The Beninese e-commerce platform '' ^Fenou industries'' is the big winner of the 4th edition of the Bénédicte Janine Kacou Diagou 2021 Prize for young entrepreneurship. ''Fenou industries'' won the Grand Prix trophy and pocketed a sum of 25 million FCFA.

The Bénédicte Janine Kacou Diagou Foundation (BJKD) through its prize, has rewarded the best companies that promote and enhance African art, culture, creativity and cultural entrepreneurship. The five winners who presented themselves to the jury, chaired by Dr Edoh Kossi Aménounvé, CEO of the BRVM are now known. ''Fenou industries'' from Benin, Bidosséssi Sonita Tossou stood out out of 10 finalists from five countries, namely Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Benin, Congo and Cameroon. El''Fenou industries'' thus wins the Janine Diagou grand prize and leaves with the sum of 25,000,000 FCFA.

For this competition, Beninese companies remained dominant. The Beninese, Célia Chabi, from KIEL BIEN-ETRE, won the 3 ^rd Prize, the one named ''BRVM for sustainable development'' with a financial envelope of 10,000,000 FCFA. Beninese Corenthina Esperanza Tikry, with her company TOFIDOUX, won the DNA Performance Prize, amounting to 3,000,000 CFA francs. Two other major prizes at stake are the NSIA Foundation Prize for Innovation for the 2nd endowed with 15 million FCFA and the 4th SODECI Prize for women's entrepreneurship endowed with an amount of 5 million FCFA. The last four Prizes are supported by material donations from partners (computers, television sets, etc.)