FRANCOPHONE AFRICA | Cameroon’s COVA AFRICA Wins 6th Edition of the CATAPULT: Financial Inclusion Africa Program – Togo Edition

BitKE · 2025-12-11T14:09:46+00:00

From October 16-20, 2023, ten African fintech representatives participated in the CATAPULT: Financial Inclusion Africa program in Lomé, Togo, marking the first French-language session and being the inaugural program in Africa, featuring presentations and Q&A sessions.

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2025-12-11 14:09:46

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From October 16-20 2023, representatives of 10 African fintechs traveled to Togo, in Lomé, to take part in the 6th edition of CATAPULT: Financial Inclusion Africa, an accelerator program focused on financial inclusion, developed and delivered by the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) and supported by Luxembourg’s Development Cooperation.

Hosted at the prestigious SAM (“Semaine africaine de la microfinance”), the African Microfinance Week, this edition marked a series of firsts:

It was the inaugural program in Africa, and
The first session conducted in French, amplifying inclusivity for French-speaking fintech firms

In a press release shared with BitKE, LHoFT said each participant had a five-minute window to present their innovative solutions, followed by a two-minute interactive Q&A session with a distinguished jury.

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