Download th 4th edition of the Africa CEO Forum – Okan Partners report (2022) on urban mobility in Africa.

On the occasion of the release (October 18, 2022) of the 4th edition of the Africa CEO Forum – Okan Partners report on urban mobility in Africa, Amaury de Féligonde answers questions on the major challenges of urbanization and associated mobilities on the continent.

Okan Partners’ presentation on the rapid urbanization in Africa. This presentation was used by Amaury de Féligonde (Managing Partner) during his intervention as expert in the panel “Africa mega-cities: challenges and opportunities of an unbridled urbanization”, during the Africa CEO Forum 2022 (June 13 and 14 in Abidjan).

Okan is pleased to announce that Filatex Group has completed the acquisition of a minority stake in Energiestro, a French startup company engaged in the development and production of a solar energy storage flywheel in prestressed concrete

Okan is pleased to announce the awarding of 6 scholarships for excellence to middle and high school students in partnership with Enko Education in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Cameroon.

In the context of the  Africa CEO Forum – Okan Partners report publication, Amaury de Féligonde gives an overview of its content and of the issues related to special economic zones.

On the occasion of the publication of the ACF-Okan Partners report on special economic zones in Africa, Amaury de Féligonde discusses the challenges of developing these zones for the industrialisation of the continent.

The potential of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as instruments for development is extraordinary. Yet certain failures have taught us that success is not guaranteed. Drawn from over 20 analyses, this report provides six recommendations for transforming SEZs into powerful catalysts for the continent’s industrialisation.

Okan is pleased to announce that OrgaEarth, a Madagascar-based producer of cactus oil, has successfully completed the raising of a bridge loan with the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB). The bridge facility raised, to be followed by a multi-currency long-term loan, will allow the company to fund the expansion of its activity.

Faced with rapid urbanization on the continent and so as to avoid the fate of too many emerging megacities suffocated by inadequate transportation networks, decision-makers must choose from a wide range of transportation options.