Focus on winning SMEs in Africa
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Official logo of the New Africa-France Summit, to be held on October 8, 2021 in Montpellier.
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By: Emmanuelle Bastide
2 min
SMEs represent 90% of businesses and 60% of formal sector jobs on the continent.
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Despite this weight, how can we allow them to create more wealth?
Funding difficulties and a hostile business climate prevent African SMEs from fully playing their role as economic engines.
Some are nevertheless doing well, there are great success stories from innovative SMEs in Africa.
How to improve the business ecosystem and get SMEs to create jobs?
- Emmanuel Haye
, deputy head of the Financial Institutions and Inclusion Division of
Proparco
, a subsidiary of
AFD, the French Development Agency
dedicated to private sector development.
- Sylvie Sagbo
, President of
Lysa & Co
, a family SME based in Rufisque in Senegal and specializing in the transformation of peanuts, cashews and corn into snacks.
Report in Senegal with
Adama Séné Cissé,
founder of the company
Gade-Gui
, specialized in peanut processing by
Théa Olivier.
Report in Côte d'Ivoire with
Abdoul Aziz Cissé
, general manager at
Afribacom (African buildings, electricity, telecommunications and public works)
, produced by
Vladimir Cagnolari
.
Program on the occasion of the New Africa-France Summit which takes place on October 8, 2021 in Montpellier.
And at the end of the broadcast, the launch of the sixth edition of
the Africa RFI - France 24 Challenge App
. A competition whose goal, this year, is to innovate in the education of children. This is to encourage all digital or mobile initiatives that support the education of children at school or at home in Africa. We are also waiting for projects to complete the school offer or to provide access to this offer outside of school. We talk about it with
Stéphan-Eloise Gras,
Executive Director of
Digital Africa
, an important partner of this 6th edition.
How to participate ?
If you have a digital application project to promote children's learning, take part in the competition on
appafrique.rfi.fr
, under participate.
What are the dates to apply?
From October 8 to December 8, 2021.
The winner will receive funding to develop his project.
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