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For partners

Cooperation starts with a conversation about the project objective, available resources and the expected cooperation model.

  1. 01

    European companies entering Africa

    How we help

    • market analysis and sales potential assessment
    • identification of local partners and distributors
    • organisation of business and institutional meetings
    • commercial representation and negotiation support

    Cooperation process

    • initial conversation and objective definition
    • market analysis and selection of priority countries
    • partner identification and meeting organisation
    • preparation of a cooperation model or local entity

    Information needed to start

    • description of the product or technology
    • countries of interest
    • expected market entry model
  2. 02

    African companies looking for technology

    How we help

    • selection of technology and European suppliers
    • preparation of the technical and economic model
    • support in preparing project documentation
    • organisation of study visits and training

    Cooperation process

    • identification of investment needs
    • analysis of available resources and feedstock
    • selection of technology and partners
    • project preparation and financing application

    Information needed to start

    • description of the planned investment
    • available resources and location
    • planned schedule
  3. 03

    Administration and public institutions

    How we help

    • preparation of development project concepts
    • linking public programmes with technology partners
    • support in preparing documentation for financing institutions

    Cooperation process

    • analysis of sector priorities
    • concept and budget preparation
    • consortium building and partner selection
    • implementation coordination

    Information needed to start

    • programme area and objective
    • planned scope of support
    • time frame
  4. 04

    Universities and research institutes

    How we help

    • building European-African research partnerships
    • preparation of research and implementation projects
    • organisation of feedstock research and knowledge transfer

    Cooperation process

    • definition of the research area
    • selection of partners and scope of cooperation
    • preparation of the project application
    • delivery of research and training

    Information needed to start

    • research area
    • available infrastructure
    • planned partners
  5. 05

    Investors and financing institutions

    How we help

    • preparation of projects for investment appraisal
    • technical and economic analyses
    • coordination of partners and project documentation

    Cooperation process

    • presentation of the project and its assumptions
    • verification of the economic model
    • completion of documentation and feasibility study
    • coordination of the decision-making process

    Information needed to start

    • investment criteria
    • preferred sectors and markets
    • expected project scale
  6. 06

    Producer organisations and cooperatives

    How we help

    • organisation of producer groups
    • preparation of energy and processing projects
    • training and advisory programmes

    Cooperation process

    • assessment of potential and resources
    • project concept preparation
    • partnership and financing model building
    • implementation and training

    Information needed to start

    • number of members and production profile
    • available land and feedstock
    • planned project objective
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