The Ministry of Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Administration Modernization (MTNIMA) has been represented by a high-level delegation, led by the Secretary General, Mr. Aly Silli Soumaré, to participate in GITEX AFRICA 2024 (www.GITEXAfrica.com), the largest tech and startups event in Africa. This 2nd edition, held from May 29th to 31st, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco, brought together thousands of participants from around the world.

Following a successful first participation in 2023 in Dubai and in 2022 in Marrakech, the Ministry has decided to renew its presence this year as an official exhibitor with a pavilion dedicated to the Mauritanian digital ecosystem and innovation.

Mauritania’s official participation in GITEX AFRICA is an opportunity for the Ministry to showcase Mauritanian startups, highlight the country’s technological advancements to an international audience and meet potential investors and partners.

On the sidelines of this international event, the Secretary General of the Ministry, Mr. Aly Silli Soumaré, participated in a high-level discussion on “Governance for a Data-Driven Africa.” This panel focused on the pressing need for cohesive policies to bridge the digital gap, facilitating inclusive connectivity and empowering Africa to seize the opportunities presented by groundbreaking data technologies for transformative socioeconomic progress.

The Director of Innovation of the Ministry, Mrs. Mariem Kane, participated in a panel on transforming urban centers into hubs of technological innovation and entrepreneurship, supporting local economies and job creation.

The Ministry also sent representatives from ten Mauritanian startups, selected through a selection process with an expert jury, to participate in this important technological event. Two of these startups were selected for the semi-finals of the Supernova Challenge, Neotic Kalbe in the FinTech&Blockchain category and InsightEx  in Sustainability and AgriTech category, and one (InsightEx) has won the Women in Tech  Award.

 Mauritanian startups present at Gitex Africa also participated in the Demo Day Pitch to present their solutions to investors.

At this 2024 edition, the Ministry organized, alongside Gitex, an event dedicated to Mauritania to present the digital agenda and actions taken by the ecosystem to develop the digital economy, in collaboration with representatives from the Federation of Services, Chamber of Commerce(CCIAM), National Digital Agency (ANETAT), Central Bank (BCM), National Training Center (CFED), National Agency of Investment (APIM), Telecom operators (MATTEL, MAURITEL), incubators (HADINA RIMTIC), tech companies and startups.

During this event, participants exchanged their visions, programs and experiences, exploring ways to strengthen cooperation and develop technological innovations for the benefit of economic and social development in Mauritania and Africa.

On the sidelines of GITEX, the Ministry delegation participated in the “Green Digital Transform Africa” workshop and the meeting of stakeholders of the Digital Transformation project component of the WARDIP project organized by SMART AFRICA.

The National Digital Agency (ANETAT) also participated in the CAITA meeting organized by SMART AFRICA on the sidelines of GITEX. The National Digital Agency of Mauritania (ANETAT) signed an MOU with The National Digital Agency of Morocco (ADD).

In addition to their participation in the main events, the delegation organized a series of important meetings during the event with a large number of actors in various technological fields, as well as international organizations and governments.

The Ministry partners HUAWEI, Générale de Banque de Mauritanie, MATTEL, Société pour le Développement des Infrastructures Numérique (SDIN), MAURIPOST, MAURITEL, International Mauritania Telecom (IMT) contributed to the success of Mauritanian participation in this 2nd edition of GITEX Africa 2024.

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Westcon-Comstor (http://apo-opa.co/45eyaq1), a global technology provider and specialist distributor, today announced its participation in GITEX Africa 2024 (www.GITEXAfrica.com), where it will showcase the strategic role of distribution and the IT channel in the technology ecosystem.

Billed as the continent’s largest and most influential tech and startup show, GITEX Africa 2024 takes place in Marrakesh, Morrocco from 29 – 31 May.

The event will welcome thousands of attendees and focus on supercharging innovation in areas including cloud, IoT, cybersecurity, digital finance and AI.

Westcon-Comstor, which connects the world’s leading IT vendors with a channel of technology resellers, systems integrators and service providers, attended the inaugural GITEX Africa event last year.

This time around, through its Comstor line of business, the company is ramping up its presence by taking out two booths to highlight its strategic partnership with Cisco (http://apo-opa.co/45eyaX3).

The relationship between Cisco and Comstor dates back more than two decades, with Comstor distributing Cisco products and solutions in multiple key markets across Africa and globally.

Comstor will have a joint presence with both Cisco and a leading Cisco channel partner at each of its two booths at GITEX Africa.

The Comstor booth with Axians (http://apo-opa.co/3KAFrXD) (Hall 5, Stand 10) will demonstrate how the two companies are bringing Cisco’s cybersecurity portfolio to a wider audience of end-user businesses through added-value offerings.

Comstor’s joint booth with Maroc Telecom subsidiary Casanet (http://apo-opa.co/3KyxwKq) (Hall 4, Stand 50), meanwhile, will illustrate how end-users, from enterprises to SMBs, can experience Cisco Meraki’s (http://apo-opa.co/45eVWCn) cutting-edge cross-architecture solutions on a dynamic platform that ushers in a new era of innovation and collaboration.

“We’re thrilled to be heading to GITEX Africa 2024 and collaborating with Cisco, Axians and Casanet to create a buzz on the show floor,” said Laurent Boleau, General Manager, North Africa at Westcon-Comstor. “Over three days we aim to demonstrate the pivotal role that we as a technology distributor can play, through co-operation with tech powerhouses like Cisco and our channel partners, in driving adoption of cutting-edge technologies and unleashing the new golden age of Africa’s digital economy.”

Visit the Comstor and Cisco booths at:

Hall 5, Stand 10 (joint presence with Axians)
Hall 4, Stand 50 (joint presence with Casanet)

To book a meeting with a Comstor representative during GITEX Africa, contact:

Leila El Alaoui El Mdarhri

Marketing Manager North Africa

+212 661 234 667

leila.alaoui@comstor.com

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PR Director, Westcon-Comstor
Phone: +44 7732 694 173
Email: michael.youds@westcon.com

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About Westcon-Comstor: 
Westcon-Comstor is a global technology provider and specialist distributor, operating in more than 70 countries. It delivers business value and opportunity by connecting the world’s leading IT vendors with a channel of technology resellers, systems integrators and service providers. It combines industry insight, technical know-how and more than 30 years of distribution experience to deliver value and accelerate vendor and partner business success. It goes to market through two lines of business: Westcon and Comstor.

Specializing in maintaining social links and solving HR operational challenges, French startup RandomCoffee, founded in 2018, was present at the second edition of GITEX Africa (www.GITEXAfrica.com). It was an opportunity to present the functionalities and innovations of its employee-to-employee matching platform to the African market for the startup, which already has over 1,260 customers mainly in North America and Europe.

In today’s post-Covid environment, companies are focusing on employee retention and quality of working life. The modern challenges facing HR managers are not lost on African organizations, which are increasingly looking to resolve a number of issues that have become strategic priorities:

How to foster interactions between siloed teams?
How to onboard new joiners with the sense of belonging?
How to maintain engagement in a hybrid work environment?
How to look for initiatives to boost employee retention?
How to face challenges with high employee turnover rates?
How to deal with a multiple localization context challenge?
How to build a strong, supportive company culture?

With its SaaS (Software as a Service) platform, RandomCoffee is helping to combat these challenges by offering recurring, targeted matchmaking programs for employees, based on powerful matchmaking algorithms.

On a regular basis, participating employees receive proposals to meet their colleagues, according to objectives defined by managers, such as:

connecting people from different departments (internal networking)
connecting young newcomers with seniors (knowledge transfer)
create discussion groups between different profiles (communication)
registering to win a lunch with the CEO (game, engagement)
or simply mystery and/or random encounters!

For many customers, RandomCoffee is having an impact on key organizational vitality metrics by helping to reduce employee turnover, boost employee productivity and information flow, encourage internal mobility and reduce absenteeism.

“We love the virtual coffees dates and a lot of colleagues use it for informal exchange. This is exactly what we needed to foster our company culture.” Says an administrator at Flocert, a partner organization.

Historically designed for large organizations, RandomCoffee now continues to diversify by targeting smaller teams with a self-service offer and also addressing new use cases in the areas of Internal communication, Employee engagement&recognition and Team collaboration and will continue deploying this strategy along 2024.

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About RandomCoffee:
Founded in 2018, RandomCoffee is B2B Software as a Solution company that enables companies to create targeted connections between employees, in order to encourage interactions and prevent employee isolation.

With more than 1,260+ clients from startups to world-class Enterprises, RandomCoffee is a leading solution for creating links between people working within the same company, the company missions are now in the heart of transformations that are shaking up the world of work today: how can we succeed in maintaining a corporate culture while remote work is becoming the trend? How can we finally get the resources to implement an internal communication that is both human and up to these new challenges?

RandomCoffee operates in 30+ countries, mostly in the United States and Europe with first-class clients such as Disney, United Nations, Amazon, TikTok, BNP Paribas, Kering, Allianz, Electronic Arts, Orange, Deloitte, EY, Credit Agricole, etc.. For further information, please visit our website: https://www.Random-Coffee.com. Headquarters: Paris, France.

Ecobank Group (http://www.Ecobank.com), the leading pan-African financial institution present in 35 African countries, announced the joint winners of its annual Group Chairman’s Sustainability Award at a ceremony held following the Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) Annual General Meeting. The prestigious award recognises affiliates driving positive environmental and social change across the continent.

Ecobank Ghana and Ecobank Zimbabwe were honoured for their exceptional projects. Ecobank Ghana invested US$24 million in partnership with Electrochem Ghana Ltd to rehabilitate existing, and create new, salt pans – aiming for over 1 million tons of salt annually. The initiative boosts economic growth and has employed 3,000 young people, with 40% being women. The project also improves access to safe water and sanitation in Ghana.

Ecobank Zimbabwe launched Ellevate 2.0 to support women-led and youth entrepreneurs. They opened 400 accounts and provided US$500,000 in loans. The programme has also connected over 2,000 SMEs, facilitating knowledge sharing and access to global trade networks.

“Over recent years, Ecobank has positioned itself at the forefront of sustainable finance, raising 350 million USD through Tier Two Sustainability Notes and earning numerous accolades. A groundbreaking milestone was also achieved with the signing of the first-ever Sustainability Linked Loan for a sub-Saharan financial institution, spearheaded by Proparco last year,” said Mr. Alain Nkontchou, Ecobank Group Chairman.

“Sustainability is crucial for Africa, a continent rich in natural resources yet vulnerable to environmental and social challenges. By prioritising sustainable practices, we aim to support economic growth, enhance resilience against climate change, and promote social well-being.  Our commitment to sustainability is not only a moral imperative but a strategic business approach that has proven immensely valuable.”

The Group Chairman’s Sustainability Award, inaugurated in 2018, plays a pivotal role in advancing Ecobank’s sustainability agenda. This year’s winners exemplify the innovative and impactful initiatives driving this mission forward.

Ecobank’s sustainability journey continues to transform the banking landscape, creating lasting value for its business and customers. To find out more about its actions and initiatives, please read the Bank’s latest Sustainability Report and the 2023 Annual Report at www.Ecobank.com.

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Media Contact:
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Ecobank Transnational Incorporated                                    
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About Ecobank Group (or ‘Ecobank Transnational Incorporated’ or ‘ETI’):
Ecobank Group is the leading private pan-African financial services group with unrivalled African expertise. Present in 35 sub-Saharan African countries, as well as France, the UK, UAE and China, its unique pan-African platform provides a single gateway for payments, cash management, trade and investment. The Group employs over 15,000 people and offers Consumer, Commercial, Corporate and Investment Banking products, services and solutions across multiple channels, including digital, to over 32 million customers. For further information, please visit www.Ecobank.com.