AMT Publications

The 2009 edition is now available!

Created specifically for African MFIs, this directory contains profiles of more than 25 investors who are active in Africa. This publication offers a variety of information on each investor including their mission, funding criteria, the products they offer, their comparative advantage in relation to their competitors and of course their contact details.

This second edition is based on information provided by the investor themselves and the latter are therefore soley responsible for their work.

Download the directory here or contact the coordinator for a hard copy.

This directory is based on information provided by the investors that attended the AMT microfinance investor's fair in Dakar in October 2008. The articles represent the authors’ opinions; the latter is therefore solely responsible and liable for his/her works.

If you actively invest in African microfinance and would like to have your institution included in our 2010 directory, please do not hesitate to contact the coordinator for further details.

The 2008 edition of the “Transversal Analysis of MFI Performance in Africa” has just been published.

This is the second transversal analysis in a series of evaluations conducted amongst AMT member MFIs . This technical publication provides a comparative analyse of the development of the microfinance sector in Africa over a period of time.

The 2008 study is available free of charge in both French and English

The 2006 study is also available free of charge in both French and English

In March 2008, the Government (Ministry of Finance) of Benin relieved the director and Board of Directors of their positions within the MFI PADME.

This action was undertaken as a result of a decision taken by the Council of Ministers on the 5th of March 2008 which itself was based on conclusions of an appraisal which was financed by the Government of Benin. The appraisal was conducted between August and September of 2007.

The decision was widely publicised by the government even before PADME was given the opportunity to refute the accusations or to justify the findings.

PADME's management tried to justify themselves and the staff went on strike.

Following these events, AMT studied the case of PADME and decided to write an open letter to the Beninese authorities. 

On the 18th of September 2008, the Supreme Court of Benin ruled against the dismissals of PADME's director, Mr René Azokli, and that of the President of the Executive Office. The Court proclaimed that these dismissals were in breach of Benin's constitution.