Investisseurs & Partenaires

Enko Education Investments (PTY) LTD, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, operates a network of international secondary schools across Africa, including offices in Cameroon, Mozambique, and Côte d’Ivoire. The organization is dedicated to preparing students for admission to the world's leading universities through a unique educational program. Its schools employ an internationally recognized curriculum that promotes innovative learning, allowing students to receive a high-quality education at discounted fees. Enko Education aims to provide a launchpad for students aspiring to further their studies globally.

Afrikrea operates an e-commerce platform that connects buyers with African designers and artisans, offering a wide range of products including clothing, jewelry, art, and accessories. Founded in 2015 and based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, the platform caters to a global audience, providing options for women, men, children, and homes. Afrikrea's mission is to celebrate and promote African creativity, enabling creators to earn a livelihood while allowing enthusiasts to discover and purchase unique items. The platform facilitates direct transactions between buyers and sellers, ensuring a user-friendly and secure shopping experience.

Zeepay Ghana Limited develops a mobile money payment application for retail payment solutions. Its application enables customers to make mobile money payments via phone or point of sale devices, cellular airtime top ups, bill payments, instant domestic money transfers, and international remittances; link bank accounts to mobile wallets; transfer between bank accounts and mobile money wallets; and transfer to bank accounts from point of sale. The company also provides cash-in and cash-out services, peer to peer payments via smartphones, and loyalty services and campaign management. The company is headquartered in Accra, Ghana.

Ed Partners Africa is a non-banking financial institution that transforms the education sector through working with school owners of affordable schools by providing financial solutions.

StarNews Mobile is a network of mobile video channels that allows celebrities and brands to monetize their fan bases in Africa. It works with popular local and international stars such as Davido (Nigeria – 12.7M followers), Fally Ipupa (Congo – 3M followers), or Sauti Sol (Kenya – 2.2M followers) to create exclusive and addictive short videos that fans are eager to pay for. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

New Crystal Health Services Limited provides healthcare services in Ghana. The company offers laboratory services, pharmacy, obstetrics and gynaecology, maternity service, emergency service, offshore medical certification, and prosthetic services. It also offers orthotics and bracing, ENT, physiotherapy, dietetic, dental, pediatric, ambulance, family practice health, and clinical psychology services. New Crystal Health Services Limited was founded in 2003 and is based in Ashaiman, Ghana.

Rensource Inc offers subscription based solar power services to to consumers and small businesses. The company generates electricity using small solar-hybrid systems that are installed in the premises of the final customer. It offers different subscription plans which include Go, Eco, Duplo, and Pro based on energy requirements of the customer. Rensource Inc was founded in 2015 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

The African Management Initiative (AMI) aims to reach 1 million managers by 2023 by delivering practical, affordable learning tools and development, online and offline. AMI is a social enterprise. Their partners include the Assocation of African Business Schools (AABS), the Global Business School Network (GBSN), the Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Lundin Foundation.

APEM PAIQ is a microfinance institution for small urban entrepreneurs, mainly located in Antananarivo and in the outskirts. It offers loans, with an average amount of 1.2 million MGA (300 EUR), as well as complementary non-financial services such as health insurance and training. With funding and support from Miarakap, APEM PAIQ wishes to triple its level of activity between 2019 and 2023 through the opening of ten additional offices in Antananarivo and in the adjacent municipalities.

HaiRun Technology, is an ESN (Digital Services Company ) based in Madagascar, specialized in the design and development of specific high-level projects, and acting today on the international market. The digital company today has solid foundations with more than 60 employees (Management, Technical Team, Sales and Marketing) and more than 20 projects carried out for large companies such as Share.Place, Ewattch, Laza-Adina, Super U In addition, HaiRun has set up an artificial intelligence platform "SmartPredict" which will be accessible to the general public in 2020. In addition, HaiRun was the winner of the Artificial Intelligence competition "AI for Good 2018" organized by France AI and the French Red Cross.

Golden Nuts and Grain is a producer of natural juices based in Senegal. The company specializes in food processing, specifically in the production of natural juices made with local products such as bouye, the bissap and ginger that help consumers maintain their health and well-being while enjoying authentic taste and flavors of a natural, healthy and delicious juice.

CoinAfrique develops CoinAfrique, which allows the users to sell and purchase second hand goods. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Dakar, Senegal with additional offices in Benin, Ivory Coast, and France.

Afribon is a producer and marketer of flavour-based taste compounds created for food and beverage market segments.The company's variety of compounds combines all of the key components to manufacturers of beverages, biscuits and dairy products, enabling clients to get the best customer experience in terms of the development of new product ideas to the formulation, recipe adjustment and initial production set up.

Etudesk is a start-up offering online professional training through its interactive platform. The courses offered have a strictly professional orientation and cover a broad area of ​​learning: Business, IT, Economics, Competitions / Preparatory courses, Civil Engineering, Sciences, etc. The company defines itself as the university of companies and aims to reduce the gap between academic training and the skills sought by companies.

Enko Education Investments (PTY) LTD, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, operates a network of international secondary schools across Africa, including offices in Cameroon, Mozambique, and Côte d’Ivoire. The organization is dedicated to preparing students for admission to the world's leading universities through a unique educational program. Its schools employ an internationally recognized curriculum that promotes innovative learning, allowing students to receive a high-quality education at discounted fees. Enko Education aims to provide a launchpad for students aspiring to further their studies globally.

Chicky is a fast food company specializing in chicken which aims to become a major player in the sector in Madagascar. Chicky was launched in 2017 by Yohann Cattiau, a French entrepreneur based in Madagascar, who now heads it. The company now has 3 restaurants: the first restaurant opened in June 2017 in the busy Behoririka district, the second in January 2018 in the heart of the city in Analakely, and the third in October 2018 in the Gallery Urbania by Analakely.

Studio Kä is a start-up specialized in the creation and production of educational animated series drawn from African stories ,therefore with high cultural added value for children.

The Cape Verde Dental Clinic offers its patients high-quality oral care services, carried out using procedures and equipment that meet the best standards in the dental environment. It brings together several areas of specialty: basic dental care, orthodontics, prosthetics and dental imaging.

Rama cereal is a provider of grain processing services in Ivory Coast.The company primarily is involved in the processing of multiple grains and crops such as millet, maize, rice, sorghum, ginger, gnangan, soumara and baobab.

clinique procrea specializes in the field of reproductive health and is the leader in Côte d'Ivoire for Medically Assisted Reproduction (MPA), a technique that allows people who have difficulty having a child to successfully give birth.

PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

OuiCarry provides delivery services and allows its customers (individuals and businesses) based in Senegal to buy products from international commercial websites. The clients can choose from any commercial website, which gives them access to very wide range of products. For those without credit card, OuiCarry can buy the product online on behalf on the client. OuiCarry currently counts several thousand customers and has made good progress over the last few years. Compared to other alternatives, OuiCarry brings high-quality services at moderate cost and within a relatively short period of time (less than 10 days for an expedition coming from Europe for example) The company was rewarded in 2016 by the Orange FAB prize and has also been the finalist of the “Great Entrepreneur Competition” held by the British Council.

SENAR (SENégal Peanut) is a Senegalese family SME located in Dakar specialized in the processing and sale of nut products.

Agroserv Industrie SA engages in the production of corn flour and related products. The company produces products such as corn flour, corn grits, cornmeal, and corn bran. The company was formerly known as Agroserv SARL and changed its name to Agroserv Industrie SA in May 2017. Agroserv Industrie SA was founded in 2008 and is based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

COGELEC ENERGY is a Senegalese company that focuses on electrical work and rural electrification. It provides services in electrical engineering, line construction, and the distribution of electromechanical equipment. The company aims to support commercial clients by facilitating the establishment of conventional grid connections, making these services accessible and affordable. Additionally, COGELEC ENERGY is involved in the supply, installation, and maintenance of both electrical and hydraulic equipment, contributing to the development of reliable energy infrastructure throughout the country.

Malian Laundry Company is a Malian company providing a complete linen maintenance service for hotels in Bamako.The company collects, cleans and delivers flat linen for its customers (bed linen, aprons, sponges, table linen, bath towels, etc.). The company has solid references and counts among its customers the largest hotels in Bamako, notably Azalaï, Radisson and El Farouk.

Sahel Lab is a Nigerien laboratory that prepares mining samples for exploration actors in the country (uranium, gold) and conducts chemical, hydrologic and environmental analyses for other actors including large NGOs. Sahel-Lab was co-founded by SINERGI in 2009, after the entrepreneur M. Takoubakoye applied for a business plan competition organized by SINERGI in 2008. SINERGI invested €67,000 in Sahel Lab, taking a minority equity position and providing a long-term shareholder’s loan. Sahel-Lab has grown its activity exponentially since 2011. Today, Sahel-Lab is the leading mining laboratory in Niger, accredited ISO 17 025 and realizing 100% of the samples preparation needs of the main players in mining exploration (Gazprom, Global Uranium, etc.). Sahel-Lab has created 18 trained jobs so far and plans to grow additional mining services in the years to come.

Enko Education Investments (PTY) LTD, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, operates a network of international secondary schools across Africa, including offices in Cameroon, Mozambique, and Côte d’Ivoire. The organization is dedicated to preparing students for admission to the world's leading universities through a unique educational program. Its schools employ an internationally recognized curriculum that promotes innovative learning, allowing students to receive a high-quality education at discounted fees. Enko Education aims to provide a launchpad for students aspiring to further their studies globally.

PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

Careers and Lime of Mali (CCM) is a Malian company specialized in the production and marketing of quick lime and agricultural lime.

Barajii is a beverage producer based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, specializing in the production and commercialization of pure and flavored water, along with locally sourced fruit juices. The company utilizes biodegradable sachets and PET bottles for packaging its products. With a main factory in Ouagadougou and a smaller production unit in Bobo Dioulasso, Barajii has established a significant presence in the local market and exports part of its production to Mali. In 2015, the company produced over 130 million liters of beverages, demonstrating its capacity and market reach. Looking ahead, Barajii aims to expand its production and distribution activities across 8 to 10 countries within the next five years, having already successfully launched a subsidiary in early 2016.

Neurotech is an IT services company that specializes in the development of computer networks, data security, and unified communications. NEUROTECH has extended its fields of expertise to Datacenter management, systems infrastructure and middleware. Their range of services covers the following areas: network infrastructure, switching, routing, and cabling.

Tincy Boulangerie is an industrial bakery that produces and distributes bread to consumers in Cotonou. It distributes its product through a shop, a network of 24 kiosks, more than 50 shopkeepers and professionals from hostelry and restauration sectors. The bakery is launched in 2009. Initially conceived as a simple marketing exercise, the project proved to be a real success. In 2010, the turnover of the bakery exceeded the one of the consulting firm. Gatien Adjaboni is deeply involved in this new activity and has notably launched the National Association of Bakers of Benin, which gathers a dozen of professionals and represents to this day the only union in the sector.

Enval Laboratoire S.A. is operates laboratories for physicochemical and microbiological analysis.

Scrimad SARL is an agribusiness company based in Antananarivo, Madagascar, specializing in the collection, distribution, and export of fresh fruits, particularly lychee, along with a variety of other fruits and spices such as pineapple, soursop, strawberry, guava, coconut, mango, papaya, black pepper, vanilla, and cinnamon. The company also produces lychee products under GLOBALGAP certification and offers fruit purees and juices. In addition to its agricultural activities, Scrimad provides a range of services, including cleaning and sanitation for businesses and residences, maintenance of green spaces, and pest control. Established in 1993, the company has a branch office in Toamasina, enhancing its operational reach and export capabilities.

Eden Tree is a producer and distributor of high-end fresh vegetables, fruits and herbs in Ghana. Eden Tree is to promote healthy eating habits in the country by producing, packaging, and supplying high quality vegetables, fruits, and herbs to the Ghanaian market.

Sahelian Seed is a company whose purpose is the production, conditioning and marketing of improved seeds of rain-fed and market-garden species.

PEG, founded in 2013 by Hugh Whalan and Nate Heller, is an asset financing company headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The company specializes in selling Pay As You Go solar energy products to off-grid customers in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. PEG's offerings enable customers to access improved lighting, mobile phone charging, and essential appliances such as radios and televisions. By providing financing for these solar home systems, PEG aims to enhance the quality of life for its customers while promoting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

Pharmivoire Nouvelle S.A. manufactures and sells soft-packed intravenous solutions and infusion products. The company is based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

The Comorian Development Bank (CDB) was created in 1982 by the Union of the Comoros, the AFD (French Agency for Development) and the European Investment Bank. Its initial goal was to promote the Comorian economic growth while financing for the medium-term production activities. Following a period when the CDB met great difficulties, a technical assistance mission was led by ACEP-International with AFD’s funding in 2008. A new credit policy was defined and the CDB has greatly developed its outstanding and is now profit-making since 2010.

Voltacars is a long-term rental (LLD) activity for new multi-brand vehicles (sedans, 4 × 4, pick-up trucks, minibuses, small trucks, utility vehicles, etc.) for companies in West Africa . Our experienced teams are at your disposal in Ghana, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire to provide you with a management of your premium and customized fleet. Thus, Voltacars provides: New vehicles, registered An all-risk insurance A maintenance and technical control service throughout the duration of the contract (12 to 48 months) Assurance of the insurance / repair process in the event of an accident A replacement vehicle during maintenance or in the event of an accident 24/7 telephone support / troubleshooting Associated services: drivers, tracking system, pan-African insurance

LEGENI is the first private laboratory for geothermic and environmental studies in Niger. These studies (materials and sands tests, environmental impacts studies) are essential for the professionalization of the country construction field. Until 2006, Niger had only one public under-equipped laboratory. Since its creation in 2004, LEGENI took a leading position thanks to the quality of its equipments and services. The company grew quickly mainly due to mineral investments in the north of the country.

Carrières du Moungo produces and sells sand to create high-quality construction in Cameroon.

OXUS is a global group of microfinance institutions created in 2005 at the initiative of ACTED, a leading French international NGO. OXUS currently runs 4 affiliated MFIs in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. OXUS Development Network (ODN), the services company set up by OXUS, runs the group and provides technical assistance and investment services to the OXUS MFIs and OXUS Holding. ODN is based in Paris, France. Created in 2007 as a financial holding company, OXUS Holding holds the equity shares of OXUS institutions and receives the funds raised for the group.

ACEP Burkina is a MFI specialized in the financing of micro companies and very small enterprises existing in towns and close suburbs. Granted credits are mainly used to finance required working capital and investments. I&P and ACEP International which are old partners have decided to partner in 2008 to try to start a microfinance institution like ACEP in the country. In spite of a preexisting important mutual fund present in town zone, small entrepreneurs remain hardly linked to microfinance. Besides, it does not exist for the moment in Burkina Faso, a microfinance institution specialized in individual credit with an effective and appropriate technique of credit risk analysis towards very small companies. Financings trough subventions have been secured from the French Agency of Development then an agreement has been obtained from the ministry of finances in June 2012. The microfinance institution has started its activities in October 2012.

Bakou Logistics S.A. provides logistics services to customers throughout West Africa. The company delivers transport and customer specific logistics services. Its activities include cargo, fleet, bulk, and tanker services. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Bakou logistics helps you achieve your business objectives with a wide range of transport and logistics services including optimization of transport and supply management. The quality, safety, efficiency and durability of our services are guaranteed by: Flexibility adapted to the client; A range of action covering all of West Africa; Our information system; The geolocation of trucks and your goods; Priority to security.

The Organic Sea Cucumber of Madagascar, Sandfish, Holothuria scabra. Sea cucumbers have been consumed as a delicacy, since as early as the 8th century. Today, sea cucumbers are critical to the Indo-Pacific region ecosystems, where local fishermen harvest them to meet rising global demand. But, due to the long-standing exploitation of the 70+ sea cucumber species - which have a commercial value -, tropical regions are seeing alarming extinctions of their respective local sea cucumber species. Indian Ocean Trepang (“IOT”) grows, processes and sells dried sea cucumbers to consumers worldwide, using a unique low-tech environmentally-sound model, for which a portion of its production is subcontracted to low-income fishermen giving them access to a growing and lucrative global market. IOT partners with local fishing villages, to return sea cucumber farming back to its natural spot, in the sea, and away from expensive facilities.

NEST operates a network of healthcare clinics focused on delivering quality medical services for women and children. The organization aims to provide accessible healthcare for middle-class families, emphasizing effective monitoring and care. Its clinics offer a range of services, including maternity care, pediatric consultations, pregnancy detection, prenatal check-ups, midwifery consultations, and ultrasounds. By prioritizing the health of mothers and newborns, NEST seeks to ensure that women and children receive the necessary support to lead healthy lives.

Nutrizaza SA, a social company, develops a network of baby restaurants, hotelin-jazakely. The company also sells baby food completing mother’s milk, Koba Aina, to the maximum of families, mainly poor families. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Madagascar.

ITG Store is an IT services company that offers service and infrastructure integration. The company creates a strong local added value through management information systems, data storage and other services. Relying on a local team of expert engineers, ITG has earned the trust of major clients operating in the region.

ACEP Niger is a microfinance institution targetting small and very small businesses in urban areas.

Sofamac is engaged in the production of clay construction, such as tiles and clay bricks, intended for local use.

ACEP Madagascar is a financial institution for micro companies financing and SMEs. ACEP Madagascar was created in 2009 and positions as a major actor in microfinance industry in Madagascar. Its aim is to bring financial services (credit, saving, insurance) to populations traditionally excluded from the financial circuit because of their non-solvability. ACEP Madagascar is one of Madagascar’s oldest MFIs. Thanks to its network of 6 regional branches and 42 agencies, it makes its financial products available to a wide range of customers.

Conergies designs, engineers, installs and provides maintenance for air conditioning and industrial cooling systems. Professionalism, quality of service and ethics: RICA Services integrates the commitments of quality and professionalism at all levels of its organization. Our employees are trained to have ethical conduct, to be honest, honest and professional at work by complying with the laws and regulations applicable to our niche business. Energy and environmental efficiency : Energy efficiency, which is at the core of RICA Services, is a challenge that affects all our customers. RICA Services proposes and implements solutions on the installations for which it is responsible, with an increased focus on optimizing energy efficiency. Comprehensive and efficient solutions adapted to African specificities: African markets are unique and require an in-depth understanding of local realities. RICA Services brings 30 years of operational experience in West Africa and world-class technical expertise in air conditioning, refrigeration and solar solutions. RICA Services remains at the forefront of technology through its network of global partners. The overall management of the building: The overall management of the building includes all the services that make it possible to improve the energy performance of a building but also to optimize its operation: lower consumption, reduce energy losses, Optimized installations etc ... These multi-technical services apply to the cold,

Delta Irrigation SA, established in 2012 and located in Saint-Louis, Senegal, specializes in manufacturing and marketing irrigation systems tailored to the agricultural sector. The company offers comprehensive solutions, including pumps, filters, and networking equipment, designed to meet the specific needs of its clients. With a team of technicians boasting over ten years of experience, Delta Irrigation not only provides installation services but also ensures ongoing maintenance and repair through mobile teams equipped for on-site support. The company's clientele ranges from small traditional farmers seeking technical assistance to larger operators and major national projects in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire, reflecting its commitment to enhancing agricultural productivity through reliable irrigation solutions.

Fides Senegal Microfinance is a young microfinance institution that aims to provide financial services to urban and rural population located in northern Senegal: solidarity and individual loans, savings, insurance and mobile banking. Headquartered in St. Louis, it opened offices in Luga and Touba, and will settle one new agency every year in the North of the country, where the offer is lower than in Dakar. It enjoys the support of FIDES consultants in the establishment of microfinance business (corporations) in the rural world.

Established in 1980, CDS is a corporate citizen that works for everyone's access to water and electricity services. CDS offers optimized solutions via renewable energy, from the stand-alone kit to custom hybrid systems. Through effective collaboration with its partners and customers, and constant concern for the quality and viability of installed systems, CDS carries out sustainable projects. Leader in solar energy in Mauritania, it works on three complementary activities: Delegation of public services in rural areas Supply and installation of solar kits for access to water and electricity for household and collective use Implementation and follow-up of works

TRAINIS SA offers general trainings with high level in management. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Bamako, Mali.

CAT LOGISTICS performs customs clearance and freight transport. The company manages goods and shipping from their arrival in one of the sub-regional ports directly to the client. It has subsidiaries in the three coastal countries of the region: Cotonou in Benin, Tema in Ghana and Lome in Togo. CAT LOGISTICS has experienced very rapid growth in business volume since 2008, supported by major contracts including AREVA and the World Food Program (WFP). It operates in a particularly buoyant market with oil and mining large-scale investments. It is the only Nigerian-founded company of this size that remains independent from international firms. In 2013-2014, CAT partnered with the UN for the peace keeping mission in Mali. The company loaded equipment, vehicles and over goods from Abidjan port in Ivory Coast to the Niger River and Gao in Mali.

DUOPHARM was created in 2003 under the initiative of a merger of nearly 150 Senegalese pharmacists. Since then, the company achieved a breakthrough in the Senegalese pharmaceutical landscape thanks to its proximity marketing strategy. Local pharmaceutics market is characterized by high competitive intensity and a strong presence of European multinational companies. However this market is experiencing very strong growth in Senegal, where health spending per capita increased sharply since the early 2000s. Thus since 1999, the number of drugstore has doubled since 1999 and the pharmaceutical market shows an annual increase of about 6%.

FIDES BANK Namibia is a microfinance institution (MFI) in Namibia which has started its operations in early 2010. It is the only true MFI in the country. The bank has taken over the activities of a microfinance program developed on a small scale since 2005. FIDES, as a microfinance operator, has specific expertise in the startup and management of private microfinance institution involved in rural areas. I&P is one of the founding shareholders of FIDES BANK Namibia, which has chosen to operate with a commercial bank status, becoming the fifth largest bank. Namibia displays a particularly harsh context to develop microfinance activities, especially in rural areas, due to the very low population density and high costs associated with the deployment of services. The bank started its activities in the Northern region of Namibia where population is moderately low which was completely unserved by financial and banking institutions.

Cofipêche is settled in Abidjan and locally produces knotless fishing nets sold in Ivory Coast and the sub-region. They are used for surface fishing and fish farming. Both factory trawlers and traditional fishermen prioritize this kind of nets for they do not hurt the fishes. Those international regulation-compliant nets designed to save the natural stocks from over-fishing are locally crafted from imported nylon wires. Cofipêche is the only Subsaharan African factory positioned on this industrial segment. All equivalent products are imported from Asia.

CAROTECH Benin produces outside tiles, pavement blocks and other construction cement-based inputs. These are processed without any thermal energy. Carotech’s sector of activity is lifted by a swelling urban expansion in Benin and various state programs to renovate public infrastructures. The products are addressed to a diversified clientele: individuals, public collectivities, private companies.

NoMAD (Le Nouveau Modèle Africain de Distribution), imports goods and offers a wholesale self-service to professionals in Benin. Nomad is now the main provider for traditional groceries and local minimarkets. In 2008, Nomad signed a master-franchise agreement with the French distribution group Casino. Since then, it undertakes the brand implementation in local stores in Benin. Nomad found its place in a market shared between family monopoles destined to the upper-class and the expatriates on one hand and informal corner shops on the other.

Kawtal is an agribusiness company based in Cameroon, specialized in corn production. In 2009, I&P acquired 40% of SAGEX, an agribusiness company producing corn on a fully-mechanized and rationalized processing plant. In 2014, Sagex merged with Kawtal Ndmeri, a neighboring exploitation in order to double the production and start processing baby feeding flours. Though agriculture is a key sector to Cameroon’s economy (up to 40% of the GDP), it suffers from a lack of mechanization and production rationalization which affects its profitability and production volumes. Thus, local corn farming is highly insufficient to cover the current market needs. Cameroon is every year a net corn importer, which implies high costs for local consumers because of transportation and importation costs. Kawtal intends to fill the needs of this local market with a better-mastered production and distribution chain. Kawtal has developed a partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, so as to enhance the agricultural potential of the region.

GENEMARK processes generic drugs (anti-infectious, anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory …) and aims at the largest distribution scale thanks to an offer 30% to 50% cheaper than classical drugs. Genemark developers favor the production of liquid drugs (15 references over 27) in order to reduce overdose risks, particularly high in paludism treatments for children.

Afrique Emergence & Investissements (AE&I) is an MFI focusing on microloan distribution and savings addressed to revenue-making activities. Its misson is to fight against poverty in Africa and to improve its clients’ life standards. In order to achieve these goals, AEI seeks for resources likely to build strong linkage between lenders (institutions and individuals) and borrowers (micro-entrepreneurs.). The MFI grants an access to financial market resources as well as profitability and repayment of disbursed loans.

PhileoL is a Malagasy company established in the south of the island where it breeds and transforms ricin seeds into oil. After transformation the oil is exported abroad to be used in cosmetic and industry. Phileol brings at stake a strong social and environmental impact while collaborating with more than 700 families to collect and grow the seeds, ensuring them strong revenue and steady employment while the region remains one of the poorest of the island. With regards to this social project, Phileol has elaborated and signed a Social Code while collaborating with many institutional actors and NGOs like the WWF, the UNPD or else EFA, a local initiative to enhance social improvement in rural areas. Besides, Phileol is also committed in valuating southern rural lands with various projects consisting in clearing and cultivating them.

Biotropical SARL engages in the production and processing of fruits and vegetables. The company also specializes in the processing of fruits and distribution of seedlings of fruit trees. Its products include fruits, such as papaya, mango, and pineapple. The company serves conventional restaurants, distributors of certified organic products, and companies producing industrial beverages and foods for infants and babies. It offers its products in Cameroon and internationally. Biotropical SARL was founded in 1988 and is based in Douala, Cameroon.

Colaser is an ophthalmologic clinic aiming at responding to the needs of a broad and diverse clientele such as individuals, employees under healthcare programs, retired people, middle-class people, and foreigners. The clinic has followed an unfluctuating growth since its creation. It carries out 10,000 consultations and 1,400 medical procedures every year, among which 110 retinal detachments and as many refractive eye surgery. Colaser stands as the most important ophthalmologic center in terms of equipment and expertise. It substitutes to medical travels in Europe for numerous diagnostics and cares. Within a few years, Colaser has become a model for West-African ophthalmological clinics, and attracts a steady flow of patients from neighbor countries.

CAROTECH Mali produces cement-based cover and pavement tiles in Bamako. The process, unique in Mali, does not use any oven, which is a great asset in a country where power is very expensive. CAROTECH Mali project is supported by a particularly buoyant market, driven by the very significant and rapid urban growth in the major cities of the country, especially in Bamako.

SINERGI Niger is a local investment company that aims at the creation and development of small formal enterprises with investments from 30 000 to 75 000 Euros. The Sinergi approach originality stands in majority on the participation to the round table of entrepreneurs from Niger who "sponsors" the financed promoters.

Saphar, a Nigerian company established in 1999, is the third largest pharmaceutical distributor in the country, after two subsidiaries of international groups. The company supplies the rural and public hospitals in Niger with generics. The project initially aimed to improve the offer in these underserved areas.

La Laiterie du Berger is the only Senegalese company to manufacture dairy products from local fresh milk, collected from more than 800 farmers in the area Richard Toll in northern Senegal. The products of Laiterie du Berger, distributed in more than 6,000 outlets in late 2012, face a stiff competition face to products made ​​from imported milk powder and dairy products from the informal economy.

ACEP Cameroun S.A. operates as a microfinance institution. The company offers micro credit lines to support the development of very small enterprises in urban areas of Cameroon; and provides funding options to public and private officials, state officials, retirees, and employees. It also serves individuals, business groups, rural enterprises, and others. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Douala, Cameroon with subsidiaries in Senegal and Madagascar.

Cameroun Breuvages packs and sells natural and flavored spring water under the brand Sawawa. Launched in 2004, Cameroun Breuvages took the local leadership upon the market face to 15 other competitors and hundreds of informal street sellers. In 2008, the company has produced more than 10 million water pouches while undergoing a significant increase of its production capacities. The brand still keeps one step ahead with its new flavored water, Pamparam, company’s best-seller.