Strategic finance · Due diligence · Europe–Africa

Decisions on capital, transactions and markets — grounded in the numbers.

Kouroundé Strategies advises companies, investors and public institutions on financing, due diligence, strategy and digital transformation — in Germany, across Europe and between Europe and Africa. Fee-only, independent, and led personally by the managing director.

Languages

German · English · French · Bambara

Independence

Fee-only. No commissions, no products.

Confidentiality

NDA before any document, on request.

Response

First reply within one working day.

Europe–Africa

A corridor that rewards preparation.

Trade between Germany and Africa reached a record €63.4 bn in 2025, and investment into the continent remains well above its long-term average. The opportunities are real; so are the differences in accounting, law and market practice. We help European and African clients read both sides with the same rigour.

Explore the Europe–Africa practice

Sources: Germany Trade & Invest based on Destatis (2026); UNCTAD, World Investment Report 2026.

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  • Berlin
  • Bamako
  • Kigali
  • Paris
  • Brussels
  • London
  • Casablanca
  • Dakar
  • Abidjan
  • Lagos
  • Douala
  • Nairobi
  • Johannesburg

Who we work with

Companies and Mittelstand

Financing decisions, growth planning, restructuring, digitalisation. For owner-managed companies, growth companies and founders who need senior financial judgement without a large firm's overhead.

Institutions and international organisations

Programme financial design, budget and reporting governance, cross-border compliance. For embassies, public bodies, multilateral institutions and development agencies operating in Germany.

Investors and lenders

Independent due diligence and financial reviews before committing capital, including on companies that report under SYSCOHADA.

Founders and growth companies

Financial planning, investor readiness and the reporting a first institutional investor will ask for.

Self-assessment

Where do you stand? Find out in five minutes.

Four short diagnostics built on the questions a lender, buyer or investor will ask. Results appear on screen immediately; nothing is stored unless you choose to send them.

Start the diagnostic

How a mandate runs

Clear scope, fixed price where possible, written results.

First conversation

Free of charge and under NDA if needed. We establish whether we are the right adviser for the question.

Proposal

Written scope, deliverables, timetable and fee — fixed where the scope allows.

Analysis

Work on your data, with interim findings shared before conclusions are final.

Report and next steps

A written report, a presentation to decision-makers and, on request, support with implementation.

Entry point

Where a mandate usually starts

Most mandates begin with a Financial Position Review: a structured review of the company's financial position, delivered as a written report with a prioritised action list, prepared for a specific trigger such as a bank meeting or an investor deadline.

Fixed price
from EUR 1,450
Delivery
8 working days
Deliverable
Written report, 6 to 8 pages.
Fees and engagement models

The founder

Every meaningful journey begins somewhere. Mine begins in Kouroundé, a village in central Mali, in the region known as the Pays Dogon, where my father grew up.

Fertility creates potential. Position creates opportunity. Strategy turns both into growth.

Read the founder profile

Why clients choose us

A boutique, by design.

One accountable adviser

The managing director does the work. No hand-over to a junior team after the first meeting.

Independent by fee structure

No commissions, no products, no incentive to recommend anything other than what the numbers support.

Two accounting worlds

HGB, IFRS and SYSCOHADA — read in the original, in German, English or French.

Evidence first

Sources named, assumptions labelled, uncertainty stated. You see what each conclusion rests on.

Request a first conversation.

No obligation, and no charge for the first conversation.

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