After a lengthy career in the telecom industry in France, Congolese entrepreneur Christian Massoji has decided to go back to Africa with his company ME. MOBILE ECOSYSTEMS, a digital platform that aims to support the digital transition underway on the continent. By Jacques Leroueil At the age of 50, Christian...

Launched during the 5th edition of the AFRICAN BUSINESS & SOCIAL RESPONSBILITY FORUM which took place in Marrakech on September 22 and 23, the CSR Barometer “SUSTAINABLE IMPACT” 2021 aims to have a detailed mapping of the local contribution of Businesses and Organizations in Africa. First Barometer launched on a...

The CanalOlympia Rebero cultural complex in Kigali, built by the French group Vivendi and Inaugurated in December 2020, brings together in one place a range of leisure and entertainment activities, making the project unique in the country.  By Abraham Uwimana                                                                                                                   Friday afternoon; it is almost 2 p.m. at CanalOlympia...

The recent craze for esports in Africa, driven by a number of combined criteria today heralds a strong entry of the continent into the global arena of this sector.  By Désiré Koussawo* Today I am inaugurating a new experience: that of media contributor! Indeed, Africa News Agency, a Pan-African media...

By expanding and enhancing its capacity to assist early-stage African startups, Proparco is continuing its efforts to support VSE-SMEs. These efforts have already been stepped up since 2018 thanks to the Choose Africa initiative and are today bolstered by Digital Africa, which is now part of the AFD subsidiary. By...

Patrick Bucyana, CEO of AC Group, a Rwandan company known for its popular Tap&Go smart card payment system, is a man with solutions, which he is successfully exporting elsewhere in Africa. Here is a portrait of an entrepreneur who is passionate about his country and his continent.  By DBM, Kigali                    ...

New Africa-France Summit: a meeting focused on youth and entrepreneurship "to reinvent the Africa-France relationship together” The "New Africa-France Summit" to be organized in Montpellier on October 8 will bring together civil society actors in Africa and France, without Heads of State. The objective is to lay the groundwork for...

The major offshore oil and natural gas discovery made by the Italian company ENI in Côte d’Ivoire announced in early September is a reward for the active policy to develop the sector by the Ivorian authorities. The challenge now is to capitalize on this. By Issiaka Nguessan, in Abidjan Côte...

Without the appropriation of new digital concepts, African data will continue to be sold off in the big market of digital economy. By Abèdjè Sinatou Saka, journalist, co-founder of Idemi Africa Launched in 2009, WhatsApp now has more than one billion users. A significant achievement to which Africa is by...

Rwanda’s Gorilla Naming Ceremony has earned the country tremendous tourism traffic and income. Not only wildlife, but also the community and environment have benefited from the event. The world gathers to watch and learn.  By Ange Iliza  Rwanda’s National Volcanoes Park is home to an estimated 480 mountain gorillas, the...