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Français PEG completes $7.5 million round to expand activities in AfricaEntrepreneurs | 22/06/2016 Accra, Ghana – PEG, the leading off-grid solar company in Ghana, announced today that it has closed a $7.5 million Series A round. The funding will be used to expand operations in Ghana, build out the management team, and to enter Ivory Coast. ► Read the... |
 J.-M. Severino publishes new article: "the challenge facing impact investors"Intelligence & Analysis | 09/06/2016 The blog "Private Sector & Development", coordinated by Proparco, has recently published a contribution of Jean-Michel Severino, President of Investisseurs & Partenaires. Entitled "Acting sustainably to promote African small businesses: the challenge facing mission investors... |
 Official Launch of the African Club of EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs | 03/06/2016 The African Club of Entrepreneurs was officially launched on June 2, 2016 in Abidjan at the African Development Bank. The association, based in Ivory Coast, aims to contribute to the emergence of entrepreneurs across the African continent, allowing for direct exchanges and partnerships... |
 A first operational and impact evaluation for the 4th anniversary of the fund I&P Afrique EntrepreneursNews | 27/05/2016 Launched in May 2012, the €54 million fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE) currently counts 25 companies in portfolio, based in twelve Sub-Saharan countries. This fourth anniversary represents an opportunity for I&P to reflect on the operational status of the fund and the... |
 I&P joins EMPEA network and participates to the Global Private Equity ConferenceNews | 09/05/2016 Organized by the International Finance Corporation and the EMPEA, the 18th Annual Global Private Equity Conference is taking place on 10-11 May 2016 in Washington DC and gathers more than 800 professionals from 60 countries. Jean-Michel Severino joins the meeting for the first time this... |
 Delta Irrigation signs a new contract in the agro-industry sectorEntrepreneurs | 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 documentIntelligence & 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,... |
 Portrait: Catherine Krobo-Edusei, Founder of Eden Tree in GhanaEntrepreneurs | 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 entrepreneursEntrepreneurs | 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... |