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close Events, Featured In SlideShow Frannie Leautier took part in the 2021 edition of the Global Innovation Summit January 20, 2022 Frannie Leautier, Senior Partner and CEO of SouthBridge Investments took part in the 2021 edition of the Global Innovation Summit hosted by the GFCC | The Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils. In a panel session focused on the African Future …
close Events, Featured In SlideShow, Press Releases Brazil Africa Forum 2021 ends with strengthened partnerships between Brazilian and African leaders December 3, 2021 The Brazil Africa Forum (BAF21), co-organized with SouthBridge Group has come to an end with commitments reinforced and new partnerships to come to boost Brazil – Africa relations. The two-days digital event held in three languages (English, …
close Events, Press Releases Brazil Africa Forum 2021 to focus on natural resources and urgent actions to achieve sustainable development October 25, 2021 Fortaleza, Brazil, 20th October 2021 – In line with the urgent concerns of the current global agenda, the Brazil Africa Forum 2021 will make a call to action for the protection of natural resources and environmental …
close Events, News Covid-19 & Africa March 23, 2021 At the US House of Representatives, Dr. Kaberuka urges the need of equity and partnership “A return to normalcy and economic growth in Africa depends on equal access to vaccines against Covid-19” and “Africa doesn’t ask for charity, but for equity and partnership” These are some of the essential messages …
close Events, News Meeting with Shelter Afrique & HomeProduction November 20, 2020 Our Chairman, Dr. Kaberuka met with Andrew Chimpondah, CEO of Shelter Afrique; Aviram Rabinovich, Founder and Managing Director of HomeProduction Ltd and Patrick Sebatigita, Business Development Advisor of HomeProduction. They discussed opportunities to expand sustainable housing across Africa and areas of collaboration such as fundraising and alternative technologies in affordable housing. Shelter Afrique is a pan-African …
close Events, News Chairman meets with WHO’s Dr. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus October 28, 2020 In his capacity as AU Special Envoy on COVID-19, Dr. Kaberuka and the other Special Envoys had a discussion with the WHO Director General. As part of their mission to engage with various international players, they discussed the impact of the pandemic on the …
close Events, News Dr. Donald Kaberuka conferred the title of Commander of the National Order of Merit of Mali December 13, 2018 His Excellency, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of the Republic of Mali, has granted an audience to Ms. Bintou Keita, The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations and Dr. Donald Kaberuka, The High Representative for Financing of …
close Events, News Private equity’s positive contribution in Africa October 4, 2018 African private equity stakeholders, meeting at a conference in Paris on 2 October, recalled the importance of their role in financing the continent’s economies, in a context where the mobilized amounts are falling by almost 60% since 2015. For Lionel Zinsou, Managing Partner of SouthBridge, “private equity …
close Events, News Hamet Aguemon, panel Chair at OECD Blockchain Policy Forum September 5, 2018 On Wednesday, 5th September, 2018, Hamet Aguemon, Partner, chaired Agriculture Panel at OECD Blockchain Policy Forum, “Ripe for Disruption: Using Blockchain for Agricultural Supply Chains”. The agri-food system affects environmental sustainability, human health and well-being, and distribution of wealth around the globe. Its effective …