Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Djondo, Gervais Koffi (1934-....)
Titre(s) : Africa first [Texte imprimé] / memoirs of Gervais Koffi Djondo ; compiled by Elikia M'Bokolo from a series of conversations ; translated [from French] by Juliette Scott and Jon Haynes
Publication : Paris : Présence africaine éditions, DL 2020
Impression : 18-Saint-Amand-Montrond : Impr. CPI Bussière
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (232 p.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 231-232
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Mbokolo, Elykia (1944-....). Éditeur scientifique
Scott, Juliette (19..-....). Traducteur
Haynes, Jon. Traducteur
Sujet(s) : Panafricanisme
Conditions économiques -- Togo -- 1960-....
Genre ou forme : Récits personnels
Indice(s) Dewey :
305.554 096 (23e éd.) = Classes d'entrepreneurs et de dirigeants d'entreprises - Afrique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-2-7087-0948-5 (br.) : 15 EUR
EAN 9782708709485
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb466599408
Notice n° :
FRBNF46659940
Résumé : Reserved, determined, and meticulous, Gervais Koffi Djondo is one of the leading lights
of African success and of economic pan-Africanism. To ensure that his contribution
to Africa is brought to the attention of the next generation, Gervais Koffi Djondo
tells his story to the historian Elikia M'Bokolo. This portrayal starts with the tale
of a young man from Whydah, “the symbolic metropolis of Africa's destiny”, and his
first steps as a tenacious entrepreneur inspired by his parents. It continues with
Djondo's journey from the inception of the Federation of West African Chambers of
Commerce & Industry, which he chaired from 1978 to 1984, to setting up the largest
private pan-African bank, Ecobank, as well as ASKY Airlines, both of which have become
beacons of business in Africa. Ecobank has won the “Best African Bank” award several
times, while Asky Airlines was named “Best African Company of the Year” by the Africa
CEO Forum in 2014. Africa First is a tightly packed and thoroughly documented work
which aims to show how bringing together African States into larger groupings, joining
forces to develop inter-African trade, fosters success and garners respect. The book
invites young people in search of role models to take inspiration from President Djondo's
ideas and from his abundant experience in order to build Africa's future. [source
éditeur]
