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On the 17th of November 2022, the first edition of BIC Africa Annual Gathering 2022 (#BICAfrica2022) was held in Addis Ababa, with a focus on  “Connecting African Business Incubators”. In this flagship event, more than 100 relevant actors of the innovation and entrepreneurship arena from the BIC Africa project countries (Angola, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Somalia),… Continue reading BIC Africa organises the first Annual Gathering 2022 in Addis Ababa.

29 November 2022 Brussels, Belgium We’ve kicked off the first BIC Africa Bootcamp in Brussels, Belgium with the business incubators and accelerators from the BIC Africa project countries Angola, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Somalia. The BIC Africa European Bootcamp is designed to provide selected African business incubators BIs with an opportunity to meet, connect and exchange… Continue reading We’ve kicked off the first BIC Africa Bootcamp in Brussels, Belgium

During the 17th African Union Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification and the Africa Industrialization Week (AIW2022) that took place in Niamey, Niger, and online from the 20th to 25th November 2022, BIC Africa in collaboration with AeTrade Group, supported by the African Union, has organized a side event on the 23rd of November. At… Continue reading Meet the winners of the AU YOUTH PAVILLION BIC Africa- AeTrade Business Idea Challenge.

Join the BIC Africa – AeTrade at the Africa Industrialization Week (AIW2022)
23rd November 2022, Niamey, Niger and Online.

The first BIC Africa Annual Gathering 2022
17th November, 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm (EAT)
Radisson Blu Hotel | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

On the 13th of October 2022, sequa led the launch of BIC Ethiopia in Addis Ababa. The aim of BIC Ethiopia is to enable business incubators to support start-ups of agricultural technologies and agribusinesses as well as micro, small and medium enterprises to improve their market access, generate higher incomes and create jobs in the… Continue reading Ethiopia: Successful launch of BIC Ethiopia

Under the Business Incubators to Support Entrepreneurship and MSME Creation in Somalia project, funded by the EU and managed by a UNIDO, conducted business incubators mapping for Somalia.

BIC Africa participated at the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) Investing in Young Businesses in Africa (IYBA) Working Group on Ecosystem Development online workshop with External Stakeholders

BIC Africa took part at the EBN (European Business and Innovation Centre Network) congress 2022 on 24th and 25th May in Brussels.

On Thursday, 14th of June 2022, BIC Africa met digitally with H2020 ICT-58 family projects