Jean Élie N'Goran
Strategy, market entry, international relations
Victoire Mavoungou
Entry strategy, market studies, SME investment readiness
Julien Leroy
Investment, development finance institutions
Hamed Ouattara
Data, market intelligence, digital
More than 20 independent consultants who know African markets
Sector experts and country specialists, brought in engagement by engagement as each mandate requires. They contribute on-the-ground knowledge of markets, value chains and decision makers, coordinated by an AfriCand partner.
Jean Élie N'Goran
Jean Élie founded AfriCand in Abidjan in 2026 after around ten years of professional presence in Morocco. He leads strategy and market entry work on the North Africa, West Africa and Europe corridor, and is the author of the AfriCand Africa Outlook 2027.
- Master's in international relations, Mundiapolis University, Casablanca (valedictorian)
- Certificate in public policy analysis, London School of Economics
- Statistical and data analysis (RStudio)
Victoire Mavoungou
Victoire supports local and international companies in their approach to African markets: market and sector studies, entry strategy, project structuring and local partner identification. She also works on SME investment readiness (bankability diagnosis, business plan) and on risk analysis.
- Entry strategy and project structuring
- Market studies and economic intelligence
- SME investment readiness
Julien Leroy
Julien brings experience in investment and development finance institutions. He supports connecting projects with investors, and responses to donor tenders.
- Investment and investor introductions
- Development finance institutions and donors
- French and Spanish
Hamed Ouattara
Hamed leads data collection and analysis for the research practice, and builds the digital tools used for market intelligence and engagement tracking.
- Data collection and analysis
- Market intelligence
- Tailored digital solutions
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