The continent of Africa has long had burgeoning talent in the fashion design field but there has been a lack of investment to fuel designers for the long haul. But this has been changing in the past years with women like Roberta Annan working tirelessly to support this talent. During Paris Fashion Week the…
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Roberta Annan, founder of the Accra, Ghana-based African Fashion Foundation and managing partner of Annan Capital Partners (ACP), launched the Impact Fund for African Creatives (IFFAC) in Paris earlier this week. Billed as a long-term capital vehicle, IFFAC supports African creative entrepreneurs by awarding grants and early-stage investments to qualified businesses, while also providing a…
Permettre aux stylistes africains d’accéder à la scène internationale en les soutenant financièrement dans toutes les étapes de leur développement, c’est la vocation de cette jeune société d’investissement lancée en avril 2021 à Abidjan, en Côte d’Ivoire, par Laureen Kouassi-Olsson.
Depuis six mois, Birimian multiplie les initiatives. En juin dernier, la société a signé deux partenariats…
Paris – With ambitions to establish the first luxury group of the African continent, Ms. Roberta Annan, an award-winning entrepreneur of Ghanaian decent, launched the Impact Fund for African Creatives (IFFAC) today. It is one of the first long-term capital vehicles which seeks to leverage the untapped talent and commercial power of Africa’s creative industries.…