Interview exclusive de Cyrielle Kouamou avec Gaétan Pierret – L’Agefi Actifs
Dans cette interview exclusive avec l’AGEFI Actif, découvrez comment Kouamou Capital s’attaque au marché de la clientèle fortunée africaine, délaissée par les établissements bancaires locaux.
Exclusive Interview with Cyrielle Kouamou
"Kouamou Capital is targeting the African high-net-worth market — a segment neglected by local banking institutions."
Interview conducted by Gaétan Pierret, Journalist — L'Agefi Actifs
What Cyrielle Kouamou says in numbers — for those who read on the go.
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Are You Part of the 44% Being Ignored?
Cyrielle Kouamou said it plainly in L'Agefi Actifs: banks do not know how to serve African HNWIs outside the Big 5. Kouamou Capital exists precisely to fill that gap — operating from Paris, with the rigour of European regulation.
"There is still a great deal of education to be done. It is a slow approach, but a necessary one given the profile of our target clients."
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Questions After the Interview
What Readers Ask After Reading the Interview
It means your local bank almost certainly does not have the tools to manage your wealth at the level it deserves.
African banks — even those that present themselves as "private banks" — essentially offer premium services to business owners. They do not practise wealth management in the European sense: no asset allocation, no access to international markets, no tax structuring, no cross-border estate planning. Kouamou Capital operates from Paris precisely to give you access to that level of service, with a full understanding of your African context.
Yes — provided the fund transfer is structured correctly from the outset.
That is precisely where most African applicants fail: not on program eligibility, but on the fund transfer. Kouamou Capital has pre-approved transfer pathways for 19 African markets, covering BCEAO, BEAC, CBN and SARB compliance. We prepare the complete dossier — source of funds declarations, central bank authorisations, authorised intermediary bank instructions. The process typically takes 2 to 5 weeks depending on your country.
Because it is what our clients understand and trust — and Cyrielle explains this directly in the interview.
For affluent African clients, wealth is first and foremost something tangible: a property you can see, touch, and rent out. Listed assets feel abstract and volatile. We start where the client is comfortable, deliver a concrete result — a European residency, a rental yield — and it is that first successful experience that opens the door to more sophisticated asset classes: bonds, private equity, unlisted investments. Education always comes before the product.
Cyrielle answers this herself in the interview: it is a matter of regulatory credibility.
Our clients trust European regulation more than that of their home country — not out of rejection, but because the European legal framework offers clear protections, real recourse, and a level of transparency that African markets have not yet fully developed. Operating from Paris subjects us to strict compliance obligations (AMF, ACPR) that directly protect our clients. That is a structural guarantee, not a marketing argument.
Kouamou Capital was built precisely for you.
The Big 5 (South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Morocco) account for 56% of African HNWIs — but the remaining 44% are systematically ignored by financial institutions. Kouamou Capital covers 19 African markets with operational transfer pathways, including Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, DRC, and others. If you are in a UEMOA or CEMAC country, we have the specific regulatory expertise to support you.
It depends on the program — here are the real thresholds.
€250,000 — Greece Golden Visa (real estate). EU residency + income-generating property in your name.
€50,000 — Latvia Golden Visa (investment fund). The lowest entry point for EU residency.
~$150,000 — Caribbean CBI (Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts). Second passport in 3 to 6 months.
€500,000+ — Combined strategy: EU residency and a Caribbean passport simultaneously.
The first consultation is free and without obligation. We will tell you honestly whether you are ready — or what needs to be prepared before you are.
You fill in the form above. A senior advisor contacts you within 48 hours for a 30-minute discovery call — in English, French, or your preferred language. The call is confidential, without obligation, and without a sales pitch. We listen to your situation, ask the right questions, and tell you frankly which options match your profile. If we are not the right partner for you, we will say so. That is the approach Cyrielle describes in the interview: education before the product, trust before the transaction.