{"id":1685,"date":"2026-08-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akeda.media\/evenement\/lancement-officiel-akeda-17-octobre-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:41:02","slug":"lancement-officiel-akeda-17-octobre-2026","status":"publish","type":"evenement","link":"https:\/\/akeda.media\/en\/evenement\/lancement-officiel-akeda-17-octobre-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Official launch of AK\u00c8DA media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This evening marks the official launch of www.akeda.media, the media of African entrepreneurial success. It will bring together, in Cotonou, local and diaspora entrepreneurs, investors, institutional partners and press representatives, for a full presentation of the Ak\u00e8da ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h2>Practical information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday 17 October 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7.00 pm \u2013 9.00 pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Cotonou, Benin \u2014 exact address sent to registered guests<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audience:<\/strong> local and diaspora entrepreneurs, investors, institutional partners, press<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attendance:<\/strong> by invitation and prior registration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Programme<\/h2>\n<p>Ak\u00e8da will present its whole ecosystem: the online media, the bimonthly magazine <em>Ak\u00e8da Mag<\/em>, the market studies of<em>Ak\u00e8da Insight<\/em>, the monthly meeting <em>Ak\u00e8da Connect<\/em>, the pan-African forum <em>Ak\u00e8da Business Africa<\/em>, the future <em>Ak\u00e8da Hub<\/em>, the <em>Ak\u00e8da Business School<\/em>, the <em>Ak\u00e8da Awards<\/em>, the introduction platform <em>Ak\u00e8da Invest<\/em> and the private network <em>Ak\u00e8da Network<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>These ten pillars reflect a simple conviction: African entrepreneurs do not need one more media outlet, but a complete environment \u2014 reliable information, verified opportunities, useful introductions and working tools. Each of the ten pillars matches one of these needs, and the evening of 17 October will show how they fit together.<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneurs attending will be able to discover the platform <strong>Invest in Benin<\/strong> and the first files published, as well as the practical steps for publishing a profile, an article or an event on the site. A networking session will close the evening, in the friendly spirit that will characterise the future meetings <em>Ak\u00e8da Connect<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Why attend<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond the institutional presentation, this evening is the first opportunity to meet, in one place, the three audiences the media intends to bring together: Beninese entrepreneurs seeking visibility and funding, investors \u2014 local and from the diaspora \u2014 looking for vetted files, and institutional partners structuring the ecosystem. It is exactly the kind of setting most project leaders struggle to put together on their own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ak-encadre\">\n<h3>Key takeaways<\/h3>\n<p>This launch is part of Ak\u00e8da\u2019s pre-launch calendar (August-September 2026), which also includes opening the first media, institutional and investor partnerships before the first <em>Ak\u00e8da Connect<\/em>. Places are limited, so prior registration is essential.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ak\u00e8da l\u00e8ve le voile sur sa plateforme, ses dix piliers et sa vision pour l\u2019entrepreneuriat africain, lors d\u2019une soir\u00e9e de lancement \u00e0 Cotonou.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1836,"template":"","secteur_activite":[103],"type_evenement":[108],"class_list":["post-1685","evenement","type-evenement","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","secteur_activite-services-aux-entreprises","type_evenement-ceremonie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akeda.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/evenement\/1685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/akeda.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/evenement"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/akeda.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/evenement"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/akeda.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/evenement\/1685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2010,"href":"https:\/\/akeda.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/evenement\/1685\/revisions\/2010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akeda.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akeda.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"secteur_activite","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akeda.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/secteur_activite?post=1685"},{"taxonomy":"type_evenement","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akeda.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type_evenement?post=1685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}