JokkoHub Profiles
Senegalese professionals, leaders & builders
Profiles of people shaping Senegal and its global community — entrepreneurs, students, community leaders and changemakers.
Selly Raby Kane Is Building a Fashion Universe on Her Own Terms
By anchoring her brand in the vibrant, complex reality of Dakar, Selly Raby Kane has transformed the limitations of a local market into a global creative asset. Her journey reveals the blueprint for a new generation of African entrepreneurs.
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Moustapha Cissé Could Have Stayed in Big Tech. He Chose to Build in Africa.
A Senegalese AI researcher who led Google's first Africa lab and founded the continent's first AI master's program is now building a health-insurance company in Dakar. His career asks a larger question about whether Africa can stop merely exporting talent and start compounding it at home.
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Beyond Ride-Hailing: How Aïcha Niang Is Growing Yango’s Footprint in Senegal
Under Aïcha Niang's leadership, Yango has evolved from a ride-hailing challenger in Dakar to a comprehensive digital ecosystem encompassing food delivery and corporate mobility. Her tenure offers a masterclass in adapting global tech platforms to the realities of Senegalese urban infrastructure.
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The Architect of Capital: How Tidjane Dème is Rewiring African Technology Investment
In 2016, Tidjane Dème pitched 360 investors to raise Partech's first Africa fund. Today, he co-leads a $300 million vehicle shaping the continent's digital future. A deep dive into the operator-turned-investor's journey and the evolving demands of African venture capital.
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The Road Ahead: How Senegal-Born Aïcha Evans is Steering Zoox Toward an Autonomous Future
Aïcha Evans has guided Zoox from an ambitious Silicon Valley startup to a $1.3 billion Amazon acquisition, and now, to a historic commercial launch. For JokkoHub News, we trace her journey from Dakar to Paris to the vanguard of autonomous transportation.
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