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THE LIVING TAPESTRY: a new animated short film celebrates the Women shaping Africa's entrepreneurial future
Triggerfish Animation Studio, Goon Valley Animation Studio, and the European Union’s Team Europe Initiative – Investing in Young Businesses in Africa #TEIIYBA, are proud to announce the forthcoming release of The Living Tapestry, a pan-African animated short film with a social mission. The f...
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KENYA - Biashara Pawa Awards celebrate women and youth entrepreneurs transforming underrepresented sectors
Celebrate entrepreneurial excellence, community impact, innovation, and leadership After months of dialogue, mentorship, networking, and learning, the Biashara Pawa Awards provided an opportunity to recognise the women and youth entrepreneurs who are redefining what is possible in sectors wher...
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Demo Days 2026: from capacity building to market readiness for green industries in Africa
From strengthening ESOs to preparing African green businesses for regional expansion Across Africa, green startups and SMEs are developing innovative solutions in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, waste management, water, clean technologies and other emerging green sectors.
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Benin-Togo Exchange Visit: Strengthening Regional Entrepreneurship Cooperation
From May 18 to 22, 2026, the IYBA-SEED Benin and IYBA-SEED Togo teams invited a delegation of actors from Benin's entrepreneurial ecosystem to take part in an exchange visit between Kara and Lomé, Togo.
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BENIN - Local Public-Private Dialogue reaches a new milestone!
Structured and inclusive dialogue between local authorities and the private sector is an essential driver of territorial economic development. This belief lies at the heart of our IYBA SEED project.
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TOGO - National VSME Week 2026: Strengthening Support for Enterprises in Togo
The National Week of Very Small, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (French acronym SN-TPME) 2026, organized under the theme "Public-Private Synergy: Optimizing the Support Infrastructure for SMEs" stands as a flagship event for entrepreneurial development in Togo. IYBA-SEED Togo, as a tech...
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SENEGAL - FINANC’ELLES - Phase 1: A training to design inclusive financial products and services
In early March 2026, we launched the call for applications for the FINANC’ELLES programme, developed in partnership with MicroSave Consulting (MSC), to support a core group of financial institutions, banks, microfinance institutions (MFIs) and fintechs in improving their products, business practice...
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WEBINAR #4 Strengthening peer exchange between ESO networks in francophone Africa
Context Entrepreneurship support organisations (ESO) play a central role in strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems. They help coordinate stakeholders, pool resources, support entrepreneurs, and amplify the voice of ecosystems in public policy and funding spaces.
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SENEGAL - FINANC’ELLES: A New Program Supporting the Development of Innovative Financial Solutions for Women Entrepreneurs
New deadline to submit your application: March 22nd, 2026 I am submitting my application for the FINANC’ELLES program Financial Inclusion of Women Entrepreneurs: A Lever for Innovation and Performance In Senegal, women entrepreneurs play a decisive role in job creation, the revitalization of local...
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BENIN - The CACEPI Label: a lever to transform education and promote entrepreneurship
The Urgency of an Educational Reform Focused on Entrepreneurship and Innovation Faced with the challenges of the 21st century, there is a consensus on the need to reform Benin’s education system to align it with the demands of innovation and entrepreneurship. The Sectoral Education Plan (2018-...
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