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Afrikamart is a west African distribution platform for fresh produce that offers its marketing services to producers - suppliers - and operates as a digital purchasing center for retailers, hotels and restaurants - customers. We combine extensive use of digital with its experience in the food value chain to: - Facilitate information exchange between suppliers and customers (purchase price, sale price, product availability, harvest and purchase forecasts) - Organize end-to-end logistics with a network of transporters - Optimize financial and product flows according to different purchase and payment terms Our team includes experienced technology driven individuals with a strong experience in food commodity trading. Afrikamart brings pragmatic solutions to solve food value chain inefficiencies in West Africa while empowering hundreds of underprivileged women and young people with economic opportunities.

Enko Education is an Africa-wide network of international secondary schools in Africa that offers launchpad to world's best universities.

ANKA is a platform to discover, buy, and sell African fashion, arts, and crafts. ANKA’s goal is to allow African creation lovers to live their passion while allowing the creators to live from theirs. ANKA facilitates transactions and exchanges directly between buyers and sellers on both sides of the world, in a user-friendly and secure way.

Zeepay Ghana Limited is a wholly Ghanaian owned Mobile FinancialServices company focusing on providing integrated mobile payments services with mobile wallets targeting the unbanked and banked population with the objective of bringing the unbanked into the financial stream and easing payments and collections for the banked population. Zeepay facilitates the processing of multiple mobile phone payment transactions, and operates as a aggregator that brings transaction of all players together on one single platform. The company’s core application runs on open source technology, and is designed to integrate all types of payment platforms, banks, merchants, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), and other companies with subscriber based transactions.

SAYNA is an ecosystem online where anyone can learn tech skills through a desk platform gamified and a mobile video game (in development), our specificity is when a learn validate skills, remunerative tech microtasks requested by companies are opened to him on our platform !

XpressGas offers marketing and distribution services of LP gas through refilling stations, consumer service stations, and cylinder depots. Swap and go, autogas solutions, LPG logistics and trucking services, bulk marketing, distribution, management contract for refilling stations, and other services are among the ones they provide.

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.

Legafrik provides online legal services for entrepreneurs and individuals. They provide recovery of unpaid debts, trademark, account management, administrative, and employee management services.

Keiwa is a simplified accounting, financial management, and inventory management application.

StarNews is a subscription-based video streaming service built to allow African creators to monetize their digital content. Based in Los Angeles, CA and with pan-African reach in 7 countries today, StarNewsconnects African content creators with their audiences locally and globally and help them generate a real sustainable income. Their mission is to unlock the massive potential of Africa’s creative sector by enabling monetization of local African content through an affordable streaming platform built for mass market consumers and with a fair payout formula that benefits and rewards African content creators.

New Crystal provides affordable and reliable health care services to the urban poor.New Crystal serves over 250,000 clients a year and has emerged as a national leader in this sector.

Rensource is a new type of energy company built as a financial services business. Rensource offers a turnkey business opportunity that allows qualifying companies throughout Nigeria and West Africa to start selling Power-as-a-Service (“PaaS”) to their customers. Rensource generates electricity using small solar-hybrid systems that are installed in the premises of the final customer. At the heart of Rensource lies an internal “bank”: a balance sheet financing the solar-hybrid systems, and a credit operation underwriting and servicing the monthly collections from final customers. Rensource´s mission is to make Nigeria the first country in the world relying predominantly on distributed renewables-based power generation.

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.

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.

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.

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 is a mobile application Android classifieds and launching tenders in Francophone Africa. With CoinAfrique find happiness in minutes.

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.

Carlili offers travelers a convenient and straightforward way to rent a car in France with the added benefit of delivery and pick up, so you don't worry about it.

Toot Sweet is the essential mobile app for last minute culture and events.

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 is an Africa-wide network of international secondary schools in Africa that offers launchpad to world's best universities.

CoinAfrique is a mobile application Android classifieds and launching tenders in Francophone Africa. With CoinAfrique find happiness in minutes.

Kicklox is the engineering and technology consulting platform. Engineers or tech talents and innovative companies meet and collaborate on Kicklox to carry out their engineering projects. Are you a project promoter? Access the 1st community of qualified engineers online to realize your projects: https://www.kicklox.com/je-suis-client/ You are an engineer? developer? designate ? maker? Access all the missions posted on line and take part in the innovation by carrying out the paid projects of our customers.

Medsenic is a privately held company that manufactures drugs for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

PathMotion S.A.S. develops an employee-to-candidate engagement platform that allows candidates to interact with current employees, facilitating access to authentic information about the company. Founded in 2009 and based in Paris, France, PathMotion's platform enhances employer branding by enabling employees to share their career stories and insights, thereby answering candidates' questions and generating persuasive content. The platform features tools for candidate engagement, employer brand optimization, data analytics, and simplified administration, all designed to increase conversion rates. PathMotion serves a diverse clientele, including notable companies such as Clifford Chance, Nestlé, Airbus, Orange, McDonald’s, and KPMG, and operates in France, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Vallesse is an Ivorian publishing house operating in the general literature, children's literature and extracurricular sectors.VALLESSE has an editorial collection made up of five collections and around seventy works, thirty-three of which are approved for the school program. It brings together reference authors and participates in the promotion of young authors via the Golden Manuscript Literary Competition.

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.

CetteFamille is an economical alternative to retirement homes in France. It is a French network of professional and accredited families to welcome the elderly. CetteFamille is a warm, economical and tailor-made alternative to the retirement home. CetteFamille is a site of connection and a company of services to the person allowing seniors to find a trained and selected family close to home. CetteFamille offers seniors and their families an offer of contact and a follow-up service to carry out all the administrative procedures. On www.cettefamille.com, caregivers of seniors can register to meet a family available nearby. The teams at CetteFamille are responsible for contacting them to study the request and ensure a meeting with the family most appropriate to meet his needs.

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.

Welkeys is Chloé's. Passionate about new experience in real life and digital, Chloé imagined Welkeys to help property owners manage logistics when subletting their house on peer-to-peer platforms such as Airbnb, Housetrip, Homelidays… Most of our owners found Welkeys as THE solution to their logistics problem related to short term rentals. We higly value the tasks offered by our experimented concierges Welkeys so please choose, kick-back and relax.

Concilio is a digital health platform. Their mission is to enable everyone to access the best of the health and prevention system. The company is based in Paris, France.

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.

TechnoFOUNDERS dedicated studio to transform your research work inti startups.

Express repairs for smartphones and tablets across Europe.

Kap Code is dedicated to improve the care of chronic diseases and the detection of drug safety signals on social networks.

AgroServ Industry is an industrial unit for processing corn into gritz and flour.The company processes 100 tonnes of maize per day into grits and flour and packed in bags of 5, 15, 20, 25 kg which makes it possible to market simple and fortified semolina and then commercialize the sound used in animal nutrition.

COGELEC ENERGY is a company specializing in electrical work, rural electrification, and the supply, installation and maintenance of electrical and hydraulic equipment, throughout the territory of Senegal.

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.

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

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.

Wistiki is a small-sized Bluetooth tracker that helps find everything hold dear. Wistiki is the easiest way to find belongings in seconds.

Africa Radio provides independent programming that reflects the diverse cultures and issues of the African continent. It features a range of voices and perspectives from various regions. The station aims to foster dialogue and understanding among its listeners.

Enko Education is an Africa-wide network of international secondary schools in Africa that offers launchpad to world's best universities.

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.

LKSpatialist offers a platform of web applications dedicated to land and land planning professions.

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

Neurotech is an IT services company that specializes in the development of computer networks, data security, and unified communications. They 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 specializes in agribusiness and in the collect and export of litchi production, among other fruits and spices (vanilla, black pepper, cinnamon, etc.).

Wistiki is a small-sized Bluetooth tracker that helps find everything hold dear. Wistiki is the easiest way to find belongings in seconds.

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.

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.

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

Simplon.co are a network of social digital factories in France and abroad.We have trained more than 2000 trainees in the digital sector since 2013. We are a social business, dedicated to making the digital sector a place of inclusion and to reveal talents among groups underrepresented in this field. We also advise companies in their digital transformation and create their websites and applications.

Trianon Homes is a real estate development company that focuses on constructing exclusively on the African territory, and more specifically in Dakar, Abidjan, Cotonou, Douala, and Libreville.

Trianon BTP Gabon ("Trianon") is a construction company created in 2012 by a team of young Gabonese professionals , trained and with a solid professional experience in France. At its creation, Trianon took the challenge to position itself as the missing link in the construction industry in Gabon: a company combining the agility of a small structure (allowing it to recover medium-sized contracts) and The seriousness of a structured group (offering all the guarantees a customer can expect). After a year of activity, Trianon demonstrated the viability of its model. The company generated a turnover of € 1 million during the financial year and imposed itself on public and private clients reputed to be demanding (Société Nationale Immobilière, French Ministry of Defense, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs ).

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.

Pharmivoire Nouvelle SA offers its customers a range of four products presented in different packaging in volume. In an economic environment characterized by intensive competition that does not spare the drug market, the evolving needs of the clientele and the demands of public health force us in a context where compliance with regulations and legislation is required, To irrevocably guarantee the quality of our products. Pharmivoire Nouvelle SA has implemented an Integrated Quality Management System (QMS) of its products based on ISO 9001 VERSION 2008 to increase its competitiveness, increase its efficiency and improve its results . The resultant set of processes enables it to direct all its energy towards satisfying the needs of its customers in accordance with the requirements of the international standards required for the production of infusion solutions. Our solutes are manufactured according to the criteria of the pharmaceutical industry, in compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Pharmivoire Nouvelle SA , as an institution, is responsible for the stability, sterilization and traceability of each of its preparations.

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.

Roctool is a technology and manufacturing solutions provider offering engineering services and systems for injection and compression molding. Its Research and Development team is constantly adapting its induction technologies to more materials in order to draw benefits such as reduced cycle times, enhanced surface quality,lightweighting, product performance, and overall cost reductions. Roctool’s latest technology, IDH™ - Induction Dual Heating, is a leading heat and cool process combining composites with overmolded plastic features, which targets major brands in innovative industries, e.g. automotive, aerospace, consumer products, and electronics. Roctool’s technologies are already in production, in particular HD Plastics™ capabilities for plastic molding and Light Induction Tooling - LIT™ for composite parts. Roctool is listed on Alternext. Its headquarters and R&D center is situated at Le Bourget du Lac (France). Roctool also has offices and platforms in North America, Japan, Taiwan, and Germany.

HelloAsso is the free solution for associations and clubs to receive payments over the Internet.

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

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.

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.

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Delta Irrigation they provide design and construction of hydraulic systems.

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

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,

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.

Indian Ocean Trepang's production is subcontracted to low-income fishermen, providing them with an access to a growing and lucrative global market. The company cultivates, processes, and sells dried sea cucumbers to consumers worldwide, using an innovative and environmentally-friendly model. Its partners work with local fishing villages to bring sea cucumber farming back to the sea and away from expensive facilities.

NEST is a network of medical facilities that provide quality health services for women and children. The company aim to offer our patients a quality medical care, a high availability and an effective orientation.

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.

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

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.

Trainis offers management training courses for African executives who want to get in line with international standards.

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%.

Since it was founded, VISEO has developed its know-how around the ERP value chain, acting as a consultant upstream of projects, then during the integration phase and, finally, with regard to the maintenance and evolution of the systems installed.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.