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Français The first investment of the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund goes to Aruwa Capital ManagementNews | 05/12/2022 The first investment of the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (whose launch was announced last week) goes to Aruwa Capital Management, a gender-lens 20mUSD fund dedicated to Nigeria's SMEs, managed by a first-time woman-led fund manager. Aruwa announced today the successful... |
 $200 Million Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund debuts to empower emerging African fund managersNews | 01/12/2022 I&P is proud to be part of an innovative and bold initiative for the investment industry in Sub-Saharan Africa: the USD$200 million Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund, a Fund of Funds which works through African investment vehicles to support early-stage, growth-oriented small... |
 November newsletter, with an editorial signed Mamadou Lamine LoumNews | 07/11/2022 An editorial signed Mamadou Lamine Loum, a retrospective on the celebration of 20 years of I&P activity, the publication of the "Manifesto for the financing and support of entrepreneurship in Africa", news from our portfolio companies and our funds and programs... find the latest news... |
 "Manifesto for the financing and support of entrepreneurship in Africa"News | 27/10/2022 As I&P celebrates its 20th year of activity, the team is pleased to present its "Manifesto for the financing and support of entrepreneurship in Africa. Based on 20 years of learning, entrepreneurial adventures, successes as well as failures and challenges, this manifesto aims to... |
 I&P celebrates its 20th anniversary in Paris!News | 26/10/2022 On Thursday, October 20, 2022, the I&P team organized a meeting in Paris to celebrate its 20 years of activity. It was an opportunity to gather around 150 participants, both members and former members of the team, investors, entrepreneurs, early partners and development actors,... |
 La Maison Fenel: promoting Faso Dan Fani in Burkina FasoEntrepreneurs | 25/10/2022In Ouagadougou, Angéline Yougbaré Traoré makes and sells fashion accessories based on the emblematic Burkinabe fabric, Faso Dan Fani. Combining tradition and modernity, La Maison Fenel is supported by I&P Acceleration in Sahel, a program launched by I&P, funded by the European Union and... |
 Entrepreneurial Portrait : Elliot AGYARE, Smartline Publishers - GhanaEntrepreneurs | 24/10/2022 With over 1.5 million units sold, 350 titles published, a network of 120 secondary schools across the country, and displays on renowned e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Jumia, African Books Collective, etc. Smartline is well on its way to achieving its ambition of becoming a leading... |
 Fostering the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Mali: Feedback from the information meeting with Malian private sector actorsNews | 14/10/2022Last Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at the Azalaï Hotel in Bamako, I&P in partnership with Zira Capital and the European Union organized an information meeting to present I&P Acceleration in Sahel (IPAS), a program dedicated to young companies in the Sahel sub-region. Learn more about... |
 Sinergi Burkina makes 2 new capital investmentsNews | 26/09/2022After two successful five-year collaborations, Sinergi Burkina, a pioneering impact investment fund in Burkina Faso, is making new equity investments in the companies Palobdé and Bioprotect. Read the press release Promoting the... |
 I&P presents the annual ESG Impact reports of the IPAE 1 and IPAE 2 fundsNews | 29/08/2022 2022 marks the twentieth anniversary since the creation of I&P. These 20 years of funding and advocating for African entrepreneurship have constantly strengthened our convictions about the importance of relying on a responsible private sector to contribute to Africa's development. The... |