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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.

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 where they are often underrepresented.

From strengthening ESOs to preparing African green businesses for regional expansionAcross Africa, green startups and SMEs are developing innovative solutions in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, waste management, water, clean technologies and other emerging green sectors. Yet scaling regionally remains a major challenge for many.

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. The Beninese delegation brought together numerous partner stakeholders: ANPE, ANCB, RENEJ, SENS Benin, and two Local Centres for Entrepreneurship and Employment (CLEE).

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.

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.

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 practices and offering strategies for women entrepreneurs and women-owned / women-led MSMEs).Phase 1 of the…

ContextEntrepreneurship 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.

New deadline to submit your application: March 22nd, 2026I am submitting my application for the FINANC’ELLES programFinancial Inclusion of Women Entrepreneurs: A Lever for Innovation and PerformanceIn Senegal, women entrepreneurs play a decisive role in job creation, the revitalization of local economies, and household resilience.

The Power of Mentoring in EntrepreneurshipThe Biashara Pawa Dialogue Series Event 2 brought together 110 participants: women and youth entrepreneurs from under-represented sectors in manufacturing and engineering, green and circular economy, agriculture and agribusiness, technology, financial services, infrastructure development, blue economy, and WASH (Water, hygiene, and sanitation).

Under the auspices of the WAEMU Commission and in partnership with the IYBA-SEED programme, a sub-regional workshop on capacity building and validation of proposals for structuring Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) was held on 9 and 10 February 2026 in Cotonou.