Ténemba Anna Samaké has more than 25 years of experience in business development and SME financing (Bank, Microfinance, and impact investment) in West Africa. Ténemba believes that rural entrepreneurship is the solution to creating jobs for African youth, reducing food insecurity, and alleviating poverty on the continent.

Ténemba is the Executive Director of MBC Africa, a model of enabling environment that aims to improve SMEs in agribusiness in Africa by integrating business services they need to grow on a single platform. MBC Africa’s role is to identify, nurture, and develop a critical mass of viable growth-oriented agribusinesses as a pipeline for sustainable and impactful investment in selected African economies.

She has developed an extensive network of partners that support micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in accessing financing, through product development, funding schemes, and network building. Ténemba is a founding member of Impact Investment Ghana (IIGh).

Ténemba Anna Samaké holds an MBA from Quebec University in Montreal and a Master’s Degree in Private Law from the National Administration School, Mali.

Ténemba speaks fluently French and English and understands Spanish