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Digital in Africa: what do they need?

Thomas Mendy, student from the Institute of Higher Education in Thiès (Senegal) and digital entrepreneur.

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By: Bruno Faure Follow

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The African continent has embarked on its digital revolution.

The quality of the networks is improving, even if it is often too expensive for the consumer.

Mobile services offer new markets, open up horizons for businesses in an increasingly interconnected world.

The pandemic has further accentuated this heavy trend.

But what exactly do players in this sector need, from start-ups to large companies, including those responsible for training technicians, developers and future bosses?

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Éco d'ici, Éco d'ailleurs gives them the floor in a relocated program at the

Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar

(Senegal), in the premises of

the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie

.

This association, which brings together more than a thousand higher education establishments around the world, relies on the establishment of its French-speaking employability centres.

In the second part of the show, you will be able to listen to an interview with Sacha Poignonnec, co-founder and general manager of Jumia, the African e-commerce giant, one of the growth engines of the digital sector in Africa.

Our guests :

  • Bouna Kane,

    president of

    Simplon Afrique

    , a company that offers free training in digital professions for job seekers and employees

  • Badara Diouf,

    Managing Director of

    Sama Web Sunu Web

    , President of the Association of Young African Digital Entrepreneurs and Promoters

  • Ouidad Tebbaa,

    regional director of

    the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie for West Africa

  • Sacha Poignonnec,

    co-founder and co-CEO of Jumia.

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