De-risk West Africa entry before you commit.
AfriSphere helps renewable and infrastructure firms entering Francophone West Africa assess whether a path is commercially real before budget, pricing, or counterparties are put at risk.
For information and commercial planning only — not an offer, solicitation, or investment advice.
What this first pass helps clarify
Buyer: who actually places the order, approves it, and pays.
Payment: what triggers payment, and where it is most likely to get stuck.
Boundaries: what your team, the local partner, and the buyer each own, and which risks should not be taken upfront.
Offer
West Africa Entry & Payment Risk Pack
A focused 10-working-day advisory pack for firms deciding whether and how to enter Francophone West Africa without taking unclear payment, contract, or execution risk.
Fixed scope｜10 working days｜Essential / Pro｜pricing on request
Best for teams that first need a clear go / no-go view on one country and one use case.
Includes:
- market-entry brief (1 country / 1 use case)
- 3 viable customer / partner paths
- payment and contract risk note
- 30/60/90-day action plan
Best for teams preparing to engage buyers, quote, bid, or move into structured commercial discussions.
Includes:
- everything in Essential
- deeper counterparty and local partner filtering
- term sheet skeleton
- top 10 risk register + mitigations
- 1 multi-party alignment call
- memo outline for internal decision use
Designed for teams that need a clearer view of buyer path, payment route, market-entry logic, and execution boundaries before committing budget and internal resources.
Who it’s for
- firms entering Senegal / Francophone West Africa for the first time
- teams that already have a lead but still lack clarity on the buyer, payment path, local partner, or role boundaries
- companies that need an internal commercial decision before deploying legal, technical, or field resources
- teams only looking for free introductions or generic contact lists
- projects already in formal execution and requiring full diligence or long-term on-the-ground advisory
- exploratory inquiries without a defined country, use case, or internal decision owner
Proof stack
A short screening framework for deciding whether the minimum commercial conditions are present before deeper work begins.
Use this to understand the minimum conditions before deeper work.
Shows how AfriSphere organizes a live opportunity into folders, charts, and decision-ready structure once the route is worth pursuing.
Use this to see how a live opportunity gets structured internally.
A sample memo that shows how AfriSphere frames market-entry, payment security, and execution risk for internal review, not project promotion.
Use this to see how AfriSphere frames a real opportunity for internal decision-making.
These materials are not project marketing. They show how AfriSphere turns uncertainty into internal decision-ready documents.
How it works
Decide whether the opportunity is worth serious attention before time and budget are consumed in the wrong direction.
Turn customer path, payment logic, role boundaries, and key risks into a structured decision pack.
If the route holds up, narrow partners, responsibilities, milestones, and next actions.
FAQ
No. The public offer is a commercial-planning and operating-risk product, not a fund, placement service, or investment-intermediation service.
A structured pack for internal decision-making: entry route, payment path, role boundaries, counterparty options, and recommended next actions.
The public offer is not an introductions product. We first decide whether the route is real and worth pursuing; only then do we narrow relevant counterparties or local partner paths.
Yes, case by case. The public offer is a first decision layer; deeper local work depends on the country, use case, and timing.
A defined country, a defined use case, your current assumptions, internal timing, and the main concern around payment, execution, partner, or compliance risk.
Contact
Shanshan Tian — Founder, AfriSphere (Paris, CET/CEST)
Location/Timezone: Paris (CET/CEST)
Email: shanshan@myafrisphere.com
Founder LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tianfinance
LinkedIn: AfriSphere on LinkedIn
WeChat: _Petitsucre
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Legal entity: TIAN Finance (Paris, 2022) trading as AfriSphere
Note: This site is informational only. No offer, solicitation, or investment advice.