Delta Senegal
Delta Irrigation signs a new contract in the agro-industry sector
Entrepreneurs | 05/05/2016  The Senegalese company Delta Irrigation signed, in partnership with Kulkier, a new contract with the company West Africa Farms.  Founded in 2010, West Africa Farms is an agro-industry company based in Saint-Louis region in Senegal specialized in the production and export of...

April Newsletter is published!
News | 25/04/2016  I&P newsletter of April focuses on the launching events of the national funds in Burkina Faso (Sinergi Burkina) and Senegal (Teranga Capital). Mamadou Lamine Loum, Chairman of the Board of Teranga Capital, signs the editorial of the newsletter. Download here the newsletter...

Growth prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa, an analytical document
Intelligence & Analysis | 18/04/2016  The recent reports of the World Bank and the IMF underline the slowdown in African growth (expected at 3% for the coming year), under the combine effect of the continuing weakness in global growth and the falling commodity prices. We observe however a great disparity among countries,...

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Portrait: Catherine Krobo-Edusei, Founder of Eden Tree in Ghana
Entrepreneurs | 15/04/2016  Catherine Krobo-Edusei is the founder and managing director of Eden Tree, a Ghanaian company specialized in the production and marketing of fresh fruits and vegetables. She started the company in 1997, on her return to Ghana from the UK, where she worked in the banking sector for ten...

Launch of Lead Campus, a training program dedicated to African entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs | 05/04/2016  LeAD Campus is an ambitious certifying training programme designed for African leaders from the private, public, and non-profit sectors to support the needs identified on the African continent. Initiated by Africa France, the program's operational implementation will be ensured by a...

ACEP Burkina opens a new agency
Entrepreneurs | 01/04/2016  ACEP Burkina is a microfinance institution launched in 2013 that rapidly made its ways in the microfinance sector in Burkina Faso. The company, which targets urban and peri-urban entrepreneurs in Burkina Faso has experienced a rapid and strong growth.   ACEP has opened a new...

I&P strenghtens its health insurance policy for IPAE portfolio
News | 30/03/2016  In order to improve the health insurance policies implemented by its partner companies, I&P has developed a support program, with the financial and operational contributions of FISEA (Proparco). The support program will be ensured by the Ivorian consulting firm Afrik Assur,...

Economic Development in Africa: P. Baraton participates to Oxford University’s conference
News | 21/03/2016    From March 20 to 22, the Center for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) of Oxford University held a conference on economic development in Africa. Conference papers address economic analysis of the broad issues relevant for economic development in Africa (Demographic...

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ANDE Meeting in Accra: a collaborative platform for SGBs
News | 17/03/2016  On March 17 in Accra, Ghana, the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) presented the MBC Africa Collaborative Platform for Small and Growing Businesses. West Africa’s SGB sector gathered to watch promising Ghanaian agribusinesses pitch their ventures in a competition, and...

Hervé Hien Sinergi Burkina IPDEV2
Launch of the first funds sponsored by IPDEV2: new financing solutions for small enterprises in Burkina Faso and Senegal
News | 17/03/2016  Standing as new players in the financing of small and growing businesses in their respective countries, Burkina Faso and Senegal, the funds Sinergi Burkina and Teranga Capital have been officially launched in February and March this year. Their objective: finance and support emerging...

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