Founded by Michael PAMBO OGNANA and Ian OTANDO, Africa Up is a start-up that aims to solve one of the biggest issues affecting entrepreneurs in Africa and the diaspora, the lack of visibility. These two young Gabonese have created a platform that aims to become the showcase of projects and events of Afro-entrepreneurs. Introduce yourself …
The LAB (Land of African Business), which defines itself as a “think tank dedicated to Africa”, has organized for three years the African Rethink Awards (“prize for rethinking Africa”), which ” celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of African youth “. And reward African startups. Meeting with the founder of the Lab, Eric Bazin, a former journalist. …
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Start-ups do not make Westerners dream. In Côte d’Ivoire, despite some persistent obstacles, more and more entrepreneurs are embarking on the adventure. And inspire their neighbors in West Africa. Start-ups have long gone beyond the Californian framework of Silicon Valley. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has never hidden his wish to make the Hexagon a …
As an entrepreneur, any form of help is always welcome. Whether they are former colleagues, your family or investors, each of them is likely to offer their knowledge and skills or know-how during the creation of your start-up. However, the success or failure of your business is solely your own responsibility. Here are 5 books …
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In a book-report titled “Startup Lions”, the entrepreneur and tech reporter Samir Abdelkrim paints the story of 3 years of investigation and immersion trips at the heart of tech ecosystems and new actors of innovation in Africa. It explains why and how African startups solve people’s problems and lay the foundations for a new society, …
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Most startups that are successful are largely due to the founders’ ability to make a positive impression on the people they meet. Hence the importance of developing and maintaining a network of relationships. This network complements your active presence on social networks. Achieving network development requires time and energy. The key element is to be …
PORTRAIT. Brilliant mathematics professor from Kinshasa, Next Einstein Fellow, Jonathan Mboyo Esole went through Boston and Harvard. And it’s not over. This is the story of a little boy known for his development problems and his difficulties of expression in Kinshasa who became a professor of mathematics at Northeastern University in Boston, United States. “I …
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Starting a sales campaign is often associated with the question: “How to sell your product or service? “. Knowing all the features of your product or service is not enough. Do you think that a known product with a good price / quality ratio can generate sales without a marketing plan being established beforehand? You …
A new meeting of digital innovation is launched in Casablanca. This is the exhibition “Futur.ES in Africa”, which will be held on March 1 and 2, 2018. “An unprecedented event aimed at stimulating exchanges between African and French digital ecosystems”, underline the organizers, in this case Morocco Numeric Cluster (MNC), Moroccan side and Cap Digital …
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There are days when you do not want to cook! However, we still want to eat something good! Well know that there is a solution! Founded in 2015 by Erickson Mvezi and Francisco, Tupuca is Angola’s a online deliver platform that started with delivery food and now is on path to delivery anything on-demand. Introduce …
This is another reward for the young Congolese Verone Mankou. The European Union / African Union Business Forum, which brings together European and African businessmen, awarded it during its session in Abidjan on 27 November 2017 on the sidelines of the AU / EU Summit the price of the “Young Entrepreneur 2017”. . The CEO …
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Founded by Nati Gossaye, Langbot is a startup that aims to facilitate the learning of languages through the use of bots, these little robots, or more precisely interface that facilitates dialogue and various forms of conversation between a service and a consumer. Introduce yourself and your journey My name is Nati(Nathnael) and I’m the co-founder …
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MainOne and Tizeti today announced the completion of a joint development project with Facebook to enable the expansion of Internet services in Lagos. The partnership will benefit from MainOne’s fiber-optic connectivity, Tizeti’s twenty new solar-powered towers and Facebook’s Wi-Fi Express. Through this project, Internet services will be more accessible throughout Lagos Land, including Ajao Estate, …
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The startup is defined as an innovative company whose growth is exponential. Many startups are faced with the problem of finding financing to make technological investments, at the time of its launch. In addition, the turnover is almost non-existent at start-up. From an external point of view, the financing of a startup is often associated …
Fonded by Mina Shahid, Ben Best, and Catherine Denis, Numida is a startup that tries to solve the problem of lack due to lack of data on the quality of cash flow of African companies. Their first product is a free financial management app built for Ugandan small business owners that also offers them unsecured …
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