(Business in Cameroon) - The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program (TEEP), which aims to accompany 1,000 African start-ups with 50 billion FCFA in financing for a 10-year period, has just rendered its verdict. On the list of 1,000 winners selected by the Elumelu Foundation on March 23, 2015, there are 19 projects submitted by young Cameroonians (see list below).

Cameroon tops the list of French-speaking African nations in terms of the number of winners, ahead of Cote d’Ivoire (17), Benin (10), the Democratic Republic of Congo (7), Burundi (7), Senegal, Mali, and Guinea (5 each). The countries with the most winners are Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda.

The Cameroonians who will receive financing from Tony Elumelu, the Nigerian businessman and president of the United Bank of Africa (UBA), submitted projects for sectors ranging from agriculture, health, finance and ICT to media, tourism, education and manufacturing.

Complete list of Cameroonian laureates

-       Abega Ines, Multiple

-       Alomo Atangana Marianne Fabrice, Multiple

-       Ebong Mesumbe Alan, Financial Services

-       Ekoube Paule Alexandrine, Multiple

-       Emmanuel Mbulaf, Tourism/Hospitality

-       Henri Makaki Ngolle, ICT

-       Joshua Mukuro Ndingwan, Healthcare

-       Kaljop Irene alvine, Media and Entertainment

-       Kongor Eric, Others

-       Manga Engemise, Manufacturing/Industry

-       Mariane Megne, ICT

-       Martin Ange Mbalkam, ICT

-       Mayah Theodore, Agriculture

-       Ngueping William, Others

-       Ntenkap Tchakounang Jacques olivier

-       Manufacturing/Industry

-       Ombick Essome Manfred Olivier, Agriculture

-       Serge Nzali, Agriculture

-       Simo Boyom Henri, Education and Training

-       Takwi Desmond, Agriculture