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—
Launch of the JeunESS Hub Africa in Cameroon
15–17 de diciembre de 2025 – CIPCRE, Bafoussam (Camerún) The African Network for Social and Solidarity Economy (RAESS), the Cameroon Network for Social and Solidarity Economy (RESSCAM), and RIPESS, with the support of the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation (ACCD), are organizing from 15 to 17 December the launch of the JeunESS Hub Africa, a space to boost youth participation [...]
Seminar for women and young people on the social and solidarity economy from an intersectoral perspective
The African Network for Social and Solidarity Economy (RAESS), in coordination with RIPESS and with the support of the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation (ACCD), will hold an Information and Training Seminar on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) on 28–29 November 2025 at the Higher School of Technology of Guelmim, in the Oued Noun region of Morocco. This seminar [...]
The Kandy Declaration: A Collective Roadmap for Systemic Transformation
From 6 to 13 September 2025, more than 700 delegates from over 100 countries gathered in Kandy, Sri Lanka, for the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum for Food Sovereignty. Peasants, Indigenous Peoples, pastoralists, fishers, feminist movements, youth, workers, and activists came together to renew the global struggle for justice, dignity, and life — giving birth to the Kandy Declaration: A Collective [...]
