
Adding new people to a work team is usually something that must be resolved intelligently, especially if you are starting your company. On the...
Meet Omoha Nduka, 25-Years-Old Nigerian Real Estate Billionaire
Forbes announces a 25 year old Real Estate billionaire from Ebonyi State, Omoha Nduka, as many young Nigerian commentators still smarting from the Invictus...
Meet Binod Chaudhary, Nepal’s first and only billionaire
Dr. Binod Chaudhary, 65, is Nepal’s biggest export to the world after Mount Everest. Chaudhary, whose net worth is estimated at $1.6 billion (Dh5.88b),...
5 Things Jeff Bezos Does Other Than Work
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is no stranger to making headlines for his bizarre, sometimes controversial business practices. Whether it’s innovating the publishing...