ECOSYSTEM UPDATE FEBRUARY 2016
POLICY
AFRICA UNION: TICAD VI will take place in Nairobi, Kenya on 27-28 August 2016.
AFRICA UNION: Feb22-23 , 1st Meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area Negotiating Forum
WTO: MALI Mali deposited its TFA instrument of acceptance on 20 January.
WEST AFRICA: WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo visited West Africa- on February
WEST AFRICA- On 25th January, CESAG, and the ICD signed an agreement
WAEMU- ICD: signed a MoU to support financing for SMEs/SMIs in the West African Economic Monetary Un.
FAO: Feb 16th 2016- ACP,FAO, OIF symposium to build new partnerships to empower entrepreneurship.
BENIN and IFAD signed agreement, Feb2nd, to finance the Market Gardening Development Support Project
COTE D IVOIRE: has deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods,
NIGERIA: January 25th, U.S. Secretary of Commerce arrived in Lagos to kick-off a fact-finding mission
SIERRA LEONE : A consultation kicks off on late January, to help SMEs for reaching new export markets,
SIERRA LEONE: UK-Sierra Leone Trade and Investment Forum on 25 February 2016
USA: January 28-29, U.S. Government officials, African energy experts, and private sector companies focused on advancing access to electricity in Africa convened for the Powering Africa Summit.
INDUSTRY
West Africa countries concern
AFRICA: at the US-Africa Business Summit in Addis Ababa, 1st-4th Feb, AGCO, showcased its new MF Farm Mechanisation Package.
AFRICA: Feb 17th , MTN, launched the MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge powered by Jumia.
AFRICA: The BMCE Group Bank of Africa announces the second African Entrepreneurship Award on Feb 15.
COMMONWEALTH: The first edition of the Commonwealth of Independent States Global Business Forum organized by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry held from February 17 to 18, 2016,
WEST AFRICA: Facebook Entrepreneurship roundtable with SMEs from Ghana and Nigeria on early February
COTE D IVOIRE: 40th Meeting of Africa Insurance Markets (FANAF) held in Abidjan on Feb 15th – 18th
NIGERIA: Offshore West Africa Conference & Exhibition on 26‐28 January 2016
NIGERIA: the 4th NollywoodWeek Paris Film Festival will be held from June 2-5, 2016
NIGERIA: on late January Verod Capital Management closed its
NIGERIA: The Royal Society of Chemistry and Procter & Gamble joint symposia will be held in Lagos
MALI: Acoustic Festival Bamako held from 26th to 30th January 2016 in Bamako
MALI: Dogon Festival and River Niger Festival held in Bamako and Segou on early February
MALI: on 25th January held in Bamako the Mali-Tunisia trade forum
MALI: CONFEJES countries Employment & Entrepreneurship Executive training held in Bamako Feb 15th
MALI: Impact Hub and Sotuba farm incubators opened in Bamako
Others countries in Africa
BOTSWANA: the next Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) event will be held in Gaborone in June 2016
CAMEROON: January 29th, for developing aquaculture entrepreneurship, the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) granted Cameroon with US$ 1 Million
CAMEROON: free legal services will be provided to start-up companies by Centurion Law Group
DRC: Cummins entrusted BIA for distributing of its engine, generator in several African countries.
EGYPT: Egypt Energy investment Summit 16-18 February
EGYPT: Feb 9th Ambassador David Thorne, met senior Egyptian officials, business executives, and representatives of U.S. businesses operating in Egypt.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: The Forum on Developing the Central African Financial Market (FODEMAF) will be held in Equatorial Guinea on 24- 25 February 2016.
KENYA: Kenya's Bamba Group has been selected to become the first company from East Africa into the TechStars programme of the US accelerator TechStars
RWANDA: AviaDev Africa is being launched this year in Rwanda.
SOUTH AFRICA: 26 to 28 January the Sage Business Partner Conference 2016. Held in Johanesburg
SOUTH AFRICA: Feb 16-20 Samsung Africa Forum
SOUTH SUDAN: Feb 18th , the Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) has been launched
SUDAN: feb 9th , 2nd annual International Forum on Islamic Finance (IFIF 2016)
ZAMBIA: Minister of Youth, has called for the provision of entrepreneurship skills and startup capital to youths during ECOSOC Youth Forum 2016 in New York,
MALI, YES serial intensive Entrepreneurship trainings for 500 young people and women from across the country http://www.gew.co/events-list?country=Mali&gewYear=2015 .launched during the GEW is underway
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