Afrique One

What Afrique One does

Afrique One is a pan-African One Health research consortium hosted at the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire (CSRS) in Abidjan, coordinating research on the human-animal-environment health interface across more than 53 institutions in West, Central, and East Africa. Founded in 2009 and currently operating in its third funding phase as Afrique One-REACH (launched 2023), the consortium produces peer-reviewed evidence and trained researchers in rabies, antimicrobial resistance, mycobacterial infections, zoonoses, and emerging viral threats. Operational assets include the Taabo Demographic and Health Surveillance System (HDSS), a fellowship pipeline that has produced 91 researchers to date, MOOCs, and thematic training programs.

Core products and platforms include the BlockRabies blockchain-based application for tracking rabies post-exposure prophylaxis and supporting clinical decision-making, the GAVI-WHO post-exposure prophylaxis / pre-exposure vaccination (PEP-PEV) integration pilot, the HPAI surveillance program across 15 countries, and the PREPARE4VBD vector-borne disease project. The consortium also contributes technical inputs to continental policy instruments, including co-development of the African Union rabies strategy with Africa CDC and advocacy supporting World Health Assembly resolution WHA76.11 (2025) on skin diseases.

The business model is grant-funded non-profit research. Revenue flows from a small set of international donors — the Wellcome Trust (approximately $6.8M in the inaugural phase), the Science for Africa Foundation under DELTAS Africa II, GAVI, EDCTP, and the European Union — and is disbursed to consortium member institutions for research, training, and implementation science. Outputs are absorbed by African ministries of health, WHO, FAO, Africa CDC, and national rabies and disease-control programs. The consortium does not commercialize products directly; downstream adoption occurs via policy uptake, EPI integration, and open-access publication.

Name

Afrique One

Legal name

Afrique One

Website

https://afriqueone.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Afrique One is a pan-African One Health research consortium hosted at CSRS in Abidjan, training researchers and producing evidence on rabies, AMR, and zoonoses across 53+ institutions through grant-funded fellowship, surveillance, and policy programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Research Consortium

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAOAJ

One Health & Zoonotic Disease Partnerships (Human–Animal–Environment)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health Initiatives & Partnerships

SECONDARYHLAJABAD

Field Epidemiology & Contact Tracing

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Disease Surveillance, Epidemiology & Outbreak Response

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Global Health Security & Pandemic Preparedness Partnerships

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health Initiatives & Partnerships

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eCOA/ePRO/eDiary & Patient-Facing Data Collection

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Clinical Trials & Research Informatics (eCOA/ePRO/EDC)

SECONDARYBPADANAJ

Health, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Regulatory Cooperation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

SECONDARYHLAJAOAM

Global Health Research, Clinical Trials & Product Development Partnerships (PDPs)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health Initiatives & Partnerships

Keywords

• One Health research
• Infectious disease surveillance
• Research capacity building
• Digital health solutions
• Epidemiological training

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

HQ country

Côte d’Ivoire

HQ region

Africa

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Research Grant Funding: Primary funding from international donors including Wellcome Trust, British cooperation through Science for Africa Foundation (SFA), EDCTP, GAVI, and the European Union. DELTAS Africa II program provides multi-year capacity building grants.
2. Project-specific Funding: Additional funding for specific initiatives like BlockRabies (EDCTP), GAVI-PEP-PEV (rabies vaccines), PREPARE4VBD (EU-funded vector-borne diseases), and thermotherapy project (Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation).
3. Institutional Cost Recovery: CSRS operates with approximately 70% of budget mobilized by researchers through management fees from competitive project funds and services. Consortium model enables overhead recovery on distributed grants.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Afrique One is a pan-African research consortium that uses the One Health approach to prevent and control infectious diseases. It delivers postdoctoral fellowship programs, postgraduate training, and capacity-building services to African researchers, while running a portfolio of research projects on epidemic diseases, neglected tropical diseases, non-communicable diseases, and ecosystem health risks. The consortium also develops digital health tools such as the BlockRabies mobile application for community-based rabies surveillance and hosts open online courses on the FutureLearn platform.

Product overview

Afrique One is a pan-African research consortium (based at CSRS, Côte d'Ivoire) focused on the One Health approach to prevent and control infectious diseases. The consortium offers a portfolio comprising: the BlockRabies Application (a blockchain-based digital health platform for rabies management), One Health MOOCs on FutureLearn, Learning Package short courses, Fellowship Programs (Masters, PhD, Postdoctoral), three Thematic Training Programs (EEZs, NCDs, NTDs), two Transversal Programs (DSSM, CABEC), and community engagement tools including theater-based approaches. The Afrique One-REACH phase (2023-2027) coordinates these offerings to build African research capacity and develop integrated intervention strategies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Afrique One-REACH: Third phase of the Afrique One consortium (2023-2027), focused on Research Excellence for African Challenges in Health. Funded under DELTAS Africa II by Wellcome, British cooperation, and Science for Africa Foundation.
• BlockRabies
• GAVI-PEP-PEV

Products and services

• BlockRabies Application A blockchain-based mobile application developed by Afrique One for community-based surveillance of animal rabies, enabling field workers to record and share rabies case data across dispersed sites. It is intended for use by veterinary services, community health workers, and researchers monitoring rabies outbreaks in Africa.
• One Health MOOCs (FutureLearn) Open-enrollment online courses on the One Health approach delivered on the FutureLearn platform, available to learners across Africa and globally who want to understand interdisciplinary infectious disease control.
• Afrique One Fellowship Program A multi-tier fellowship program (postdoctoral, PhD, and MSc tracks) that places African researchers into One Health research projects across the consortium, with mentorship, supervision, and funding for the duration of study.
• EMDO Initiative An Education, Mentorship, Development, and Opportunities program that supports early-career African researchers through structured training, mentorship pairing, and professional development activities linked to One Health research careers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Rabies PEP treatment completion rate increased from 35% to 93% in Côte d'Ivoire between 2022 and April 2024
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire (CSRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for Afrique One consortium. Provides research infrastructure, administrative support, and institutional framework. Led by Prof. Inza Koné (Director General).
• Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey implementation partner in BlockRabies project and GAVI-PEP-PEV project. Professor Jakob Zinsstag serves as Principal Investigator of BlockRabies.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO provides technical guidance on intradermal rabies vaccination protocol; involved in PEP integration into EPI initiative. BlockRabies project follows WHO guidelines.
• African Union (AU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrique One supporting AU-BIRA in developing continental strategy for canine rabies elimination. Results to contribute to continental strategy for elimination of canine rabies in Africa.
• FAOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAO commissioned Afrique One to conduct situational analysis of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in 15 West African countries for developing regional strategy.
• Africa CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developing pan-African canine rabies elimination strategy with experts from UA-BIRA and Africa CDC.
• Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires (EISMV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for 2026 Annual Meeting and Summer School in Somone, Senegal.
• Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), TanzaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain Tanzanian partner hosting 2024 Annual Meeting along with NIMR and KCRI.
• GIRISS, BelgiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner collaborating in Afrique One-REACH program alongside African institutions.
• CGIARminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWildlife and Nutrition for Health (WN4H/CGIAR) project addressing wildlife conservation and bushmeat consumption risks to human health in Côte d'Ivoire.
• International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Wildlife and Nutrition for Health project investigating zoonotic disease risks from wildlife in Côte d'Ivoire.
• African Science Communication Agency (ASCA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Science Journalism Academy summer school; joint team appointed to advisory board of Côte d'Ivoire Public Health Bulletin.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi): Global nonprofit developing treatments for neglected tropical and zoonotic diseases through African research networks. Comparable as a capacity-building research organization targeting NTDs with continental reach and similar donor mix.
• Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH): Key implementation partner on BlockRabies and GAVI-PEP-PEV projects. Comparable as a translational One Health research organization with overlapping rabies, zoonosis, and vaccine research priorities.
• Mérieux Foundation: European foundation focused on infectious disease surveillance and laboratory capacity in low- and middle-income countries. Comparable as a One Health adjacent actor with deep African research partnerships and overlapping funder relationships.
• International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI): CGIAR livestock research institute with extensive One Health and zoonotic disease work in Africa. Comparable as a research partner in the Wildlife and Nutrition for Health project and a fellow traveler in capacity building across African institutions.

Others

• Wellcome Trust: Original and continuing funder of Afrique One through African Institutions Initiative and DELTAS Africa. Comparable as a strategic counterpart whose funding priorities directly determine the consortium's trajectory.

Regional players

• Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA): Tanzanian host of the 2024 Afrique One Annual Meeting and a regional One Health research node. Comparable as a partner institution and, more broadly, an African university with parallel One Health and zoonotic disease programs.

Broad incumbents

• Africa CDC: Continental public health agency coordinating disease surveillance and response across Africa. Comparable because it increasingly leads One Health coordination and could absorb or partner with Afrique One's regional implementation role.
• African Academy of Sciences (AAS): Pan-African honorific society coordinating scientific research, training, and grant-making across the continent. Comparable as a continental platform for African-led health research and a likely collaborator or competitor for future DELTAS-scale funding.
• Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire (CSRS): Host institution of Afrique One and a leading interdisciplinary research center in West Africa. Comparable as the operational backbone — including overhead recovery — that enables Afrique One's research and training outputs.
• EDCTP (European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership): Major funder of clinical research and capacity building in Africa and a direct sponsor of Afrique One's BlockRabies project. Comparable as a funder/convener that shapes the same research consortia landscape.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AfriqueOneREACH
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCW-tJqT_EWXdew1PXUkgwXA
• Facebookfacebook.com/AfriqueOneASPIRE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afrique-one

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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