Who we are
The African Network for Social and Solidarity Economy (ANSSE) is a non-profitmaking association. It was created in 2010 at the initiative of 25 civil society organisations from various African countries. It brings together 22 country networks that are active in the field of sustainable and inclusive development.
1) Algeria, 2) Morocco, 3) Tunisia, 4) Egypt, 5) Ivory Coast, 6) Benin, 7) Burkina Faso, 8) Cameroon, 10) Togo, 11) Senegal, 12) Mali, 13) Niger, 14) Guinea Conakry, 15) Equatorial Guinea, 16) Mauritius, 17) Ethiopia, 18) Democratic Republic of Congo, 19) Cape Verde.
- Omega Farms in Ethiopia
- Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Congo (UNTC)
- RAF CITI-HABITAT
- Réseau Ivoirien de l’économie Sociale et Solidaire (RIESS)
- Réseau National de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire du Cameroun (RESSCAM)
- Réseau Togolais de l’Economie Sociale et solidaire (RTESS)
- Réseau National pour la Promotion de l’ESS (RENAPESS-BF)
- Conférence Panafricaine Coopérative (CPC)
- Groupe Béninois de l’ESS (GBESS)
- Réseau d’Associations de l’Économie Sociale (RADES)
- Institut Panafricain pour le développement (IPD)
- Union Nationale des Mutuelles (UNAM)
- Union Générale des Coopératives d’Égypte
- Réseau Guinéen de l’économie Sociale et Solidaire (REGESS)
- Fédération Nationale des Organisations de Producteurs de Guinée Equatoriale (FENOCGE)
- Mutuelle Familiale d’Algérie
- Réseau national d’appui à la promotion de l’économie sociale et solidaire du Mali (RENAPESS)
- Organisation Nigérienne pour la Promotion de l’Hydraulique et du Développement à la Base (ONPHDB)
- ROPESS
- Groupement Sénégalais de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire (GSESS)
- Réseau D’Economie Sociale et Solidaire d’Ile Maurice (RESSIM)
- Réseau Marocain de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire (REMESS)
News from Africa and Middle East—
At the UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit, Madani Koumare from RENAPESS Mali makes the case for a paradigm shift and social solidarity economy (SSE)
UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT 2015 September 26th, 2015, New York Speaking Notes for the Interactive Dialogue “Fostering sustainable economic growth, transformation and promoting sustainable consumption and production” MADANI KOUMARE, Economist, President, National Network for the Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy (RENAPESS-Mali), Member of the African Network for the Social and Solidarity Economy (RAESS), Member of the Intercontinental Network [...]
Addis Ababa: Failing to Finance Development
The UN conference which was set to change the way finance relates to sustainable development did not deliver on its promises. But Civil Society was very present and compact, with more than 600 organisations and networks participating. Solidarity finance and economy are starting to be addressed. By Jason Nardi (RIPESS Europe and RIPESS Intercontinental board) [...]
RIPESS at the World Social Forum, Tunis, March 2015
From March 24th to 28th, 2015, a RIPESS delegation of different continental networks was in Tunis to attend the World Social Forum. Social and environmental justice, human rights, the protection of territories and common goods, and the convergence of the processes of building alternatives and resistances to the deepening of a predatory neoliberal development model were among the central themes [...]
