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With growth of more than 7% since 2018 (World Bank), Côte d'Ivoire has established itself as a true digital hub in West Africa. This context favors the emergence and development of start-ups in the country. To reflect this reality, the media outlet Startupvboxivoire has been reporting on tech and startup...

With more than 1.8 million followers on Instagram and more than 2.4 million on Facebook, DJ Arafat is one of the most influential personalities on Facebook in 2019 in sub-Saharan Africa. The information was revealed by Facebook teams on January 21 during a conference entitled "Focus on Africa." The event...

The e-commerce ecosystem has faced numerous obstacles in recent months, raising many questions among players keen to survive in a market that is about to take off. Now is the time to reflect on the sector's potential future. To kick off this reflection, Bonny Maya, an entrepreneur in the e-commerce...

As every year, the wheel of digital transformation in Africa is turning again. Starting in February, the Digital African Tour will once again bring together key players in the continent's digitalization. This year, Bamako will mark the first stop on this traveling event organized by CIO Mag. This first stop...

VOODOO celebrated its 20th anniversary on January 16, 2019, in Abidjan. Founded in 2019, the VOODOO advertising agency has established itself as one of the leading communications groups in West Africa. Led by entrepreneur Fabrice Sawegnon, the group has diversified its activities since its creation in 1999, from communications to...

In an annual report on African startup financing published in March 2019, venture capital fund Partech Africa noted that financial inclusion driven by Fintech remained the most attractive sector for investment in 2018. In this sector, the startup Wizall is accelerating its development in West Africa by officially launching its...

A few months ahead of the 28th Africa-France Summit, the French government has launched the CHALLENGE 1000 African Entrepreneurs in collaboration with Digital Africa. 1,000 African entrepreneurs will be invited to present their projects at the trade show dedicated to solutions for sustainable cities and territories, organized as part of...

Digital Women's Day has officially launched a call for applications for the 2020 Les Margaret Awards. The Les Margaret Awards aim to support talented women in the digital sector and recognize one European and one African female entrepreneur and intrapreneur. The last edition of Digital Women's Day, an event created...

AFRIMARKET, CDISCOUNT, YATOO.CI, and Jumia in Cameroon have all chosen to suspend their activities... These successive closures have cast a chill over the entire e-commerce market in the sub-region. However, many other players in the sector are finding prosperity in the informal market, particularly classified ad platforms, which connect sellers...

French-speaking Africa has embarked on its digital transformation. Connectivity is on the rise and digital consumption patterns are becoming more widespread, even though many obstacles still remain. In response to this development, many players seeking transition have supported the growth of the digital sector for an increasingly connected Africa. The...