Supporting Education in Africa: Key Takeaways from the Feasibility Study Conducted by FERDI, in Partnership with I&P and Monaco
News | 11/07/2019  In January 2019, Investisseurs & Partenaires and the Government of Monaco signed a partnership agreement to create the first impact fund dedicated to education in Africa. A key component of the partnership consisted in carrying out a feasibility study, conducted by the Foundation...

Launch of Africa Radio in Abidjan
Entrepreneurs | 12/06/2019  Listened to on the FM band in Paris and on social networks in Africa and Europe, Africa Radio (formerly Africa N°1) now broadcasts in Abidjan on 91.1 FM. The inauguration ceremony to celebrate this launch took place in Abidjan in the presence of Mr. Sidi Touré, Minister of...

Launch of the Creative Africa program, carried out with I&P Conseil
News | 11/06/2019  I&P Conseil has won, along with several African partners (Zhu Culture, Bayimba) and the Africalia agency, the " Afrique Créative" call for proposals on cultural and creative industriesfrom the French Development Agency (AFD), which will enable it to support cultural and creative...

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...

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