Mboa Digital: An innovative project at the heart of Africa’s digital transformation

Mboa Digital, based in Yaoundé, is a community project that stands out for its innovative approach to the brain drain in Africa. Its aim is to reconcile employment and digital transition by offering young Cameroonian engineers the opportunity to participate in the digital transformation of local and international businesses. By anchoring these talents on the continent, Mboa Digital is helping to build a promising professional future for ambitious young Africans who previously saw exile as their only option for success.

Publications

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.

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.

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.

Tech 9 December 2022

Eric Armel N’Doumba, President of the African Centre for Research in Artificial Intelligence

During the second edition of the Semaine Francophone de la Jeunesse Estudiantine Scientifique, the AUF created the first Francophone network of artificial intelligence to grant financial stability to researchers and valorising Francophone research on an international scale. Eric Armel N'Doumba, the vice president of this network, is also the president of the African Centre for Research in Artificial Intelligence. The main objective is to develop digital skills on the African continent by delivering four training programmes on the subject, accessible to primary school pupils and company employees.

Tech 7 December 2022

Africa embracing the opportunities of AI and Big Data

Artificial intelligence and Big Data are taking hold in Africa, generating a lot of investment in technology, employment and the economy, especially in creating jobs. Bénie Mabela, CEO of Bensearch Solutions SAS, aims to better prepare the continent for this inevitable digital transformation through the Bensearch Solutions Business Conference Initiative. Starting with Cameroon, this project is touring the continent to engage as many countries as possible in this in-depth digital transformation.

Tech 31 August 2022

Guest of the week : Doctor Abasi Ene-Obong

Doctor Abasi Ene-Obong is a recognised specialist in cancer and genomics. He founded the startup 54 gene to give all its potential to the African genome and help save lives with better targeted drugs or vaccines.

Tech 15 July 2022

AfricaTech at Vivatech in Paris 2022

Since its first edition in 2017, VivaTech has offered us the AfricaTech programme, highlighting the most influential African startups. This year, we had the pleasure of attending the first edition of the AfricaTech Awards, a pan-African initiative developed to recognise and support startups impacting three key sectors: ClimateTech, HealthTech and FinTech.

Tech 6 July 2022

Guest of the week: Serge Boupda

Born in Cameroon, Serge Boupda left France to settle in his native country and create Diool, a payment platform that presents itself as an alternative to cash payments. He reveals how he managed to persuade investors and discusses with us his plans for the future.

Tech 23 March 2022

No-Code technology to create mobile applications

The creation of mobile applications at a lower cost is now possible thanks to the no-code technology. This movement, which is very present in Africa, is less costly and creates opportunities. Offering a promising future to the youth, especially in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.