Strategic patience, diversification, local partnerships, bold philanthropy … these are some of the numerous solutions for companies to succeed in Africa and contribute to the emergence of the continent

The production and local processing of tropical products stimulates basic infrastructure creation, while generating significant positive externalities at the regional level.

The rise of fintech companies cuts both ways: while generating many positive externalities, they also create new challenges for Africa.

Public and private actors in Africa must invest in people and infrastructures (data centers, AI, robotics) to face the on-going 4th industrial revolution.

While Chinese funds have jostled the traditional square meadows in Africa, they have also allowed the emergence of structuring projects, but beware of the debt trap.

To fund the infrastructures it desperately needs, Central Africa must accelerate the development of its financial markets, which requires modernization of the regulatory landscape and high quality universities and vocational training institutions.

If Africa represents a real opportunity for European SMEs, the adoption of an adapted strategy is critical to address the specificities of the continent

In Subsaharan Africa, the emergence of dynamic startups will be key to face the unemployment challenge.

Seaboard, global conglomerate of the agri-food industry, announces the acquisition of a stake in GMM (Mauritania) and Fromex (Switzerland). Okan acted as financial advisor to GMM / Fromex as part of this transaction.

While the share of people with a bank account in sub-Saharan Africa remains below 20%, fintech companies are building a financial ecosystem at a lower cost, particularly adapted to the African context.