The AfDB and HEC Paris Partner to Train Young Entrepreneurs in Togo

20 December 2010
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African Development Bank (Abidjan)
press release

In close collaboration with Togolese authorities, a pilot program was launched in Lome Tuesday, December 14, 2010, to train 75 young business leaders in leadership and entrepreneurship, by 2013.

The program has been adopted by the AfDB, the Togolese Economy and Finance Ministry, Togo's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIT) and HEC Paris. It will include each year, 5 modules of 4 days. The first module (2010-2011) was open to 40 candidates from which 25 were selected on the basis of the quality of their business plan.

This pilot would be extended to other states in Francophone Africa.

Contacts

Felix Njoku

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