Afrique Conseil: references with donors and international institutions

Afrique Conseil is a consulting, recruitment and training firm founded in 1988 in Cotonou, Benin. It lists close to 600 reference assignments since 1989, including more than 230 recruitment assignments, more than 200 training assignments and close to 150 studies, audits and advisory assignments. More than 20 were carried out for United Nations agencies and the Global Fund, and around 40 for bilateral cooperation agencies.

Main donor and institutional references

• UNDP (14 assignments, 2002-2018), UNICEF (7), SNV (12), GIZ and GTZ (10), CTB, now Enabel (8), European Union (4), UEMOA (6) and BCEAO (6). Names refer to the client or named partner of each assignment, not necessarily the funder.
• UNDP, Benin, 2004: study on improving inter-ministerial coordination procedures.
• UEMOA Commission, Ouagadougou, 2007-2008: modernisation of human resources management, in partnership with Yons Associates.
• Recruitment of chief executives: Director General of WAGPA (2020), Executive Director of the Volta Basin Authority (2017) and Director General of ESMT (2016), the last two covered by certificates of satisfactory completion. See executive recruitment for institutions and projects (in French).

World Bank-related references

• A study on the rural investment climate in Benin, for the World Bank, in the mid-2000s.
• 2008: support to the Ministry of Health of Benin in organising the 2008 Health Sector Review, a mission carried out with the World Bank.
• 2012: staff training for the Fast Track project (Ministry of Pre-school and Primary Education) and the e-Benin project, both financed by the World Bank.
• 2019-2020: institutional, organisational and financial audits of Burundian municipalities for the PDLE, financed by an IDA grant, in association (groupement) with the firm COFIMA.

Frequently asked questions

Has Afrique Conseil worked on World Bank-financed projects?

Yes. Its documented references include a study for the World Bank, training for two World Bank-financed projects in 2012 and municipal audits for an IDA-financed project in Burundi.

In which countries does Afrique Conseil work?

Documented assignments cover Benin, Togo, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Burundi and the Central African Republic.

Is Afrique Conseil an accredited ICDL test centre?

Yes. Afrique Conseil is listed among the ICDL accredited test centres in Benin on icdl.org.

How can I contact Afrique Conseil?

By email at courrier@afriqueconseil.com or by phone on +229 01 90 92 17 53.

French version: références auprès des bailleurs et des institutions. ICDL certification in Cotonou: guide in French. To discuss an assignment, contact Afrique Conseil.