DIASPORA – The needs of African diaspora entrepreneurs at the heart of the Mediterranean Worlds Forum
On 8 February 2022, on the occasion of the Mediterranean Worlds Forum held in the Palais des Congrès of the Parc Chanot in Marseille, ANIMA...
ANALYSIS – Local supply channels, an opportunity for Mediterranean countries
As part of the Mediterranean Worlds Forum, ANIMA Investment Network organised a business networking morning focussing on the revival of...
ANALYSIS – SDGs increasingly conditioning FDI
The economic crisis brought about by Covid-19 has affected foreign direct investment, with a filtering process favouring North over South and a...
COOPERATION – ANIMA and Business France officially launch the REA-BRIDGE Africa project at Emerging Valley 2021
After a virtual conference in July, the REA-BRIDGE Africa project was officially launched at Emerging Valley - on 14 December 2021 in...
The ANIMA network elects its new Board of Directors and Tarak Chérif is re-elected as President
The network works on strategies for economic recovery in the Mediterranean. Meeting on the occasion of their annual conference in Marseille...
INNOVATION – ANIMA and THE NEXT SOCIETY present 4 years of impact in the Mediterranean
Since 2017, ANIMA and its partners have federated a community of innovators and tech hubs around the Mediterranean with the ambition to...
THE NEXT SOCIETY – Call for experts Lebanon
Launch of a consultation to develop an Internationalization program for Lebanese startups to build international strategies and access...
INNOVATION – Start-ups and tech transfers boosting Mediterranean clusters
Since their arrival on the Mediterranean scene, with pioneers such as the El Ghazala (Tunisia), Berytech (Lebanon) and Casablanca Technopark...
ANALYSIS – Digitalisation of Mediterranean business services boosted by pandemic
Digitalisation was already underway in Mediterranean organisations providing services to business. The Covid-19 pandemic and associated...
DIASPORA – Mobilizing diasporas investment – A challenge for economic development agencies
To attract funds from the diasporas, Mediterranean economic development agencies need to target their searches, as explained by the Anima...
COOPERATION: ANIMA and Business France launch the “REA-BRIDGE Africa” project to connect French and African ecosystems
This project aims at participating in the strengthening and development of the African ecosystem. The goals are also to bring closer the French and African entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems, and to perpetuate the links between countries.
NETWORK – With the crisis, ANIMA reinvents its modes of action for more impact
The General Assembly of the ANIMA network held in June approved the association's 2020 annual report. The members of the association praised...
INNOVATION – THE NEXT SOCIETY paving the way for Mediterranean innovation
Four the past four years, THE NEXT SOCIETY has been helping to boost innovation capacity in seven Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries...
ANIMA joins forces with Bpifrance to connect startups and financiers
ANIMA is joining forces with Bpifrance and launching its digital community to connect economic players to the companies supported by its...
COOPERATION – ANIMA and Provence Promotion work together to attract MENA start-ups to Provence
ANIMA and Provence Promotion, the economic attraction agency of the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis and the Arles region, have signed a...
COOPERATION – ANIMA continues its commitment to the African Diaspora and becomes a partner of MEET Africa 2
Expertise France, GIZ (German Cooperation Agency) and ANIMA Investment Network will operate hand in hand in the 2nd phase of the MEET Africa...
INNOVATION – THE NEXT SOCIETY unveils the change-makers who innovate in the Mediterranean
THE NEXT SOCIETY launches #meetTHENEXTSOCIETY, a series of video-portraits to showcase the projects of innovators shaping the future in the...
Tarak Chérif becomes new President of ANIMA
The ANIMA network has unanimously elected its new President: Tarak Chérif, President of the Confederation of Citizen Enterprises of Tunisia...
Innovation – Private and public sector work together in the Mediterranean countries
From the Region Sud to Tunisia, via Spain, institutions and innovation stakeholders are working more closely together to counter the effects of...
ANIMA – Business France elected as new Treasurer
Philippe Yvergniaux, Director, International Cooperation Mission at Business France was elected by the Board of Directors of the association to...
INNOVATION – Mediterranean countries strengthen their capacities to face the COVID-19 crisis
“The first days of the Covid-19 pandemic showed what can be achieved in Mediterranean countries when we put resources into solving real...
INNOVATION – Business and tech partnerships bypass the COVID-19 crisis
THE NEXT SOCIETY relaunches its mentoring programme between 26 cluster practitioners from both shores of the Mediterranean After a...
France relies on the diaspora to develop its partnership strategy in Africa
Co-financed by the European Union (€5M) and French Development Agency (€3.5M), Meet Africa II is aimed at the diasporas of six African...
ENTREPRENEURSHIP – 16 start-ups from the MENA region selected for BigBooster Season 5
BigBooster, the international acceleration programme partner of THE NEXT SOCIETY initiative, has unveiled the names of the 51 start-ups...
TRAINING – ANIMA supports the creation of a toolbox for Investment Promotion Agencies
The German Agency for International Development Cooperation (GIZ) has developed, with the support of ANIMA and other international partners, a...
INNOVATION – THE NEXT SOCIETY launched Ask An Angel, a bespoke new programme supporting MENA entrepreneurs
One size does not fit all: especially in times of crisis, businesses need customized services to navigate uncertainty and adjust to new market...
INVESTMENT – ANIMA partners with GIZ to target the Tunisian diaspora
ANIMA has just concluded a new partnership with the German technical cooperation (GIZ) for...
DIASPORA – DiafrikInvest ends with 136 supported entrepreneurs
One hundred and thirty-six entrepreneurs supported, 50 backers found for the projects selected and more than €1M in investment pledges: these...
IMPACT – ANIMA releases its Annual Report 2019
The General Assembly of the ANIMA Investment Network has approved the activity report of the association during their meeting on 28th September...
INNOVATION – THE NEXT SOCIETY brings out new public strategies
THE NEXT SOCIETY has, since its launch, continued to work on the advocacy of innovation stakeholders in the southern and eastern Mediterranean...