Tech 5 May 2023

RMobility, the carpooling solution for Africa

RMobility is a carpooling platform that is revolutionising urban transport in Benin by bringing together several modes of transportation; motorbikes, cars, intercity taxis and buses. This collaborative platform was launched in April 2021 by Raynald Ballo, the head of Raynis, a company specialising in digital solutions in the field of mobility. Today, it has over 10,000 users and employs seven people in Abomey-Calavi. The company is actively preparing to raise funds in Benin and France to Africanise the platform and make it a truly continental application to create the new African Blablacar.

Culture 28 April 2023

Samuel Nja Kwa, jazz captured in images

Samuel Nja Kwa is a unique French journalist and photographer of Cameroonian origin. In this interview, he talks about his latest publications, "Africa is music" and "Jazz on my Mind", which focus on his photographic and human encounters with music. From his childhood in France and his apprenticeship in photography to his discovery of jazz in Cameroon, he has never stopped pursuing musicians on all continents.

Society 26 April 2023

Côte d’Ivoire, road safety awareness

Aboisso, the capital of South Comoé in Côte d'Ivoire, is one of the busiest road networks for drivers travelling to Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. This region has one of the highest traffic accident rates in Côte d'Ivoire, with an estimated 1,200 deaths and over 21,000 injuries annually. The Ivorian government has introduced a points-based driving licence and multiple controls to raise awareness of road safety. The driving licence is made up of a capital of 12 points. In the event of a breach of the road traffic regulations, points are deducted. The more serious the offence, the greater the number of points subtracted.

Tech 21 April 2023

Kunfabo, the Guinean mobile phone

Fadima Diawara is a young Guinean entrepreneur who heads a company that makes phones adapted to African realities, Kunfabo. Kunfabo, of Malinké origin, means to be in contact, have news, and satisfy one's curiosity. This smartphone puts technology at the service of health and African gastronomy and allows users to have access to the 100% African social network, Dikalo.

Environment 14 April 2023

Joyce Gachugi, Petco Group Director in Kenya

PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate, a derivative of oil and natural gas used worldwide to make non-biodegradable plastic bottles. PET plastic can be recycled several times. Joyce Gachugi's mission is to fight the unreasonable use of plastic in bottles and its direct consequence - the proliferation of environmentally harmful waste in Kenya. She is an inspiration to the African continent. In this interview, Joyce Gachugi explains the workings of this community of producers and collectors committed to the fight against waste and pollution, as well as the challenges and hopes of the recycling chain in Kenya and Africa.

Environment 12 April 2023

Solar energy: a new training priority in Nigeria

In Nigeria, there are two recurring problems: unemployment and electricity shortages. Adebola Anofi, a young Nigerian renewable energy entrepreneur, has decided to tackle this problem by founding a programme to train young Nigerians in the technical skills of solar panel installation. The White Consult programme could facilitate the entry of these young people into the labour market and provide new hands for installing and maintaining solar panels on the roofs of companies and individuals.

Economy 6 April 2023

Food self-sufficiency in the Congo

In the North Kivu province, ravaged by the war between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebels, the agricultural sector is now severely affected. Bernard Bahati is a Congolese entrepreneur from eastern DRC who is convinced that food self-sufficiency is a prerequisite for economic development and even the return of peace. With his maize processing factory, Okapi-Agrobusiness, which employs 50 people and which he financed himself, he has decided to contribute to food security in the region.

Society 31 March 2023

Sadibou Marong committed to the protection of journalists in Africa

Sadibou Marong is a Senegalese journalist who holds the position of West Africa Director of Reporters Without Borders (RWB), based in Dakar. The RSF organisation in Dakar works to defend and train journalists and strengthen the network of correspondents and local partners, mainly in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin and Togo. During this interview, Sadibou Marong talks about, among other things, the injustices suffered by journalists in Africa, the obstacles facing press freedom and the evolution of journalism on the continent.

Tech 29 March 2023

In Guinea, a digital platform to improve the education system

The digital revolution is taking hold in West Africa, in Guinea, thanks to Magoé Education, an educational platform that tracks learners' progress at school and home. This digital platform was created in 2019 by a young computer scientist from the country for students' revisions and monitoring of their schooling. Today, it has 15,000 users, and about a hundred schools use it in Guinea and the sub-region.