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In 2019, Investisseurs & Partenaires launched I&P Accélération au Sahel thanks to funding from the European Union, more specifically through The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa. Financed up to €15.5 million, and deployed over 5 years, this program is aimed at start-ups and small businesses in the Sahel region with one main objective: to give them access to the financing and skills they need to enable their development and thus promote job creation.

I&P is proud to announce its role as fund manager for the newly launched FASA (Financing for Agricultural SMEs in Africa), a multi-donor fund designed to support small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises across Africa. Targeting investment funds focused on agri-SMEs, FASA addresses the substantial financing gap faced by this essential sector for Africa's development.

Every year since 2017, I&P has offered a 2.5-day professional training course dedicated to impact investing and featuring high-level experts from French and African impact funds.

The training is structured to encourage the presentation of concrete case studies and the personal reflection of participants.

Each year, Investisseurs & Partenaires evaluates and reports on the environmental, social and governance impact of its various funds. Highlighting the significant contributions of these funds to the African private sector.

I&P has just released its latest impact and ESG reports for the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs (IPAE) 1 and 2 funds, showcasing the significant contributions of these funds to the African private sector.

IPAE are generalist funds that invest in equity and quasi-equity as a minority shareholder in startups and businesses located in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean, with financing needs ranging from €300,000 to €3 million.

I&P is proud to be a member of 2X Global and one of the first private investors to commit to promote and finance women’s economic empowerment under the new edition of the 2X Challenge, 2024-2027.

In this 45th edition of our newsletter: 

⇒ Focus: Inua Capital (Uganda) and Zira Capital (Mali) make their first equity investments 

⇒ Protrait : Meet Folly Koussawo from Trianon Homes in Gabon

And all I&P news from the first quarter of 2024.

On Thursday 18 April 2024, AerialMetric, HERi Madagascar and Ultramaille, companies in the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 1 and 2 portfolios in Madagascar, received the partners and investors of the IPAE funds. An opportunity for the three companies to share their stories, missions, visions and impacts.

I&P's partner funds, Inua Capital in Uganda and Zira Capital in Mali, make their first equity investments. 

Inua Capital acquires a stake in Forna Health Foods Limited, while Zira Capital acquires a stake in Gama Conseils.