Alibaba Initiatives in Africa: Media Resources
Alizila Staff | August 7, 2018

Fact Sheet: Alibaba Initiatives in Africa

Jack Ma’s Op-Ed in the New York Times: African Entrepreneurs Will Drive the Next Digital Revolution

Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI)

• Official Website
• ANPI Fact Sheet
• All Assets
• Bios of Finalists
• Photos & Videos of Finalists
  • VIDEO: Looking for Heroes: Jack Ma’s 2019 Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative
• Bios of Judges

Grand Finale Event:

• VIDEO: Highlights from the First Annual Africa Netpreneur Prize Grand Finale Show
• VIDEO: Jack Ma Speaks at Africa Netpreneur Conference
• VIDEO: Contestants Meet Judges Before Africa Netpreneur Prize Finale
• Photos of the Africa Netpreneur Conference
• Photos of Africa’s Business Heroes finale event
• Nigeria’s LifeBank Wins First Africa Netpreneur Prize
• B-ROLL: Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative Grand Finale

Press Releases:

• Alibaba Group Founder Jack Ma to Donate US$10 Million to Establish Africa Entrepreneur Prize
• Updates on the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative
• Africa Netpreneur Prize Announces Regional African Partners
• Africa Netpreneur Prize Officially Open for Applications
• Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative Announces World-Class Semi-finalist Judging Panel
• Africa Netpreneur Announces Top 10 Finalists
• $1 Million Awarded to African Entrepreneurs in Grand Finale of Africa Netpreneur Prize

Alizila Coverage:

• August 8, 2018: Jack Ma Launches $10M African Entrepreneur Prize
  • VIDEO: Jack Ma’s Speech
  • Link to livestream replay of the event (Jack Ma’s speech and Q&A starts at 4:10:00)
  • Video message from former UN SG Ban Ki-moon
  • PHOTOS: Dropbox link
• March 4, 2019: Africa Netpreneur Prize Announces New Local Partners
• March 27, 2019: Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Open for Submissions
• August 27, 2019: Africa Netpreneur Prize Announces Semi-Finalist Judges
• VIDEO: 20 African Entrepreneurs Pitch Their Way to ANPI Final
• B-ROLL: Jack Ma’s First Trip to Kenya and Rwanda in 2017

ANPI Social Media:

• Twitter (@AFNetpreneurs)
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Instagram (@africanetpreneurs)

eFounders Program

Inaugural Class:

• Nov 20, 2017: Entrepreneurs Chart New Course for African e-Commerce with Help from Jack Ma
  • VIDEO: eFounders Initiative: Shaping Champions for the New Economy
  • B-ROLL: Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4

Class 3 (Africa):

• July 1, 2018: Alibaba, UNCTAD Team Up Again to Foster African Entrepreneurs
• VIDEO: Developing e-Commerce Talent in Africa
• B-roll handout for 2018 eFounders Class from Africa

Rwanda eWTP Hub

October 31, 2018: Rwanda First in Africa to Join Alibaba-Led eWTP

GET: Global E-Commerce Talent

August 20, 2018: Rwandan Universities ‘GET’ E-Commerce Training from Alibaba

Paradise Foundation African Ranger Awards

Press Release: Alibaba Foundation and Paradise Foundation Hold First African Ranger Awards

August 7, 2018: Paradise Foundation Honors African Rangers Protecting Wildlife

PHOTOS: Dropbox link

Jack Ma’s Visit to Africa in 2017

July 20, 2017: Ma’s First African Trip About Empowering Entrepreneurs

July 21, 2017: Paradise Foundation Launches Its First Conservation Project in Africa

Miscellaneous

Jack Ma Bio