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Senegal to host training program for 200 renewable energy technicians

February 19, 2019

Senegal hosts a training and research program in Africa that will be dedicated to renewable energies. This initiative was launched by Canada's International Development Research Center (IDRC) and the French com...

Omar Cissé: “Senegal must have its own champions”

Boubacar Diallo

January 31, 2019

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On the occasion of the International Conference on the emergence of Africa held in Dakar, Omar Cissé, head of the InTouch group, has been entrusted with the "Africa Point" on the issues of the sector of the fin...

Teleworking in Africa according to Talenteum

Boubacar Diallo

January 22, 2019

Economy, Education

Presentation of Talenteum and one of its co-founders: Nicolas Goldstein TALENTEUM is a web platform that invests in human capital in Africa and remotely intervenes on behalf of companies around the world. M...

Phanes Group chooses a project in Senegal for the second edition of its Solar Incubator

Boubacar Diallo

November 14, 2018

Energy

For the second edition of the Phanes Group solar incubator, international experts have chosen a solar project in Senegal. According to a statement from the solar project development company, this Senegalese pro...

Senegal decided to better sell its ICT expertise abroad

Boubacar Diallo

October 10, 2018

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Despite the major advances noted in recent years - an estimated export rate of 70% and a status of leading provider of IT services and first provider in the outsourcing of business processes in sub-Saharan Afri...

Senegal, a paradise for start-ups in West Africa?

Boubacar Diallo

October 7, 2018

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Senegal multiplies incubators and investment funds to enable start-ups to develop. Objective: to reach 35,000 direct jobs in the field of new technologies by 2025. In recent years, small businesses are multi...

Senegal: Dakar Pitch Competition looking for the best talents in digital

Boubacar Diallo

September 25, 2018

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After his choice by Google management to run its first artificial intelligence center in Africa, here is Moustapha Cissé (photo) back again in the tech news. This time, the Senegalese scientist has been designa...

9 Senegalese startups selected to compete at Seedstars Dakar

Boubacar Diallo

September 5, 2018

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Seedstars World, the largest start-up start-up competition for emerging markets, has pre-selected. With support from local host Sonatel, Seedstars World will host a pitch event on September 7th to select the be...

WEB UVS and IBM launch “Digital Nation Africa” program for Senegal

Boubacar Diallo

August 12, 2018

Education

On 8 August 2018, the Virtual University of Senegal (UVS) and IBM signed a memorandum of understanding for the deployment of the "Digital Nation Africa" program in Senegal. The agreement is part of IBM's "Digit...

Senegal: Dakar, West African capital of electronic banking from 21 to 22 June 2018

Boubacar Diallo

June 18, 2018

Economy

The Senegalese capital Dakar will host, June 21st and 22nd, 2018, the sixth edition of the Salon monétique d'Afrique de l'Ouest. The event organized by the interbank monetary grouping of the West African Econom...

Monetbil: Pay for Online Shopping with Mobile Money

Boubacar Diallo

June 8, 2018

Economy, Start a business

E-commerce and Mobile Money are gaining momentum in Africa. However 70% of Internet users abandon their orders online because of the inadequacy of the payment methods used. In order to solve this problem NGUEFA...

Senegal wants to attract in five years, 22 000 young people in the agricultural sector

Boubacar Diallo

June 3, 2018

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Introduce 22,000 young people, at least 60% of whom are women, into the agricultural sector. This is the goal that will be reached within 5 years, the project Feed the Future Senegal Youth in Agriculture, thank...

Senegal: Der wants to fund youth and women’s projects “without any discrimination”

Boubacar Diallo

May 20, 2018

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The delegate general to the rapid entrepreneurship of young people and women (DER), reiterated Friday in Dakar the ambition of its structure to finance the projects of its targets throughout the territory "with...

A Senegalese creates a software to “simplify” maths

Boubacar Diallo

April 28, 2018

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At 25, Michel Seck already teaches mathematics at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar. His specialties: coding, cryptology, algebra and applications. But that's not what makes him the most famous. The youn...

Waalam Invest: Financing African businesses through royalty crowdfunding

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April 22, 2018

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Founded in October 2016 by Gaissiri Dia, a young French-Senegalese based in Dakar, Waalam Invest is a crowdfunding platform that allows African entrepreneurs to present their projects in order to raise funds. T...

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Senegal to host training program for 200 renewable energy technicians

Omar Cissé: “Senegal must have its own champions”

Teleworking in Africa according to Talenteum

Phanes Group chooses a project in Senegal for the second edition of its Solar Incubator

Senegal decided to better sell its ICT expertise abroad

Senegal, a paradise for start-ups in West Africa?

Senegal: Dakar Pitch Competition looking for the best talents in digital

9 Senegalese startups selected to compete at Seedstars Dakar

WEB UVS and IBM launch “Digital Nation Africa” program for Senegal

Senegal: Dakar, West African capital of electronic banking from 21 to 22 June 2018

Monetbil: Pay for Online Shopping with Mobile Money

Senegal wants to attract in five years, 22 000 young people in the agricultural sector

Senegal: Der wants to fund youth and women’s projects “without any discrimination”

A Senegalese creates a software to “simplify” maths

Waalam Invest: Financing African businesses through royalty crowdfunding