AMI launches $4.5M partnership with Mastercard Foundation in Rwanda
Entrepreneurs | 07/05/2019  African Management Initiative (AMI) recently announced a new partnership with the Mastercard Foundation in Rwanda. A $4.5M programme will support around 7,000 young Rwandans to build their skills and businesses in the hospitality and tourism sector. This programme is part of Hanga...

I&P supports the fund Ebalé, dedicated to the promotion of young African artists
News | 26/04/2019  The team of Investisseurs & Partenaires is pleased to announce its support to the Fund Ebalé, dedicated to contemporary African art and promoted by the Angalia Gallery. The launch of the fund represents, for its founders and partners, a strong commitment to the development of the...

Miarakap welcomes a new company in its portfolio: the microfinance insitution APEM PAIQ
News | 23/04/2019  The Malagasy investment fund Miarakap, sponsored by I&P, has invested in the microfinance institution APEM PAIQ, which has been offering loans to small Malagasy entrepreneurs and farmers located in the capital Antananarivo and its surroundings for over 20 years. Miarakap's...

I&P conseil is engaged in accelerating cultural and digital enterprises in Africa
News | 23/04/2019  Launched in 2017 to improve the business environment and entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa, I&P Conseil is committed to the deployment of new and ambitious projects in the digital and cultural industry sectors: through its involvement in Afrique Excelle, a pan-African program that...

Entrepreneur portrait: Aramatou Coulibaly, RAMA CEREAL
Entrepreneurs | 19/04/2019  RAMA CEREAL is an Ivorian agro-industrial company specialising in the processing of cereals such as millet, maize and rice, supported by Comoé Capital, the first impact investment company dedicated to financing and supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) with high potential in...

Enko Education prepares African students for their university applications with "Knowledge for College"
Entrepreneurs | 15/04/2019  Enko Education is launching the "Knowledge for College" programme, a twelve-hour e-learning course to support African high school students in their university applications.   Led by guidance counsellors and experts from prestigious universities around the world, these online...

I&P adopts IFC’s Operating Principles for Impact Management, along with 60 other investors
News | 12/04/2019  The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, announced today that 60 investors have adopted the Operating Principles for Impact Management—a market standard for impact investing in which investors seek to generate positive impact for society alongside financial...

PEG Africa raises $25 million to cement its position as market leader in West Africa
Entrepreneurs | 09/04/2019  West-Africa based solar company PEGAfrica just raised $25M, taking its funding total to US$50 million with investors such as CDC group, SunFunder, ResponsAbility, Blue Haven Initiative, Energy Access Ventures, Acumen...   PEG Africa, société leader en Afrique de l'Ouest pour la...

The milk of Laiterie du Berger is no longer subject to VAT in Senegal.
Entrepreneurs | 08/04/2019  La Laiterie du Berger continues to change the rules and participates in the structuring of the dairy sector in Senegal. After two years of work with the Ministry of Finance, the latter has just formally decided that the pasteurised milk produced by the company would no longer be subject...

I&P’s gender strategy: one year later, where do we stand?
News | 07/03/2019  A year ago, on International Women's Rights Day, I&P published the key elements of its gender policy, "Opportunities to bridge the gender gap in Africa". Where do we stand today on these issues? What actions have been taken over the year? We propose a rapid overview on I&P’s...

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