Today, the Tony Elumelu Foundation; one of Africa’s most audacious projects supporting entrepreneurship, announced that on 1 st of January, 2018, it will begin accepting applications from outstanding African entrepreneurs who have a start-up or business ideas with high growth potential for the 4th cycle of the TEF entrepreneurship programme. The message read in full; "On 1st of January 2018, at 12am, WAT, we will begin accepting applications for the 4 th cycle of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. Outstanding African entrepreneurs who have start-ups or business ideas with high-growth potential are encouraged to apply". The Programme is the Founder’s $100 million commitment to identify, train, mentor and fund 10,000 African entrepreneurs in 10 years; creating 1,000,000 jobs and $10 billion in social and economic wealth in the process. After three cycles, the Programme – the only African-funded business development initiative of its kind – has r...