English
Français I&P completes two new exitsNews | 26/09/2016 I&P Développement 1 (IPDEV1), Investisseurs & Partenaires’ historical fund launched in 2002 by Patrice Hoppenot, realized two new exits in Mauritania and in Senegal. In it ten years of operation, IPDEV1 has invested 11 million euros in 33 startups and small businesses based in... |
 I&P participates to the first “Rencontres Africa 2016"News | 22/09/2016 The 22 and 23 September is held in Paris “Les Rencontres Africa 2016”to promote a new energy to economic cooperation between France and Africa. The meeting is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Foundation Africa France and Export Group Class. Read... |
 The founders of Enko Education publish an article on education issues in Sub-Saharan AfricaEntrepreneurs | 12/09/2016The Blog Private Sector and Development has recently published an article by Eric and Cyril Pignot Nkontchou, co-founders of Enko education, supported by IPAE since August 2016. Enko Education aims to build one of the largest African networks of private schools in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a strong... |
 New impact Study released: Siatol in Burkina FasoEntrepreneurs | 08/09/2016 I&P conducts once a year an in-depth impact study on one of the companies in portfolio so as to analyse its economic and social impacts. The study, conducted in partnership with the FERDI and (Im)Prove, focuses this year on Siatol, a company based in Burkina Faso and specialized in... |
 Focus on women entrepreneurship in AfricaIntelligence & Analysis | 05/09/2016 McKinsey’s last Women Matter report focuses for the first time on Africa. It looks at the top management and examines women’s representation on Africa’s corporate boards and executive committees. Women are still under-represented at every level of the corporate ladder, and only 5% of the... |
 Khady Nakoulima (NEST) among the winners of the Young African Leaders Initiative 2016Entrepreneurs | 02/09/2016 Khadidiatou Nakoulima, founder and director of the clinic NEST in Dakar, participated to the Young African Leader Initiative (YALI) competition, initiated by Barack Obama and organized by the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), as part of the Mandela Fellowship Program.... |
 I&P Summer Newsletter is online!News | 29/08/2016 Included in the issue of August 2016: editorial by Manu Dibango to present the project Africa Radio • 3 new investments of the fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs • Portrait of Jules Kébé and Sokhna Diagné of Duopharm in Senegal • News of our partners • Focus on women entrepreneurship in... |
 the fund IPAE invests in 3 pan-African companiesNews | 01/08/2016 The fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE), which entered its last year of investment, welcomes three new companies in its portfolio. Operating in various sectors (agri-business, education and audiovisual), these SMEs share a common pan-African vision and development strategy.... |
 Portrait: Sokhna DIAGNE & Jules Kébé, DuopharmEntrepreneurs | 20/07/2016 I&P publishes each quarter the portrait of one of its partners.This month we focus on Sokhna Ndiaye and Jules Kébé, chairman and CEO of Duopharm in Senegal. Duopharm distributes pharmeceutical products (more than 4,500 references to date) throughout the country. The... |
 I&P publishes IPAE's annual ESG & Impact ReportNews | 04/07/2016I&P published the annual ESG & Impact Reporting for the fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE). Launched in 2012, the fund holds about twenty SMEs operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and in the Indian Ocean in portfolio. I&P Impact & ESG team collects every year a... |