The West African Development Bank (Boad) launched on Thursday, December 09, 2021 in Lomé, its Yennenga Program, dedicated to certified leadership training for the benefit of the bank's female staff. A program developed in collaboration with the Haute Ecole de Commerce (HEC) Paris.

Joint initiative of BOAD and HEC Paris was launched in the presence of BOAD President Serge Ekue and Prime Minister Head of Government of Togo, Victoire Dogbé. T he Yennenga certified female leadership training program is part of BOAD's ''Djoliba'' five-year strategic plan. Yennenga intends to put into orbit all the professional potential of women on the continent by creating models likely to inspire the next generations of women. Thanks to this program, BOAD aims to train around twenty women each year.