Earlier this wk I was on Power Lunch CNBC Africa Tabitha Muthoni asked me questions abt US's move to double steel + aluminum tariffs to 50% & the impact on trade, infrastructure, & investment flows into East Africa More in link below Laurendeau & Associates Enkopa Lab Enkopa Summit

At Enkopa Lab, you choose how to cross the bridge between Japan & Africa. Design? Deployment? Scaling? You decide—we guide. No one path fits all, and that’s exactly the point. Book a call with us - forms.gle/xGhXtHcRzAMFRz… #EnkopaLab #JapanAfrica #MarketEntry #GlobalBusiness

Quoted in this African Business's article as Founder of Enkopa Lab re: addressing data gaps to increase levels of Japanese investment in Africa ahead of 外務省（MOFA）× TICAD（アフリカ開発会議）【Official】 🔗 african.business/2025/06/trade-…

Mark your calendar! Laurendeau & Associates is thrilled to announce the 2nd edition of Enkopa Summit , Ethiopia’s all-industry business and innovation summit. 📅 October 9 & 10, 2025 📍 Hyatt Regency 🌍 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🔗 Pre-register now: enkopasummit.com/register-early…

Ethiopian Startup Act: What's All the Buzz About? CNBC Africa Tabitha Muthoni asked me abt the Startup Act recently approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. Below is what I pointed out:

Probably one of the best kept secrets in #Africa! 🤫Africa’s gaming market is expected to reach $3.56 billion by 2028! More abt the Gaming Tech Summit Africa 2025 by Velex Advisory #GTSA2025 here: linkedin.com/posts/bernard-…

I wrote an OpEd that got published in Tech in Asia on the expansion of Japanese firms in Africa, and lessons learned for Southeast Asian firms. techinasia.com/japans-africa-… Enkopa Lab Laurendeau & Associates

Privileged to attend the 3rd General Meeting of the Japan Business Council for Africa (JBCA) as Founder of Enkopa Lab at the JETRO – Collaborate & Invest Japan HQ in Tokyo on July 1st. 🌍 🇯🇵Japan's interest to invest in and partner with Africa is VERY HIGH. More details: linkedin.com/posts/bernard-…

When will have "Mrs. Watanabe" type of traders in #Ethiopia? I joined CNBC Africa Tabitha Muthoni on #PowerLunch following the July 11 launch of treasury bills trading on Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX). Ethiopian Capital Markets Authority National Bank of Ethiopia Ministry of Finance - Ethiopia Ethiopian Investment Holdings Laurendeau & Associates Enkopa Lab

[English Follows] エンコパラボ・ジャパン、日系のアフリカ参入支援　専門知識やデータ提供 Enkopa Lab provides expertise and data to support Japanese companies entering Africa Full Article from 日刊工業新聞電子版: nikkan.co.jp/articles/view/… Laurendeau & Associates

Are you an African executive, entrepreneur, or leader coming to Japan for 外務省（MOFA）× TICAD（アフリカ開発会議）【Official】 in 10 days? Do you want to avoid faux-pas' and increase your chance of closing deals? Then this Enkopa Lab session is for you: DOING BUSINESS WITH JAPAN 101

H.E Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 visited a state-of-the-art solar cell manufacturing facility in Hawassa (Ethiopia) on August 15, 2025. The facility built by Japan based TOYO SOLAR is 339,063 sq ft and creates around 880 jobs. Source: Office of the Prime Minister - Ethiopia investors.toyo-solar.com/news/default.a…

Busy week ahead here in Tokyo w/ TICAD 9. I sat down with Tabitha Muthoni on CNBC Africa #PowerLunch yday to discuss what we should expect from this large conference w/ many African countries present. Full video here: cnbcafrica.com/media/77555116… Enkopa Lab 外務省（MOFA）× TICAD（アフリカ開発会議）【Official】

My piece published yesterday on Japan Today News (the 2nd largest English news site in Japan) entitled 'Japan’s Africa playbook: Lessons from Southeast Asia' Full article here: japantoday.com/category/featu… Enkopa Lab Enkopa Summit Laurendeau & Associates

My Op-ed for #DisruptionBanking entitled 'Africa Must Do the “Boring” Work Before AI Can Deliver on Its Promise' Let's continue the conversation at Enkopa Summit next week in Addis! Read the full article here: disruptionbanking.com/2025/09/26/afr… Laurendeau & Associates Enkopa Lab

Japanese VC firms are increasingly turning their attention to Africa’s fast-growing start-up scene. I joined CNBC Africa's Tabitha Muthoni to discuss it cnbcafrica.com/media/77613000… Enkopa Lab

Cracking The Code: How African Startups Can Attract Japanese Venture Capital My piece on WeeTracker: weetracker.com/2025/10/24/afr… Enkopa Lab

I was delighted to sit with Abraham Asrat for the AGI podcast . We covered the following (see below) Full video here: youtu.be/y28YjSq-GIg?si… 1/2

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Africa's contribution to dvpmnt funds is growing but not fast enough. ADF-16 shows Western donors still contribute 100X+ more than African countries. 🇯🇵 alone: 11.4X the entire continent. Even with 5X growth, African countries are 98% dependent on external funding. African Development Bank Group