ENVAL Cabinet & Laboratories is a consulting firm specialized in microbiological and physico-chemical testing and analysis in West Africa as one of its main areas of operation, which has just found its way into AfWA family amidst the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Contract identifying ENVAL as an affiliate member of AfWA has been signed on March 10^th, 2021 by Mr. Bakary Coulibaly, Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

ENVAL Laboratories is for sure one of the most advanced private laboratories in West Africa in terms of food, water, soil, foliar and oil analyzes, as well as noise and air quality measurements. ENVAL has been an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory since 2012 and has been supporting the following stakeholders in performing required analyzes for product quality certification: Carrefour, Nestlé, SODECI, Vitol Fondation, TOTAL, COLEACP, Partners in Food Solutions, anteagroup, LUKOIL, CITRANS, CIMAF, FOXTROT International, etc.

Under this framework, AfWA Director of Programs, Dr. Simeon Kenfack and Mr. Gilles Djagoun, Senior Water Program Coordinator in charge of AfriCap, paid a working visit to Enval Headquarters in Angré, Abidjan on March 10^th, 2021 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM, aimed at identifying rooms for collaboration between AfWA and ENVAL for better water quality in Africa.

With the facilitation of the various Unit Managers, AfWA representatives successively toured the Microbiology Unit, the Heavy Metal Analysis Unit, the Physico-Chemical Analysis Unit and the Textile Analysis Unit.

Following these tours, AfWA Director of Programs introduced the Association, highlighting its history, vision, mission, activities and comparative advantages; he further expressed the wish that ENVAL could become a member of communities of practices set up by the Association and one of AfWA programs' mentors as well, having its peers benefit from its potential and know-how. Mr. Bakary Coulibaly, CEO of ENVAL Laboratories felt honored and gave a positive outcome to this direct query. He finally committed to visit AfWA Executive Office in the days ahead.