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Bujumbura
✅Looking forward… from September 5 to 10, I was in Burundi, one of the poorest countries in the world. Yet, on a personal level, I also know Burundi as a country filled with enthusiastic, young, and entrepreneurial people. ✅ I have been visiting regularly since 2010—initially through my initiative ‘Africa Business Coaching’ and, since 2025, […]
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Morocco
🌍Super fun. Last weekend, I led an intensive Entrepreneurship Bootcamp together with Abderrahim Quadrassi of the EuroAfrica Foundation for a group of emerging startups from the Association Cooperation Tetouan in Morocco.🌍Creative preparationAbderrahim saw that I offer Masterclasses with my Africa Business Coaching, based on my 35 years of international retail business experience. With some good […]
Inspiring consult at IATF2025
At IATF2025, I offered free coaching hours, which was greatly appreciated. By listening carefully to the entrepreneurs and understanding their business proposition, I was able to pose several guiding questions for reflection. I also made some suggestions for fine-tuning their businesses. I regularly received feedback that the consultation was eye-opening. Also, listen to the comments […]
Free consults at the IATF2025 in Algiers
At IATF2025, I gave free consultations to young entrepreneurs who were eager to export their product portfolios. This led to stimulating discussions and eye-opening insights. It was wonderful to see that these enthusiastic entrepreneurs took the suggestions to heart and want to continue doing so in their home countries. Among them were Meti from Ethiopia, […]
IATF2025 (Intra-African Trade Fair) in Algeria
Last week, September 5-10, I attended the IATF2025 (Intra-African Trade Fair), in Algiers, Algeria.🍅 was a huge fair with participation from many countries across the continent.The focus was truly on accelerating trade between African countries.🍅 How can we work together to remove barriers, facilitate digital business, and above all, proactively seek out business partners ourselves? […]
5 days at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal
Very impressive and inspiring…🌍 In early September, I spent five days with 5,000 participants at the Africa Food Systems Forum AFSF 2025 in Dakar, Senegal.🌍 There were 155 international organizations, 2 presidents, 40 African ministers, including 2,000 invited young people from many African countries, and everyone concerned with sustainable agriculture and healthy food on the […]
Visual Merchandising Training
Very inspiring… In June 2025, I was in Mbale, Uganda to train 30 vegetable & fruit sellers for Rikolto at the Central Market in visual merchandising, integral product quality and customer service. What an enthusiastic group! They are really open to getting to the next level. 🍅 Rikolto Global Support asked me to take care […]
Ghana Entrepreneurs Meeting
Exciting! Last April 2025 I was in Ghana again, now with my wife Meta! It was the first time she was in Ghana. Since 2016 I have been visiting this beautiful African country regularly and now I could take her to many friends and entrepreneurs, especially in Accra and surroundings. She wanted to see what […]
Ambitieus (young) entrepreneurs
Ambitious (young) entrepreneurs… What I remember most in 2024 are the individual conversations with ambitious (young) entrepreneurs in the global south and especially in Africa. It is great to see that there is so much energy, passion and entrepreneurial talent! To contribute to that, together with many others, gave a lot of satisfaction in the […]
Africa Works Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tuesday April 23, I attended ‘Africa Works’ of NABC in Amsterdam. Interesting speakers and topics; discussions and opportunity examples from entrepreneurs in Africa. Especially the discussions about how to lower the trade barriers in Africa itself, logistics innovations by sea, about sustainable initiatives such as the Black Soldier Fly nurseries, renewable energy, regenerative agriculture.
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