Promoting Africa
Today, we introduce you to Alioune Traore, also known as Master Allan, a young Burkinabes located in the Ottawa / Gatineau region. He is the founder of "La Suiterie", a brand that offers tailor-made clothing. Who is Master Allan? I am a young entrepreneur who also practices in the field of clothing, and who has…
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In Cameroon, Madiba & Nature, a local NGO, transforms plastic waste into bottle boats Madiba & Nature, defines itself as an NGO of Cameroonian student researchers who define themselves as a non-profit organization and work to promote the circular economy in order to ensure the conservation of nature and its biodiversity. The NGO was created…
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Douglas Mbiandou, a 41-year-old Cameroonian entrepreneur, wants to train 10,000 coders in Africa. Since 2005, its learning center, OBJIS, has already contributed to the continuous training of more than 3,000 people in France. Forming "10,000 coders" in Africa, is one of Douglas Mbiandou's biggest projects, whose objective is to make the African continent the first…
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We had the pleasure to get in touch with Maïthé Bizabishaka, founder of Maïsha Cosmetics, in order to know about her company, learn about her, and give you readers some entrepreneurial advice. Originally from Burundi, Maïthé lives in Québec City, from where she will launch next August, a company offering cosmetic products: GM: Tell us…
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Gigantic, enormous, vast, titanic, Kibera also known as "Kibra" is the largest slum in the East African region which is habited by different communities and tribes from Kenya and all over the world. Most outsiders would agree that it might look like a horror show. ‘The flying toilets”, the smell of the rivers, garbage pile,…
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Senegal, like several African countries, faces a real problem of waste treatment. Old used tires are often burned to extract the iron they contain. To counter this situation, Yaye Souadou Fall, then a business school student at ISM (Dakar) decides with six of her classmates to take up the challenge of recycling the thousands of…
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The cultural contribution from enslaved Africans is undermined by Africans and non-Africans alike. African culture in its various form, is only prevalent in today’s society but have a widespread, deep-rooted impact throughout the Occident. During the slave trade era, Africans slaves were prohibited from religious practices. They had to call upon their creativity to camouflage…
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