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Our Story
& Our Vision

« Investing in local skills means betting on a growth that resembles us and brings us together. »

FDFP Accredited — Côte d'Ivoire
Our history

Where we come from,
where we are going

Founded in the United Kingdom, AfrikaBiz Training was born from the vision of Patricia TIAGNÉRÉ: to bring the excellence of international professional training to the service of skills development across Africa and Europe.

Our foundation
A mission born in the UK

AfrikaBiz Training was founded in the United Kingdom by Patricia Tiagnère, bilingual in English and French. Drawing on extensive international experience, the firm brings expertise in customer service, communication techniques and bilingual training.

Our mission
Supporting skills development

Supporting individuals and organisations in building skills, developing leadership and achieving excellence in customer relations. We are the answer to your professional questions.

Our vision
Pan-African reference in training

To be the pan-African reference training firm, recognised for the quality, care and impact of our programmes — across Africa, Europe and beyond.

Our founder

Patricia TIAGNÉRÉ

Patricia TIAGNÉRÉ et Charles Kouassi — Fondateurs AfrikaBiz Training
30+ years
of international
experience
Mrs Patricia TIAGNÉRÉ
Director — Trainer — Executive Manager

Patricia TIAGNÉRÉ has over thirty years of international experience, built between the United Kingdom, France and Côte d'Ivoire.

In 2021, she founded AfrikaBiz Training, an FDFP-accredited training firm. An excellent communicator in both English and French, Patricia has extensive experience in customer service across private and public sectors.

She supports individuals and organisations in developing professional skills, leadership capabilities and excellence in customer relations.

Customer RelationsDigital TechnologyPersonal DevelopmentBilingual AdministrationLeadership & Coaching
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Career path

The journey so far

UK
United Kingdom

Experience in customer service and communication across British private and public sectors

FR
France

Development of expertise in bilingual training and Franco-British professional relations

CI
Côte d'Ivoire

Pan-African foothold and development of expertise in supporting Ivorian businesses

2022
Foundation

Creation of AfrikaBiz Training — a bilingual training firm with pan-African ambitions

FDFP Accreditation

Official accreditation by the Professional Training Development Fund (FDFP) of Côte d'Ivoire

Our team

Professionals
at your service

AFRIKABIZ has dynamic and skilled individuals across its departments who have proven themselves in their area of expertise.

Mrs Patricia TIAGNÉRÉ
Mrs Patricia TIAGNÉRÉ
Director — Trainer — Executive Manager

Business Manager · Customer Relations Trainer · Digital Technology · Personal Development · Bilingual Administration. An excellent communicator in both English and French, with extensive customer service experience.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom & France & 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
M. Charles Anderson K. KOUASSI
M. Charles Anderson K. KOUASSI
Technical & Organisational Director

Mr KOUASSI has varied experience spanning training and business management. He has worked for organisations ranging from agri-food (Solibra) to training, education and international organisations (UN-CI). His international career has taken him to Liberia and several countries in the West African sub-region.

🇨🇮 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
What guides us

Our values

01
Pillar 1
Excellence

Rigour and quality in every training programme. We make no compromise on the standard of our content and our trainers.

02
Pillar 2
Care

A humane and caring approach, tailored to each individual profile. Every learner is unique — our solutions are too.

03
Pillar 3
Impact

Training that genuinely transforms professional practice. Our measure of success: your concrete, lasting progress in the field.

FDFP
Officially accredited

FDFP Accreditation —
Professional Training Development Fund

AfrikaBiz Training is accredited by the Professional Training Development Fund (FDFP) of Côte d'Ivoire. This accreditation guarantees the quality and official recognition of our programmes. It also allows contributing Ivorian businesses to have all or part of their training costs funded by the FDFP.

Côte d'Ivoire — Official accreditation

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