News
This page brings together official announcements from SUCRECUBE Japon and reports from the field. Articles fall into two categories, “Press releases” and “Field reports”. Press releases are the company’s official announcements, such as a contract award or a signed agreement, and are published at the same time in English, French and Japanese. Field reports cover work in Senegal and The Gambia, trade fairs and conference appearances, and their language varies by article.
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SUCRECUBE Japon selected for Toyo Keizai's Sugoi Venture 100, 2026, in the ESG and Impact category
Toyo Keizai's Sugoi Venture 100 list for 2026 (published 23 October) names SUCRECUBE Japon among the six companies in the ESG and Impact category. A message from the CEO.
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Mango processing trial in Senegal
A mango processing trial was carried out in Sandiara, Senegal. This photo report covers each step: buying at the market, washing, storage in the solar cold room, and processing into purée and vacuum packing at the workshop of the women's group GIE DIAMI SANDIARA.
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Our Very First Customer Was a Local High School Student.
A refrigerator was installed in the digital KIOSK adjacent to our solar-powered cold storage facility in Sandi…
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Nikkei features our education pilot in Senegal with Seiko Epson
On 12 February 2026, a full-page Seiko Epson feature in the morning edition of the Nikkei, Japan's leading business daily, presented our digital education and printing work in Senegal. In February 2025, energy-saving inkjet printers were tested in five primary schools.
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JICA private sector partnership: needs survey on health in Casamance, Senegal, selected
A needs survey on ICT equipment for health awareness at health posts in Casamance, Senegal, has been selected under JICA Biz for FY2025.
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SUCRECUBE Japon wins a UNICEF Gambia contract: solar power and digital education for 122 schools
SUCRECUBE Japon has signed a contract with UNICEF to install the TUMIQUI Smart Kit in 122 schools in The Gambia.
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SUCRECUBE Japon signs a comprehensive MOU with Senegal's Ministry of Industry and Commerce on renewable energy and cold storage infrastructure at industrial hubs
On 25 August 2025, SUCRECUBE Japon signed an MOU with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Senegal (MINCOM) on solar power plants and cold chain and processing infrastructure for agricultural products.
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Report on the education support project in Senegal
Better learning environments in classrooms and concrete results. In many rural areas of Senegal, the lack of power infrastructure limited school learning time to daylight hours.
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Notice: TUMIQUI exhibits at Japan Fair, an official side event of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9)
TUMIQUI exhibits at booth A36 of Japan Fair, an official TICAD 9 side event at Pacifico Yokohama, from 20 to 22 August 2025.
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SUCRECUBE/TUMIQUI to Exhibit at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) Japan Fair
Our 7-Year Journey in Senegal and a Vision for Global Business, Born in Africa TUMIQUI is pleased to announce …
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TICAD 9 Special Session: Co-Creating a New Market in Africa with Japan’s Leading Companies
Taking the first step, not just envisioning potential. In August 2025, during the TICAD 9 (Tokyo International …
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Co-creating with Japanese technology and 4 major companies to make Senegalese agriculture a global industry
Selected for METI's FY2023 (Reiwa 5) subsidy for co-creation projects with the Global South, the project is carried out in close partnership with the Government of Senegal.
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SUCRECUBE Japon launches a solar-powered cold chain pilot project in Senegal
SUCRECUBE Japon has been selected for a METI subsidy for co-creation projects with the Global South. The pilot combines solar power, cold storage, food processing and a digital KIOSK in Senegal.
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Ceremony held to extend the MOU with the Ministry of National Education
A ceremony was held on 23 February 2024 to extend the MOU between the Ministry of National Education of Senegal, the Municipality of Sandiara and SUCRECUBE Japon on digital lessons in schools.
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SUCRECUBE Japon receives the Special Prize at the 5th Japan SDGs Award
SUCRECUBE Japon, which brings electricity and telecommunications to unelectrified villages in Africa, has received the Special Prize at the 5th Japan SDGs Award.
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The TUMIQUI Project in Gekkan Telecommunication
The trade magazine Gekkan Telecommunication featured SUCRECUBE Japon and the TUMIQUI Project in its April 2020 issue, in its new IoT x SDGs series.
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Nikkei reports on our activities in Senegal
On 17 February 2020, the morning edition of the Nikkei, Japan's leading business daily, reported on SUCRECUBE Japon's activities in Senegal.
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SUCRECUBE Japon receives the Excellence Award at the 3rd Nikkei Social Business Contest
SUCRECUBE Japon received the Excellence Award at the 3rd Nikkei Social Business Contest, organised by Nikkei Inc. The Company was one of 15 finalists selected from more than 300 applications.
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SUCRECUBE Japon establishes its Senegalese subsidiary, TUMIQUI JAPON SASU
SUCRECUBE Japon established TUMIQUI JAPON SASU, a wholly owned subsidiary in the Sandiara special economic zone in Senegal, on 9 January 2020.
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SUCRECUBE Japon featured as a quality company by Tokyo Shoko Research
Tokyo Shoko Research featured SUCRECUBE Japon among the quality companies it selects, in the 2020 New Year special issue of its TSR Joho bulletin.
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CEO speaks at the 1st plenary meeting of the Japan Business Council for Africa
On 6 June 2019, CEO Koichi SATO spoke as one of six private-sector representatives at the 1st plenary meeting of the Japan Business Council for Africa, held at the Keidanren Kaikan.
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SUCRECUBE Japon is incorporated in Japan
SUCRECUBE Japon was incorporated on 13 April 2018, with its head office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. JETRO supported the incorporation as an inward investment into Japan.