Le Nigeria s’est fixé pour objectif de devenir un gouvernement entièrement sans papier d’ici la fin de l’année 2025. À quelques semaines de l’échéance, le pays multiplie les initiatives pour atteindre cet objectif.

Le gouvernement fédéral du Nigeria a annoncé, le lundi 10 novembre, la mise en service de la plateforme « 1Gov Enterprise Content Management (ECM) » destinée à moderniser la gestion documentaire et à numériser les processus internes de la fonction publique. Cette initiative, pilotée par le Bureau du chef de la fonction publique de la Fédération et la société étatique Galaxy Backbone Limited, vise à rendre l’administration plus efficace, transparente et respectueuse de la souveraineté numérique nationale.

Today marks a truly historic moment in Nigeria’s digital transformation journey.

The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has officially gone live on the 1Gov ECMS Platform — a major step towards building a more connected, efficient, and paperless… pic.twitter.com/K2ewifucaK

— Galaxy Backbone (@Galaxybackbone) November 10, 2025

Selon Didi Esther Walson-Jack (photo, à gauche), cheffe de la fonction publique de la Fédération, ce déploiement constitue un tournant décisif pour le service public nigérian. Elle a souligné que le passage à la plateforme numérique s’inscrit dans la Stratégie de la fonction publique fédérale et son Plan de mise en œuvre (PCSSF), qui ambitionnent de bâtir une administration fondée sur la connaissance et la prise de décision axée sur les données.

Le système ECM permet entre autres l’automatisation des flux de travail, la gestion unifiée des documents et l’adoption de la signature électronique. Il remplace les dossiers physiques par un environnement numérique sécurisé, hébergé sur le 1Gov Cloud, l’infrastructure souveraine du Nigeria. Selon les sources officielles, plus de 59 000 comptes officiels de messagerie ont déjà été créés.

Pour Galaxy Backbone Limited, le lancement de la plateforme 1Gov ECM rapproche le Nigeria de son objectif de gouvernement entièrement sans papier d’ici la fin de l’année 2025. Cette solution permettra de centraliser et sécuriser les documents gouvernementaux, d’automatiser les flux de travail et de réduire la dépendance aux dossiers physiques.

Dans un pays dont l’indice de développement de l’administration en ligne est de 0,4815, classé 144ᵉ sur 193 selon l’ONU, ce système constitue une avancée majeure pour moderniser les services publics, renforcer la transparence et améliorer l’accessibilité des services publics numériques pour les citoyens.

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• Moncef Chlouchi is the founder and CEO of Inyad, a digital solutions startup.

• The platform helps shop owners and freelancers manage sales, payments, and operations.

• Inyad has raised $14 million to expand across North Africa and the Middle East.

Moroccan engineer and entrepreneur Moncef Chlouchi is the founder and CEO of Inyad, a startup that supports the digital transformation of small retailers and independent workers across North Africa and the Middle East.

Founded in 2018, Inyad develops a unified platform for professionals in commerce, hospitality, and services, allowing them to centralize the management of sales, payments, and daily operations. The company says it is designed for “those who keep the economy running every day.”

The platform offers tools for invoicing, payment processing, payroll management, and inventory tracking. Restaurant owners can use it to manage orders, payments, and staff schedules, while shopkeepers can digitize daily operations, including real-time stock and attendance tracking.

Inyad also provides a digital credit ledger that records customer debts and repayments, along with a mobile touchscreen cash register. The company has raised $14 million in funding to date.

Chlouchi holds a master’s degree in applied mathematics from École Polytechnique (2012) and another in mining engineering from Mines Paris – PSL (2013). He began his career in 2013 as a supply and commercial strategy analyst at Total Oil Asia Pacific Marketing & Services in Singapore, before joining McKinsey & Company as a project manager from 2014 to 2017.

• The HR tech startup leverages AI, SMS, and WhatsApp to match candidates and employers.
• Its platform automates job posting, shortlisting, and candidate tracking.
• eJoobi aims to cut job search costs by up to 70% and promote inclusion in Africa.

eJoobi is a digital solution developed by a South African startup that uses artificial intelligence to streamline connections between job seekers and recruiters. Founded in 2016 by Simangele Mphahlele, the company aims to reduce barriers in the job search process while providing businesses with an efficient recruitment tool.

“We are an HR Technology company with an AI-powered recruitment software that connects job-seekers and employers/recruiters/talent search teams. Our technology is based on SMS, WhatsApp, and USSD. Employers can publish jobs via job portal, SMS, and WhatsApp, and jobseekers are able to receive job alerts via SMS,” the company explains on LinkedIn.

eJoobi’s system is powered by an auto-matching engine that automatically compares job specifications with candidate profiles, quickly identifying the most suitable matches. For recruiters, the platform includes automated shortlisting, job offer distribution via SMS or WhatsApp, and an analytics dashboard to track applications.

For job seekers, the service enables users to apply or create a CV through WhatsApp or SMS, aiming to reduce job search costs by up to 70%. The approach reflects a commitment to inclusion, particularly relevant in Africa, where unemployment remains high in many countries.

By combining AI with mobile communication tools, eJoobi accelerates job matching and helps recruiters build stronger talent pools more efficiently.

• The 2026–2030 strategy aims to build an inclusive and competitive e-commerce sector.

• It targets women, youth, and small traders through digital integration and job creation.

• Implementation faces challenges including low Internet access and financial inclusion.

The Mauritanian government, through the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Innovation and Administrative Modernization and with support from German cooperation agency GIZ, officially approved its National E-commerce Strategy 2026–2030 on Tuesday, October 28. The plan marks a key milestone toward developing a more inclusive, sustainable, and competitive digital economy.

The roadmap seeks to improve access for women entrepreneurs to online markets, create jobs for young people through freelancing and digital platforms, integrate small traders into the formal economy via digitization, and enhance government tax revenues through better transaction traceability. These goals are built on an emerging market where Internet penetration reached 37.4% in 2025.

The strategy comes amid a period of rapid digital transformation, with Africa’s e-commerce market expected to grow by 105% by 2030—from $55 billion to $112.73 billion—according to TechCabal Insights. Mauritania aims to leverage this momentum to strengthen its competitiveness and position its economy within regional digital value chains.

Success will depend on the country’s ability to overcome key structural challenges, including uneven mobile and Internet coverage, reliance on cash payments, and low banking penetration. According to UNCTAD, financial inclusion in Mauritania remains limited to 20.9%, with notable disparities between women (15.5%) and youth (13.1%).

The strategy aims to create a favorable environment for the growth of national e-commerce by promoting digital inclusion, expanding access to online platforms for marginalized economic actors, improving financial transparency, and increasing public revenues through formalized trade. Ultimately, it seeks to build a structured and competitive e-commerce ecosystem capable of supporting sustainable growth.

• Algeria launches expert digitalization committee to guide national tech policies
• Committee supports “Digital Algeria 2030” goals with expert recommendations
• Strategy targets 500,000 ICT jobs, 20% GDP from digital economy
  

The Algerian government, on Oct. 23, 2025, officially launched the Scientific and Technical Committee of the High Commission for Digitalization (CSTHCN) in Algiers. The new advisory body will help guide the country’s national digital policies.

Meriem Benmouloud, the High Commissioner for Digitalization, hosted the ceremony and described the committee as a new milestone in Algeria’s digital transformation, part of the structured process leading to the “Digital Algeria 2030” vision.

The 15-member committee, including three experts from the Algerian diaspora, brings together specialists in information technology, artificial intelligence, mathematics, economics, and financial systems. Its main tasks include providing recommendations, reviewing draft legislation and regulations on digitalization, and conducting research to anticipate technological trends and their economic impacts.

The committee’s creation marks the final step in establishing the High Commission for Digitalization, which was set up in 2023 to spearhead the nation’s digital transformation.

Two years later, the “Digital Algeria 2030” strategy has been finalized and is expected to begin implementation soon. The plan aims to train 500,000 ICT specialists, connect all public institutions, and raise the digital economy’s contribution to 20% of GDP by 2030.

Digital technology is playing an increasingly central role in Algeria’s economy. While the potential is significant, analysts point to a gap between major investments and tangible returns, highlighting the need for stronger oversight.

Through this committee, Algeria aims to accelerate the implementation of its digital policies, improve public service efficiency, promote digital inclusion, and unlock greater economic value from the sector.

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Les autorités tanzaniennes misent sur l’intégration des TIC pour accélérer le développement socio-économique. Cette transformation numérique touche à tous les secteurs, dont l’éducation.

Lors d’une rencontre avec le Tanzania Editors Forum à Dar es Salaam, le mardi 21 octobre, le vice-recteur de l’Université de Dar es Salaam (UDSM), William A. L. Anangisye, a présenté le programme « Higher Education for Economic Transformation » (HEET) comme une nouvelle étape pour l’enseignement supérieur. Déjà mis en œuvre à plus de 80 %, le HEET fait de la digitalisation des cursus universitaires un levier stratégique de compétitivité.

Le projet a franchi une étape majeure avec la mise en ligne de plus de 1000 cours numériques, accessibles à 39 000 étudiants sur les campus de Dar es Salaam, Lindi, Kagera et Zanzibar. Cette offre repose sur une infrastructure à très haut débit de 10 Gbps, installée pour soutenir les plateformes d’apprentissage hybrides et renforcer les capacités d’enseignement à distance. Le coordinateur adjoint du programme, Liberato Haule, a expliqué que cette infrastructure modernise les espaces d’apprentissage et renforce les partenariats entre universités et entreprises.

Le HEET, soutenu par des financements publics et privés, vise à rapprocher universités et entreprises dans le développement de contenus pédagogiques axés sur les compétences numériques, l’ingénierie et l’innovation. Le président du Tanzania Editors Forum, Deodatus Balile, a salué une initiative qui « établit une référence nationale en matière de transformation éducative ».

Ce tournant intervient alors que la Banque mondiale signale que seulement 9 % des jeunes accèdent à l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique. En dotant ses universités d’outils technologiques performants, la Tanzanie espère devenir un pôle régional de formation et d’innovation, visant à articuler durablement enseignement, emploi et industrie.

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• Net is a new Ivorian job platform helping young people access employment.

• The startup uses AI-based matching to link candidates with suitable opportunities.

• Founder Sébastien Kouassi is a two-time national award winner for digital innovation.

Ivorian software engineer and entrepreneur Sébastien N’Goran Kouassi is the founder of EmploiRapide.Net, a digital startup dedicated to improving youth employability in West Africa.

Launched in April 2025, EmploiRapide.Net offers an online job platform designed to make access to the labor market easier. It aggregates and centralizes thousands of job offers from both local and international companies.

The platform features an intelligent search engine that matches users with opportunities aligned with their skills, experience, and location. Candidates can upload their CVs and apply directly to suitable positions. Less than a month after launch, the site had already recorded more than 30,000 job searches.

In 2018, Kouassi created Mwaou, a web and mobile app for reconnecting with former classmates, followed in 2021 by mjChrist, a site for sharing Christian testimonies. He holds a master’s degree in computer systems and software engineering from the African School of Information and Communication Technologies (ESATIC) in Côte d’Ivoire, earned in 2021.

Alongside his entrepreneurial ventures, Kouassi has worked with several companies and institutions. In 2021, after an internship as a web developer at Inetum Côte d’Ivoire, he became a vTiger CRM consultant for the National Investment Bank (BNI) and SNEDAI.

In 2023, he worked as a freelance web developer for HST Protection, then as a software engineer at Y3 Audit & Conseils and Bridge Bank Group Côte d’Ivoire. Between 2024 and 2025, he served as a developer and automation tester at the Côte d’Ivoire Single Window for Foreign Trade (GUCE-CI).

His commitment to technological innovation has earned him recognition twice, as he received the second National Excellence Award for Best Young Digital Innovation Project in both 2023 and 2024.

• Telecom engineer Zara Ahmed Sedick becomes the first woman to head Chad’s AI Directorate.

• The new body was created as part of the digital ministry’s recent restructuring.

• Her career includes roles at Ericsson, Huawei, and the Chadian presidency.

On October 24, the Chadian Ministry of Posts and Digital Economy officially appointed telecommunications engineer Zara Ahmed Sedick as head of the newly created Directorate General of Artificial Intelligence (DGIA).

The establishment of the DGIA is part of the ministry’s recent restructuring led by Minister Boukar Michel. According to a statement from the ministry, it “also reflects the political commitment of the President of the Republic, Head of State, Marshal Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, as outlined in his five-year program.”

Zara Ahmed Sedick, the first woman to lead the DGIA, holds a degree in telecommunications engineering from the École Supérieure Privée d’Ingénierie et des Technologies (ESPRIT) in Tunisia and a specialized certificate in mobile radio network engineering from Paris Telecom.

She joined the Ministry of Posts and Digital Economy in 2024 as director of technology monitoring. Her professional career began in 2011 at Ericsson in Chad as a network optimization engineer. In 2015, she joined Huawei in the same country as a Node Package Manager (NPM) engineer.

In 2019, she was appointed technical adviser on Posts and Information and Communication Technologies at the Presidency of the Republic of Chad. The following year, she became director of control and inspection at the Chadian Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts, a position she held until 2024.

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