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Janvier, Février, Mars 2022 CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE, D’INDUSTRIE ET D’AGRICULTURE ASBL KAMER VAN KOOPHANDEL, NIJVERHEID EN LANDBOUW VZW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE NPO SECRETARIAT Rue Montoyerstraat 24 B5 1000 Brussels T +32 2 512 99 50 info@cbl-acp.be SOMMAIRE www.cbl-acp.be MANAGING DIRECTOR ÉDITO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Jacques EVRARD EXECUTIVE MANAGER FOCUS TANZANIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Corine COURBET Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA): Invest and Do Business in Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MANAGER Didier VERHELST FOCUS EDTECH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 DEPUTY MANAGER Jennifer LEFEBURE The EdTech: The new 'IT' sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 RESPONSIBLE OF THE MAGAZINE CBL-ACP: FINANCIAL DIVISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Michael STENGER Avenue Huart Hamoir 48 1030 Brussels CBL-ACP: EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 T +32 2 242 05 10 michael.stenger@idealogy.be www.idealogy.be CBL-ACP: STAFF & MEMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 CHIEF EDITOR Leila BOUITA SALES & ADVERTISEMENTS Nada NEBBOU GRAPHIC DESIGN Dominyka ANCIŪTĖ Céline BACHO María MENÉNDEZ GONZÁLEZ Louise RIQUIER VIP MEMBERS COVER BY Maximilien DAUMONT www.perspectives-cblacp.eu COMMUNICATION AGENCY PICTURES www.deme-group.com www.transautomobile.com www.idealogy.eu www.remant.be © shutterstock © This content is protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without the formal authorisation of the editor.
2 / EDITO EDITO AFRIQUE : ANALYSE DU RISQUE Ces dernières sont surtout exportés non trans- Il est évident que la CBL-ACP œuvre à cela et formés, créant peu de richesse dans les pays reste pour ce faire au service de ses membres. Commençons par une constatation qui devrait d'origine et ne fournissant pratiquement pas nous interpeller : l'Afrique compte actuelle- d'emplois sur place. Ici également une riposte AFRICA: RISK ANALYSIS ment 1,1 milliard d'habitants et ce chiffre va au risque évoqué plus haut brille par son presque doubler d’ici 2050. absence. Let's start with an observation that should challenge us: Africa currently has 1.1 billion Le risque dont nous parlons ici est que le Bref, devant ces résultats déplorables il est né- inhabitants and this figure will almost double Continent ne puisse pas développer à temps cessaire pour tous de revoir sa copie en tenant by 2050. The risk we are talking about here, son économie pour avoir les moyens d’édu- compte de certains critères primordiaux. is that the Continent will not be able to dev- quer puis d’employer ces centaines de millions elop its economy in time to provide the means de jeunes qui la peupleront demain. Ainsi il est grand temps que soit mieux pris to educate and then employ the hundreds of en compte le fait que c’est le secteur privé qui millions of young people, who will populate it L’enjeu est de taille car pour intégrer ces nou- génère l’essentiel des richesses, crée du bien- tomorrow. veaux venus sur le marché du travail local, être et développe par là une classe moyenne l’économie africaine devrait créer plus de 20 synonyme de développement. The stakes are high, because to integrate millions d'emplois par an d'ici 2050. Vous avez these newcomers into the local labour mar- bien lu : plus de 20 millions par an ! C’est aussi lui (et lui seul) qui paiera les pots ket, the African economy would have to create cassés dans le cas d’une évaluation maladroite more than 20 million jobs per year by 2050. L'Afrique peut-elle vraiment faire face à ce défi des possibilités d’un marché. You read that right: more than 20 million a herculéen ? Plusieurs observateurs en doutent. year! Can Africa really live up to this Herculean Voilà pourquoi je clame haut et fort qu’il est challenge? Many observers doubt it. Conscient que cette situation risque de dés- impératif de renforcer le support au secteur tabiliser tôt ou tard le Continent, avec comme privé dans sa mission de développement du Aware that this situation risks destabilizing the corollaire la guerre, le terrorisme voire l’effon- marché local au lieu d'injecter toujours plus Continent sooner or later, with in its wake war, drement de certains états, l’Europe essaye d’argent dans l'aide au développement. terrorism, in other words the collapse of cer- vaille que vaille de contenir cette situation tain states, Europe is at any price trying to con- en important diverses mesures d’aide et de Et pour éclairer mon propos il est bon de tain the situation by importing various aid and soutien. se rappeler que l’argent est timide et insai- support measures. To do this, Europe has set sissable ; qu’il faut le courtiser et surtout le up, at the level of its administration, various fi- Pour ce faire l’Europe a mis en place, au niveau gagner. nancial tools that could be grouped under the de son administration, divers outils financiers label of development aid. Among other things que l’on pourrait regrouper sous le label d’aide C’est pourquoi le discours trop souvent en- these tools in principle are meant to locally au développement. tendu qui prône l’investissement comme pre- create a favourable climate for investments mière mesure à une restauration économique, and indirectly for training and recruitment. Ceux-ci doivent entre autres et en principe est et sera toujours contreproductif. créer sur place un climat favorable à l’inves- Intellectual honesty, however, forces us to tissement et indirectement à la formation et La sagesse impose de d’abord apprivoiser un admit, that after six decades of similar efforts l’embauche. environnement avant d’y œuvrer et en Afrique the results are more than mixed; unfortunate- comme ailleurs cela prend du temps. ly the considerable sums injected into these L’honnêteté intellectuelle nous force cepen- programmes have not delivered the expect- dant à admettre qu’après six décennies d’ef- Il s’agit donc sans retard de protéger les ed return, to say the least. In parallel and at forts, le résultat en la matière est plus que miti- échanges commerciaux existants et surtout the private level, investments in sub-Saharan gé et que les sommes considérables injectées de faciliter l’éclosion de nouvelles relations Africa are singularly concentrated in a few dans ces programmes n’ont malheureusement économiques. countries, rich in natural resources. These raw pas eu, et de loin, le rendement espéré. materials are mainly exported unprocessed, Un indispensable climat de confiance se creating little wealth in the countries of ori- En parallèle et au niveau privé, les inves- verra ainsi renforcé et permettra de favo- gin and providing virtually no local jobs. Here tissements en Afrique subsaharienne se riser dans une phase ultérieur l’injection too, any response to the aforementioned risk concentrent singulièrement sur quelques de capitaux tant réclamée par les marchés is conspicuous by its absence. In short, in the pays, riches en ressources naturelles. émergeants. face of these deplorable results it is necessary
/3 for everyone to return to the drawing board dan 20 miljoen banen per jaar moeten creëren. ik luid en duidelijk: het is een absolute nood- taking into account certain essential criteria. Je leest het goed: meer dan 20 miljoen per zaak meer steun te verlenen aan de particu- jaar! Kan Afrika deze herculesuitdaging echt liere sector in zijn missie om lokale markten te And so, it’s high time to come to terms with the aan? Vele waarnemers betwijfelen dat. ontwikkelen, in plaats van steeds meer geld in fact, that it is the private sector that generates ontwikkelingshulp te injecteren. most of the wealth, creates welfare and hence Wetende dat deze situatie het continent vroeg a middle class synonymous with development. of laat dreigt te destabiliseren, met als mo- En om mijn punt te verduidelijken is het goed It is also up to this sector (and this sector alone) gelijk gevolg oorlog, terrorisme en daaraan om voor ogen te houden, dat geld verlegen to pick up the pieces after an inept assessment gekoppeld de ineenstorting van bepaalde en ongrijpbaar is; dat het moet worden verleid of any market potential. That is why I say loud landen, probeert Europa koste wat het kost en vooral gewonnen. Het al te vaak gehoorde and clear it is imperative, to reinforce support de situatie te beheersen door verschillende pleidooi voor investeringen als eerste stap naar for the private sector in its mission of devel- hulp- en ondersteuningsmaatregelen uit te een economisch herstel, is contraproductief. oping local markets, instead of continuously rollen. Daartoe heeft Europa op het niveau injecting more money into development aid. van zijn administratie verschillende financiële De wijsheid gebiedt dat je je eerst aan een om- instrumenten opgezet, die onder de noemer geving gewent, voordat je erin begint te wer- And to clarify my point, it is good to remem- van ontwikkelingshulp kunnen worden ge- ken, en in Afrika - zoals elders - kost dat tijd. ber that money is shy and elusive, it must be groepeerd. Deze hulpmiddelen moeten onder wooed and won. This is why the all too often andere, en principieel, lokaal een gunstig kli- Het gaat er dus om de bestaande handel on- repeated plea for investment as a first step maat scheppen voor investeringen en indirect verwijld te beschermen en vooral het ontstaan towards economic restoration, is and always voor opleiding en aanwerving. van nieuwe economische betrekkingen te will be counterproductive. Wisdom tells us vergemakkelijken. Een essentieel klimaat van to first get acquainted with an environment Intellectuele eerlijkheid dwingt ons echter vertrouwen zal op die manier gestalte krijgen, before working in it, and in Africa as much as toe te geven, dat zes decennia van dat soort waarna het mogelijk wordt om in een latere elsewhere in the world, that takes time. inspanningen maar een gemengd resultaat fase de kapitaalinjectie te bevorderen, waar de hebben opgeleverd en dat de aanzienlijke opkomende markten zoveel nood aan hebben. Without delay it is a question of protecting bedragen, die in deze programma's zijn ge- existing trade and, above all, of facilitating the ïnjecteerd, helaas niet het verwachte rende- Het is duidelijk dat het CBL-ACP hier naartoe emergence of new economic relations. Only ment hebben gehad. Parallel hiermee zijn werkt en met dat doel ten dienste blijft staan henceforth an indispensable climate of trust op particulier niveau de investeringen in het van haar leden. can be established promoting in a later phase Afrika ten zuiden van de Sahara vooral ge- the injection of capital so much in demand by concentreerd gebleven in die landen, die rijk emerging markets. zijn aan natuurlijke grondstoffen. Die grond- stoffen verlaten voornamelijk onbewerkt het It is obvious that the CBL-ACP is working to- land van oorsprong, waardoor er ter plaatse wards this goal and remains at the service of weinig welvaart ontstaat en er vrijwel geen lo- its members while doing so. kale werkgelegenheid wordt gecreëerd. Ook hier schittert een reactie op het hierboven AFRIKA: RISICOANALYSE genoemde risico door afwezigheid. Kortom, in het licht van deze droevige resultaten is een Laten we beginnen met een observatie die ons tabula rasa nodig, en een nieuw plan dat reke- zou moeten uitdagen: Afrika heeft momenteel ning houdt met bepaalde essentiële criteria. 1,1 miljard inwoners en dit cijfer zal tegen 2050 bijna verdubbelen. Het risico waar we het over Zo is het de hoogste tijd dat er meer rekening hebben, is dat het continent economisch niet wordt gehouden met het feit, dat het de par- klaar zal zijn, om de honderden miljoenen jon- ticuliere sector is, die het grootste deel van de ge mensen, die het morgen zal tellen, op te rijkdom genereert, welzijn creëert en zo een leiden en vervolgens in dienst te nemen. middenklasse doet ontstaan die synoniem staat voor ontwikkeling. Het is overigens ook Er staat veel op het spel, want om deze nieuw- de privé sector, die zonder externe steun de komers te integreren in de lokale arbeidsmarkt prijs zal betalen voor een povere inschatting GUY BULTYNCK zou de Afrikaanse economie tegen 2050 meer van een of ander marktpotentieel. Daarom zeg Chairman CBL-ACP
4 / TANZANIA K E Y FAC T S The United Republic of Tanzania TITRE OUGANDA KENYA RWANDA BURUNDI -POPULATION- 59 730 000 (2020) ZAMBIA -HDI- MALAWI (rank/189): 163 (2019) MOZAMBIQUE SWOT GDP Composition (2020) STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES • Tourism attraction • Dependence on -PRESIDENT- and infrastructure gold price SAMIA SULUHU HASSAN 8.3% 26.8% 28.6% 36.3% • Rich in mineral and • Weak infrastructure gas resources (power and • Member of EAC transportation) • Concessional loans • Poor business and relief funds from environment -OFFICIAL LANGUAGE- KISWAHILI & ENGLISH IMF, WB and AfDB OPPORTUNITIES THREATS • Aims to become a • Vulnerable to climate regional trade hub conditions (65% of • Offshore gas potential population working in -CURRENCY- agriculture) TANZANIAN SHILLING • Infrastructure projects • Religious tensions and SERVICES insecurity SECONDARY SECTOR PRIMARY SECTOR OTHER Source: wdi.worldbank.org -AREA- 945 087 SQM EXCHANGES BELGIUM – TANZANIA 2021 EXPORT PARTS IMPORT PARTS -ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES- Vegetable products 13.1% Foodstuffs 53.2% TOURISM Machinery and 10.6% Vegetable products 22.4% equipment MINING CONSTRUCTION Chemicals 7.6% Live animals 16.8% AGRICULTURE = 115th client – EUR 86.2 million: +14.1% MANUFACTURING = 92nd supplier – EUR 85.5 million: -35.1% Trade balance: EUR 0.7 million
6 / TANZANIA TANZANIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE (TCCIA): INVEST AND DO BUSINESS IN TANZANIA Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry works closely with different international tion beyond Tanzania boundaries; TCCIA is and Agriculture (TCCIA) is a private sec- organizations for several of its activities to an important body to facilitate International tor association established in 1988 with the strengthen private sector in the country while Trade in Tanzania. Among the chamber ser- support of the Tanzanian Government to working very closely with the Government of vices involve business networking, business strengthen the private sector. The establish- Tanzania for the same objective. linkages, business recommendations both ment of the TCCIA was a very important step local and foreign, business conflict resolutions, as the Government was moving from centra- Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry trade inquiry, business promotions through lized, planned economy towards a more and Agriculture (TCCIA) is a member the chamber’s trade fairs systems and most open, mixed economy giving full scope to based Private Sector Organization which of business facilitation services as far as Trade private owned enterprises and farms. works closely with the government of the and Business Investment are concerned. United Republic of TCCIA operates in Tanzania to deliver TRADE AND INVESTIMENT IN TANZANIA both Regions and different services to districts. TCCIA Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, its esteemed cor- Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry has 26 Regional Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) porate and ordinary and Agriculture (TCCIA) works closely with Chambers in is a member based Private Sector members across the other Trade and Investment bodies like the Tanzania Mainland Organization which works closely country. Tanzania Trade Development Authority and over 120 with the government of the United (TANTRADE) and Tanzania Investment District Chambers Republic of Tanzania to deliver TCCIA as a PSO in Center (TIC) to facilitate International Trade in the coun- different services to its esteemed Tanzania has the and Investment across the country. try, which are corporate and ordinary members mandate to issue the semi-autonomous across the country. certificates of origins TCCIA champions for its esteemed members in their operational (COO) in Tanzania across the country as well as international activities. TCCIA for export facilita- partners outside Tanzania, to which have Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan President of the United Republic of Tanzania
/7 technology agreement for all investments which are over and above US$ 300,000 and US$100,000 for foreign and local investments, respectively; VII. Providing and disseminating up to date information on existing investment oppor- tunities, benefits and incentives available to investors: and VIII. Facilitating investors to have smooth work- ing relationships with Public and Private Sector bodies such as Tanzania Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA), Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI), Tanzania National Business Council (TNBC), Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) Mr. Paul Faraj Koyi-President of Tanzania Chamber of Commerce THE INCENTIVES AVAILABLE TO THE HOLDERS OF TIC CERTIFICATES OF INCENTIVES ARE: mutual agreements (MOUs) on business pro- I. Promoting investment activities in Tanzania; motion and trade facilitation for the interest The recognition of private property and of both countries. II. Addressing administrative constraints fac- protection against any non-commercial ing local and foreign investors; risks, Tanzania is an active member of Tanzania Investment Center (TIC) works MIGA (Multilateral Investment Guarantees to facilitate trade and investment in the III. Assisting in the establishment and regis- Agency). Likewise Tanzania is also a member country, Tanzania is endowed with many tration of enterprise processes; of The International Centre for Settlement natural resources and investment op- of Investment Disputes (ICSID) so investors portunities. The Government of the United IV. Facilitating investors in obtaining nec- have unrestricted rights to International arbi- Republic of Tanzania has simplified most of essary licenses, work permits, visas, tration in case of dispute with government. its investment regulations to attract inves- approvals, facilities or services; tors from all around the world. Investment I. Reduced import tariff on project capital in Tanzania is overseen by the Tanzania V. Assisting investors to secure investment items (5% import duty for investments in Investments Centre (TIC), a one-stop pri- sites and the establishment of Export priority sectors and ZERO% for investment mary Government agency responsible for Processing Zone (EPZ) projects especially in Lead Sectors). all investment matters. in the Agricultural, Mining, Infrastructure, Fisheries and Tourism sectors; II. Favorable investment allowances and The Tanzania Investment Center has the deductions i.e. capital allowance (100%) on following functions: VI. Granting Certificates of Incentives, industrial buildings, plant and machinery investment guarantees and registering and on agricultural expenditure. Dar es salaam Port, Center for Trade and Investment
8 / TANZANIA H.E. Hussein Mwinyi-President of Zanzibar addressing the media regarding the blue economy during the celebration of 58th of Anniversary of Revolutionary of Zanzibar The World Bank defines a blue IX. A reasonable corporate tax rates 30% INCENTIVES FOR AGRICULTURE SECTOR economy as the “sustainable use and low withholding tax on loan interest of ocean resources for economic payments. I. Zero-rated duty on capital goods, all farm growth, improved livelihoods, implements, fertilizers, pesticides etc. and jobs while preserving the X. The unrestricted right to transfer outside health of the ocean ecosystem”. the country 100% of foreign exchange II. Zero-rated VAT on capital goods, all farm earned profits and capital. implements, fertilizers, pesticides etc. XI. The ease of obtaining other permits III. Other incentives as under item in III. Deferment of VAT payment on project such as Residence/Work Permits, indus- "ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE" capital goods as defined in the tariff book trial licence, trading license etc. through and its relevant annexes deferred VAT to one-stop-shop operation of TIC. Incentives offered under petroleum explo- be shown on monthly return after which it ration and development basic documents will be extinguished unless it is discovered XII. Automatic permits for employing an initial required by the Tanzania Investment Centre otherwise after audit. quota of 5 foreign nationals on the project (TIC) in order to register your investment holding Certificates of Incentives. IV. Imports Duty drawback on raw materials. FACILITATION SERVICES AND FEES Mining and backup services to the mining V. Zero-rated VAT on mining inputs, agri- industry incentive for projects in economic TIC renders services to facilitate all Investors culture inputs, goods manufactured for infrastructure whether covered by the TIC Act (1997) or not. exports, foodstuff and tourism. The incentives are the same as in mining Facilities Fees: VI. Straight line accelerated depreciation sector Certificate of incentives US $750 allowance on capital goods. Application Forms US $120 INCENTIVES FOR TOURISM SECTOR VII. Up to five years carryover of all business Other Services: 10% on top of what is charged losses against future profits. In addition to the incentives provided to by relevant Departments holders of Certificates of Incentives item in VIII. Up to five years carryover of all business "ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE" all essential ZANZIBAR BLUE ECONOMY losses against future profits. hotels facilities are treated as capital goods as spelt out in the Capital Goods schedule Zanzibar has set aside Sh149 billion to stimu- annexure. late growth in areas directly linked to its blue
/9 economy initiative as the semi-autonomous In his recorded national address to mark the Indian Ocean archipelago marks the 58 years of political independence from the 58th anniversary of the January 12, 1964 Sultanate, Dr Mwinyi said his government had revolution. developed all legal frameworks and key pol- icies for the implementation of the strategic That revolution resulted in the overthrow of economic plan. the Sultan of Zanzibar and his mainly Arab government by local African revolutionaries. The Sh149 billion fund would be used to empower stakeholders like fishermen, President Hussein Ali Mwinyi, who took aquaria developers and growers of sea crops, the reins of power after the October 2020 he said. General Election, touted the blue economy as the best way to develop Zanzibar’s economy. The World Bank defines a blue economy as the “sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving the health of the ocean ecosystem”. Beautiful Giraffe found in Serengeti Tanzania-Serengeti National Park National Park-Tanzania SECTOR OR SUBSECTOR KEY FACTS OPPORTUNITIES • Contribute to exports for 21.7 Gold exports: 94% of all mineral exports; • Sector growth rate: 6.9%; • Establish smelting plants and gold refinery MINING AND METALS • Sector share to GDP: 4.7%; plants. • Exports in raw form. • Gas discoveries in Tanzania are catapul- ting the region into a major player in the global energy; • Upstream projects include exploration of oil and gas onshore and offshore areas; • Expected to bring billions in investment that could transform the entire economy; • Downstream oil & gas investment projects such as transportation & storage facilities; OIL & GAS • East Africa’s coastal region, stretching out to Seychelles holds a resource of • Transportation and distribution of natural gas 441.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, (US for compressed natural gas, industries and Geological Survey). Discovered reserves households. in Tanzania alone is over 57.54 trillion cu- bic feet.
10 / TANZANIA SECTOR OR SUBSECTOR KEY FACTS OPPORTUNITIES • Average length of stay: 10-11 days; • Average Expenditure per tourist: US$355 (package tours) and US$247 (non-pac- kage tours); • 22 National Parks; • 1 Conservation Area; • 32 Game Reserves; • Tourist Hotels, lodges, tented camps, • 44 Game Controlled Areas; • Beach tourism, cultural and historical sites • 4 Ramsar/Wetland Sites; • Golf courses and eco-tourism facilities • 33 Wildlife Management Areas; TOURISM AND LEISURE • Leisure parks INDUSTRY • 6 Nature Reserves; • Conference tourism facilities • Tourism icons: • Air/ground transport − Kilimanjaro Mountain – 5,895 Meters High - is the highest free standing • Tour operations and trophy hunting. mountain in the World and highest in Africa; − Ngorongoro Crater is among the World Heritage Sites; − Serengeti National Park with Animal Migration – the leading National Park in Africa in 2019, 2020 and 2021. • Tanzania has plenty arable for agri- culture. A variety of crops, fruits and vegetables produced are potential for Agro – Processing including tea, cashew nut, floriculture, pulses, cassava, • Rehabilitation and expansion of existing proces- mangoes, maize, rice, beans, etc. sing Industries. • Cashew has multiple products including: • Joint Venture with existing Processors. AGRICULTURE AND AGRO - PROCESSING − Cashew nuts, cashew nuts milk and • Construction and operation of butter; new processing industries. − Cashew Shells, anorexic acids, cashew apple-eat fresh, alcohol-fine • Construction of industrial parks wines, jams, flavor drinks (Alcoholic and non-alcoholic) animal feeds - discarded nuts, residuals of cashew Kernels, charcoal
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KEY FACTS THE EDTECH: THE NEW 'IT' SECTOR E D T E C H STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES • Learning losses as measured by average PISA scores (OECD’s • Africa: economic potential: the Continent’s total economy Programme for International Student Assessment), are will continue to grow at a fast rate over the next 5 years estimated to be significantly greater for poorer students than • Africa: global GDP is forecasted to grow at 4% post-COVID for richer ones. This impact would widen the socio-economic • Africa: around 226 million young people aged 15-24 live in achievement gap Africa, representing almost 20% of the African population • Marginalised groups were shown commonly subject to and one fifth of the world‘s youth reduced access to online learning • Africa: an urbanization upward trend accompanied by an expanding middle class (today at 30%) means higher • Barriers to wider access to ICT networks include possibilities to afford technology - High capital and recurrent costs associated with developing • West Africa (with Nigeria as the largest economy of the and maintaining large university networks region with 11% GDP CAGR) and Est Africa are the two most attractive regions from an investment perspective - Lack of institutional arrangements to support • Caribbean: home to 11 million young people between the shared access ages of 15 to 29 • Caribbean: in 2021: less than 43 percent of primary schools • Caribbean: many countries have made necessary efforts and 62 percent of secondary schools had access to Internet towards providing students with access to computers and for pedagogical purposes the internet • Caribbean: more than 20 edtechs startups in the sectors • Caribbean: recent simulations suggest that learning poverty of primary (
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14 / EDTECH THE EDTECH: THE NEW 'IT' SECTOR It is clear that the health crisis we are experiencing with COVID19 has changed the way we work and learn. The digitalisation of the work and education realms has been seen as a quick, cheap and effective response to the crisis. The need for relevant and fast adap- tation surely presented a fertile ground for tech sectors to flourish. This article will briefly jump into the fascinating world of Education Technologies and give an overview of the actual tendencies and opportunities of the sector within the ACP countries. EDTECH - A SECTOR SPOILED BY THE However, the EdTech Giants are facing a Africa, meanwhile, is not left behind. CRISIS considerable slowdown since 2021. Indeed, According to Partech Partners, a venture according to the HolonIQ report published in capital fund specialising in ICT, the number Changes related to the so-called Fourth February 2022, the US side has seen painful of African startups with financial backing will Industrial Revolution had already been taking losses for big players such as Chegg or 2U grow six times faster than the global average place at the socio-economic level, impacting after a euphoria in terms of investments made between 2015 and 2020. the labour market, creating new functions, (In October 2021, US EdTech companies alone new ways of working and, above all, requir- represented 50% of the global funds raised in In Tanzania, Ubongo was the proud winner ing a whole range of new skills. The Covid the month) of the 2019 Next Billion Edtech Prize. The crisis has only accelerated our adaptation to company, founded in 2013, creates fun and new management systems based on digital China, on the other hand, was facing an localised educational multi-platforms for technology. ultra-restrictive policy towards private educa- Tanzanian families via TV and the web. tional institutions, which had a strong impact One of the new models being rethought is on the activity of Chinese start-ups. In Kenya, there is an extraordinary mobile that of education, with new ways of training, penetration rate of 109% with individuals teaching and assessing. Education has had to However, VC investment in EdTech startups sometimes using two SIM cards. However, move partially or totally online during the two continues to grow exponentially, particularly there is a low internet penetration rate of 40% years of the epidemic, and it is certain that the in Europe and the US. The figures collected with only 21.75 million users, a market that is hybrid approach that has resulted from our so far show a persistent euphoria towards the still untapped for the “Silicon Savannah”. adaptation to the health situation will persist, sector (see Key Facts) as it has become permanently embedded in old working and training models. In Europe, according to a survey conducted A SECTOR TO MAKE ALL KINDS OF by the European Commission in 2020, 95% GEEKS HAPPY For example, some well-known universi- of the population surveyed considered the ties have been quick to offer training and pandemic to be a turning point in the use of EdTech is an umbrella term for a wide vari- certification courses that take place 100% technology in education and training. More ety of different and even complementary online. Platforms such as ZOOM, MOOCS, than 60% felt that they had increased their technologies acting at the educational Teams have quickly become indispensable digital skills during the crisis and more than level. Among the most present sub-sectors in everyday life. We are also witnessing a 50% wanted to improve them. In comparison, are: Tech-Enabled Immersive Learning (e.g. proliferation of e-learning platforms such in 2013 schools in the European Union did not Extended reality (XR)), E-learning, innova- as Outschool, Coursera, Udemy or Kahoot! meet expectations. 63% of students did not tive homeschooling, Mobile-first learning, seizing the opportunity of e-learning as have access to “a school with a good digital AI-enabled adaptive learning, gamification, ... a new educational standard in times of facility” even though 70% of teachers recog- confinement. nised the importance of using digital tools Since we are now moving beyond direct in the classroom. It is in this context that the interaction, EdTech technologies seek to Initially, the growth of the Edtech market has European Commission decided to launch its involve participants in a different way. It is been made possible through the proliferation Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027), believed that these new technologies would of smart devices and the global deployment a (renewed) initiative to support the sustain- make it possible to overcome the short- of internet connectivity. able and effective adaptation of EU Member comings of traditional educational systems, States' education and training systems to the which are considered outdated and unequal From an economic point of view, while the digital age. in some respects. Edtech would instead allow EdTech sector is indeed booming, there are for individualisation and adaptation to each some ambivalences. The year 2021 indeed In the same context, there is also the launch of individual's learning. According to UNESCO, saw a record in terms of companies listed on the European EdTech Alliance, a “consortium “e-learning makes it possible to remove cer- the stock exchange in the global education of national trade associations and clusters tain obstacles to training” such as the lack of sector (306 registered by 2022). The month working with founders and providers of edu- physical training structures (schools, learn- of October 2021 recorded 1.76 billion funds, cation technology (Edtech), to support the ing centres, etc.), teacher training, learning the year to date raises exceeding the whole domestic and international growth of Edtech tools (textbooks, exercise books, etc.), lack year 2020. and Innovation in education” (EdTechEurope). of inclusion of individuals with specific needs
/ 15 Digital technologies are used in many different ways. Enabel recognises the role of digital technologies as leverage to support sustainable development Enabel / FK Picture (disabilities, mental health, marginalised different audiences: In Morocco, the e-TAM- groups, etc.), distance between home and KEEN project is designed to strengthen the the place of learning, the cost of traditional (digital) skills of civil servants at central and education, and so on. local level to enable the digital transition of We have a selection process public administration services. In Tanzania, with criteria and a guideline. The EdTech industry offers various benefits the project Let’s go digital! aims at providing We don‘t fund the digitalisa- like increased collaboration amongst stu- vocational training through the app VSOMO tion of a company or the digital dents, 24/7 access to learning, personalized developed by VETA (Vocational Education transformation of a ministry or educational experiences, automated grading and Training Authority). a project that aims NGO. No, we look at how digi- systems, classroom management tools and to make access to training easier for young tal technology can strengthen creating paperless classrooms. people and women. The project is imple- their role as a public player or mented by NGO Helvetas and financed by as a civil society player. Traditional education systems certainly have Wehubit through EU funding. In Guinea, the their share of limits and inefficiency and the Kouyé application is a digital response to the Capucine Gonnord, D4D Expert Edtech seems full of promises. But how is the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) Edtech taking its place within the traditional and in support of the promotion of sexual systems? What new hybrid education sys- and reproductive health (SRH) tems are possible? through the Wehubit programme, a pro- The Belgian development agency, Enabel, DIGITAL FOR DEVELOMENT (D4D) gram that follows the strategic note on digital recognises the role of digital technologies for development established in 2016 which as leverage to support the sustainable deve- The D4D, or Digital for Development Team of revolves around the 9 digital development lopment goals throughout its programmes Enabel , offers strategic guidance and techni- principles (see box) In this framework, pro- and portfolio. In its line of operations and cal support to its partners in their search for jects resulting from the Wehubit program, core principle of inclusion, Enabel continu- an inclusive digital transformation and tran- must follow those same principles as well. ously supports the development of EdTech sition being essentially in the area of digital as defined as the use of educational tech- skills, digital rights, digital entrepreneurship, nologies to improve the access, quality and digital governance, digital service delivery. WEHUBIT continuity of teaching and learning Enabel’s partners in digitalization come from the private sector, the public sector and civil Enabel's Wehubit programme is a Belgian In this context, Enabel shares with us three society. One of the ways in which Enabel and European Union funded programme Edtech projects whose training is intended for is involved in supporting D4D initiatives, is with a very specific focus on the scaling-up of
16 / EDTECH non-profit and public initiatives using digital or future crises! Our approach is also based vate sector, particularly in terms of the sus- technologies to address societal challenges. on human rights: how does the proposal tainability of a project or a business model. received identify the actors who have a role An NGO, after three years, will not necessarily Arnaud Leclerq, programme manager in to play in education, and how do these actors try to maintain its project, they will look for Wehubit explains: see their role strengthened thanks to the pro- another to set up. That's why by combining posed solution” Arnaud Leclercq. the two logics we can achieve a very good “Through our competitive fund, we are able balance.” to look for other players and try to unders- tand how they use digital technology in the For Arnaud, the risk is there, but if you make countries and sectors in in which we are ded- Wehubit aims to boost digital sure there are safeguards in place, sustain- icated. The idea of these calls for proposals is social innovation as a vehicle able Edtech models can very well be envi- to recognise that others have other interes- for accelerating inclusive and saged without fear: ting approaches and that we can draw inspi- sustainable development, and ration from them. Then, for the established empowering people in Enabel‘s “That's why we insist, among others, on projects that we consider to be relevant and partner countries. the principles for digital development, such to have an impact, the aim is to strengthen as interoperability, open source and open them through funding and becoming mem- knowledge. If the solution comes from the ber of our network. By scaling-up, we mean private sector but is interoperable and cer- innovations that we think have already gone RISKS RELATED TO THE USE OF tain principles are respected, then the risk is through a certain number of stages, that we EDTECH? reduced, in terms of costs as well as techno- think are fairly robust, and we want to sup- logy and adaptation.” port them in their scaling up, which is often On the question of the risks linked to the total challenging for the public sector or civil soci- or partial insertion of digital technology in These new models of education can be found ety because of absence of revenue-generat- education, Capucine is positive: below with three different projects aimed at ing model or profitability behind it.” very different audiences: “I would say that the private sector will have The call for proposals within the EdTech sec- expertise, a technology that can also con- tor launched by Wehubit was to address the tribute to other actors and so the idea is to 3 PROJECTS - 3 AUDIENCES: effect of the Covid19 crisis on the education make it very clear from the outset how we sector. Wehubit's overall approach wishes to collaborate and how we innovate because Morocco - 2020: be prospective and sustainable over time, co-creation is also very important and that with projects that will be there to mitigate each one does not encroach on the other. eTAMKEEN: this programme seeks to provide future crises: Today, in terms of partnership sustainability, Moroccan public administration services with the private sector has to be integrated into it. a response adapted to the requirements of “The main challenge was to continue access A partnership with NGOs is very different, the reform and the changes it is facing. The to education and quality despite a lockdown they have a different mentality than the pri- aim is to strengthen the digital skills of civil Tesi’s school (Cyinzovu Secondary School) in Kayonza district, eastern Rwanda. Use of education technology to improve quality and continuity of teaching and learning Deborah Tesi / VVOB – Wehubit
/ 17 In Morocco, Enabel organises trainings to strengthen the digital skills of civil servants Enabel servants at central and local levels for a more c This pilot programme aims to establish by the program, in order to produce effective and efficient management of public a model to be duplicated for the part- shareable knowledge that administra- services: ner administrations, which will then be tions can use, adapt to their needs and included in the eTAMKEEN capitalisation make their own. c The eTAMKEEN programme, in agree- product. ment with the 15 beneficiary ministries c Halfway through its implementation, and departments, is deploying a set of c The aim is to identify, analyse and collect the eTAMKEEN programme is crea- training courses related to digitalization. the changes and experiences generated ting several platforms and tools related to the digital transformation of the Administration: the development of an eLearning platform dedicated to the Moroccan Administration based on an OpenSource component which is Moodle is an example of current creation. Guinea - 2021: Kouyé aims at offering a digital solution to facilitate the access to information, notably information on the rights to bodily autonomy and on sexual and reproductive rights. c The online application and website are an initiative resulting from the partnership between the Ministry of Health, Enabel, GIZ and You Foundation: c Guinea’s highly patriarchal society where violence might be deployed in various forms, the taboos, myths and societal rules related to sexuality in this country are an obstacle to sexual education and intergenerational communication. These practices encourage the circulation of false information, reduce access to Sexual and Reproductive Health services and lead to risky behaviour (such as early sexuality, unprotected sex, early and/or Girls in Guinée are using the mobile application Kouyé unwanted pregnancies, contamination in search for information on sexuality and family planning. Enabel with Sexually Transmitted Infections
18 / EDTECH CBL-ACP: FINANCIAL DIVISION THE EDTECH: THE NEW 'IT' SECTOR Using ChatBot in Helvetas‘ YES project in Tanzania Provision of Vocational Education Training through a Mobile Platform Stella Oguma / Wehubit (STIs), illegal abortions and its risks and the theoretical part is completed, the tiveness of the course itself (too static, consequences, and school dropouts). users can go in one of VETA's national lot of text, which makes them not easily training institutes to further complete understandable for low educated youth) c The application is intended to be as dem- their training through practical exercise. ocratic and accessible as possible and Sources : tries to remove existing barriers to this c Overcome the difficulties of distance and topic (cultural and religious barriers) the high costs of education App Inventiv Commission Européenne In Tanzania - 2022: c The advantage is that it can train a large CPR Asset Management number of young people, especially in Edtech Capital Lets go digital! an initiative based on the remote areas. EdSurge observation that many disadvantaged young Edtech World Forum people, especially women and rural youth c Develop gamification elements for at Enabel with low levels of education do not have least three courses, including one on Grand View Research access to vocational education and training. entrepreneurship HolonIQ The VSOMO application, developed in col- International Monetary Fund laboration with the mobile phone operator c Unfortunately, the application has been La Revue Edtech Airtel, seeks to: little used so far, with several factors OECD preventing its potential from being fully Wehubit c Enable the acquisition of theoretical exploited: the costs (which can be still World Economic Forum knowledge remotely as a first step after high for some users), the lack of attrac- World Bank YOUR PUBLICITY TOMORROW STARTS TODAY! ADVERTISE ON OUR WEBSITE & OUR MAGAZINE CONTACT NADA NEBBOU: communication@cbl-acp.be More articles, more info on the magazine and the CBL-ACP ! www.perspectives-cblacp.eu @perspectivescbl @perspectives-cbl
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20 / CBL-ACP: FINANCIAL DIVISION CLIMATE FINANCE The fight against climate change needs more form production and consumption patterns as China and India, among others, has caused than just good intentions. Adaptation and all over the planet. It is particularly costly for their greenhouse gas emissions (GGE) to mitigation processes, crucial to stopping the developing countries, which are often the skyrocket. planet from deteriorating over the coming most vulnerable to this phenomenon. This is decades, requires financing, and this flow where climate financing comes in, as it allows WHAT IS CLIMATE FINANCE? of money can come from both private and mitigation and adaptation. public sources. The United Nations, though According to the United Nations Framework the UNFCCC, is responsible for supervising Another feature of climate change is that Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), transfers from developed to developing some of the countries most seriously threat- climate finance is local, national or countries… ened by its effects tend to be those that transnational funding from public, private cause the least pollution. One example of this and alternative sources that seeks to sup- Climate change is a global problem that is Kiribati. At the same time, relocating manu- port climate change mitigation and adap- requires huge amounts of money to trans- facturing to countries with cheap labour, such tation actions. WHAT ACTIVITIES DOES CLIMATE FINANCE FUND?
Another definition is that of the UNFCCC's c Guarantees. These are commitments Least Developed Countries Fund Standing Committee on Finance (SCF), whereby a guarantor promises to fulfil (LDCF): Also administered by the according to which climate finance aims at the obligations undertaken by a bor- Global Environment Facility (GEF), reducing emissions, and enhancing green- rower to a lender in the context of cli- its purpose is to support the almost house gas sinks and aims at reducing vul- mate change activities. 50 countries classified as least developed by nerability and maintaining and increasing the United Nations to tackle their high vulner- the resilience of human and ecological sys- c Concessional loans. These are loans ability to climate change and implement their tems to negative climate change impacts. for climate change mitigation and national adaptation plans. adaptation activities that differ from A basic milestone for climate finance was the traditional loans in that they have UN-REDD Programme: Created in 2008, Copenhagen Agreement, reached in 2009 at longer repayment periods and lower also as part of the UN, its objective is to COP15. In the agreement, developed coun- interest rates, among other preferential reduce the emissions caused by deforest- tries pledged 30 billion dollars between 2010 conditions. ation and forest degradation in developing and 2012 for developing countries to carry countries, helping governments to prepare out mitigation and adaptation activities, c Grants and donations. These are and implement national REDD+ strategies. and 10 billion dollars per year until 2020. amounts granted to projects related This commitment was reiterated in the Paris to the fight against the climate emer- Bilateral climate finance funds include Agreement in 2015, extending this aid until gency, which do not need to be repaid. institutions as the United States Agency 2025. The election of Joe Biden as president for International Development (USAID), of the United States, which has an ambitious MAIN FUNDS OF CLIMATE FINANCE the European Union's Global Climate climate plan, is a boost for the future of cli- Change Alliance+ (GCCA+), and the Japan mate finance. Climate finance funds are provided by mul- International Cooperation Agency (JICA), etc. tilateral institutions including development CLIMATE FINANCE SOURCES AND banks and the financial institutions estab- It is clear that climate finance plays a critical INSTRUMENTS lished under the UNFCCC itself. The following role in addressing climate change. are the main examples: Climate finance can come from very differ- Source: UN and IBERDROLA. ent sources, which can include: public or Green Climate Fund (GCF): Set up by the private, national or international, bilateral or UNFCCC in 2010, it is the world's largest fund multilateral. There are also numerous types devoted to helping developing countries of instruments, some of the most common reduce their GHG emissions and adapt to the of which are: impact of climate change, paying particular attention to the needs of the most vulner- c Green bonds. These are a kind of debt able countries. The GCF plays an essential issued by a public or private institution. role in compliance with the Paris Agreement, Unlike other types of credit instrument, channelling climate finance to developing they undertake to use the funds for countries. environmental purposes, such as fight- ing climate change, for example. Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF): Administered by the Global Environment c Debt swaps. These entail the sale of Facility (GEF), it offers four different finance foreign currency debt by the creditor services: adaptation to climate change; tech- country to an investor — e.g. an NGO — nology transfer; energy, transport, industry, which can then swap the debt with the agriculture, forestry and waste management; debtor country for the development of and economic diversification for countries MANON KIZIZIÉ mitigation and adaptation projects. dependent on fossil fuels. Head of Financial Division
22 / CBL-ACP: EVENTS EVENTS DE LA CBL-ACP ALGÉRIE - 14.01.2022 CBL-ACP CÔTE D'IVOIRE - 16.02.2022 Cercle Gaulois Visite de courtoisie de S.E. M. Hameche, nouvel ambassadeur d’Al- Déjeuner en l’honneur de S.E. M. Ouattara, Président de la gérie en poste en Belgique et Mme Hosna, responsable du Service République de Côte d’Ivoire accompagné d’une déléga- Economique et Commercial. La CBL-ACP était représentée par tion de haut niveau composée entre autres de Mme Camara, M. Guy Bultynck, Président et M. Peter van Blanckenberg, Head of Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et de l’Intégration Africaine, Bilateral Section pour l’Algérie. M. Souleymane Diarrassouda-, Ministre du Commerce et de l’Indus- trie, M. Kobanan Adjoumani, Ministre de l’Agriculture, le Président de la Confédération Générale des Entreprises de Côte d’Ivoire, le directeur du Conseil du Café et du Cacao, l’ambassadeur Abou TANZANIE - 17.02.2022 Hotel Le Plaza Dosso. La CBL-ACP était représentée par M. Bultynck, Président et M. Maximilien Lemaire, Représentant Permanent en CI et M. Chalon, Petit déjeuner conférence et B2B en présence de S.E. Mme Samia Head of Bilateral Section. Plus de 70 entreprises membres et non Suluhu Hassan, Présidente de la République Unie de Tanzanie membres ont participé à cet événément. accompagnée d’une importante délégation composée notamment de M. Mulamula, Minister of Foreign Affairs – Dr. Nchemba, Minister for Finance and Plan – Hon. Mwalimu, Minister of Health et autres officiels. Représentants du secteur privé : M. Paul Koyi, Président de la Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture – Ms Angelina Ngalula, Chairperson of the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation – Dr. Maduha Isaac Kazi -, Director General of the Tanzania Investment Centre, l’ambassadeur Nyamanga. Lors de cette rencontre un MOU a été signé entre la TCCIA et la CBL-ACP qui était reptésentée par M. Amaury Luyckx, Vice-Président et M. Christian Verbrugghe, Head of Bilateral Section. Une 50-taine de sociétés membres et non membres de la CBL-ACP ont assité à cet événement et au B2B. 25.01.2022 CBL-ACP Réunion de travail virtuelle avec Exchange Expertise et Exchange Expertise vzw (l’institution flamande). Présents pour la CBL-ACP : M. Evrard, CEO, M. Vermeesch, Responsable de la Cellule Relations externes, M. Frix, conseiller et Mme Kizizié, reponsable Financing Division – Pour Expertise ; le Président Philippe Claeys et le secré- taire M. Christiane ainsi que le Président de la vzw , M. Frank Foulon.
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