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To End Poverty, Billionaire Gives $10,000 To 10,000 Entrepreneurs

Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu hopes to create job opportunities by investing in African startups. Above: Elumelu, center right, speaks at an entrepreneurship event in July 2015. Courtesy of Tony Elumelu Foundation hide caption

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To End Poverty, Billionaire Gives $10,000 To 10,000 Entrepreneurs

January 27, 2016 • Tony Elumelu made his fortune off banking and real estate. Now he wants to spread the wealth and create jobs by investing in African startups.

To End Poverty, Billionaire Gives $10,000 To 10,000 Entrepreneurs

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