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A free, bilingual digital safety course equips young people with practical habits to protect their money, data, and future careers as mobile money scams and AI-driven phishing surge across the continent.  ACCRA, GHANA – October 5, 2026 – To counter a growing epidemic of online fraud during Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, JA Africa has […]

The journey of Peniel Obeng, from a small coastal town in Ghana to the continental stage in Kigali to a full scholarship at African Leadership University  Peniel Obeng grew up in a coastal community in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. “Home was manageable growing up,” he says. “I lived among a small, close circle of

ECO TWIST, a waste-recycling venture founded by participants of the 2025 JA Social Equity Program in Sierra Leone, has been selected among the Top 60 startups at the 2nd ECOWAS Startup Awards 2026, held at the ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The team earned its place from a pool of 10,900 applicants, putting it in

JA Rwanda has reached 527 students in just two weeks as it rolls out the JA Digital Entrepreneurship Education Platform (JA DEEP) in schools across the country. The program helps students build the digital, entrepreneurial, and employability skills they need to succeed in school and beyond. During each session, students explore the platform’s learning modules

ACCRA, GHANA, le 25 septembre 2026 : JA (Junior Achievement) Africa et la Z Zurich Foundation vont doter 20 000 jeunes du Burkina Faso, de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et du Togo de l’état d’esprit, des compétences, de la confiance et des opportunités nécessaires pour développer des moyens de subsistance, résoudre des problèmes

ACCRA, GHANA, September 25, 2026: JA (Junior Achievement) Africa and the Z Zurich Foundation will equip 20,000 young people in Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Togo with the mindset, skillset, confidence, and opportunities to build livelihoods, solve local problems, and build more thriving, peaceful communities. Announced on the International Day of

Accra, Ghana – September 16, 2026 – Marking the International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South, observed under the 2026 theme “Shaping a Brighter Future for the Global South” – JA (Junior Achievement) Africa, in partnership with the ExxonMobil Foundation, announces that the national phases of the 2026 ExxonMobil Foundation STEM Africa

What starts as a simple classroom idea can quickly turn into an international journey. For four Rwanda Coding Academy students, team AgroHaven became their ticket to building real leadership skills and representing Rwanda on Africa’s biggest student entrepreneurship stage.  Below, the four team members reflect on their standout moments with JA Africa and the JA Africa Company of the Year 2025. 

Q&A Feature  JA Africa: Take us back to the beginning. Where was the team before the JA Social Equity Program?  Team Pharma Express: Before the JA Social Equity Program, each of us had our own separate path and individual business ideas, but we shared one common drive: we wanted to build something that solved real problems in our