A founder-led alliance for African education
Fragmented markets. Limited access to funding. Different rules, languages and learning needs. Building an education business in Africa takes more than a great product.
We’re bringing founders and operators together to tackle those barriers—through shared knowledge, cross-border partnerships and a stronger collective voice.
Our story
The African EdTech Alliance grew out of the relationships and shared experience built through Talent 4 Startups, an initiative developed and funded by Digital Africa.
Talent 4 Startups brings training organisations together to equip African talent with digital skills and connect them with opportunities in startups.
Working together revealed a bigger opportunity: to keep sharing practical knowledge, build partnerships across borders and strengthen Africa’s EdTech ecosystem beyond a single programme.
With the support of Digital Africa, the Alliance is carrying that momentum forward as an independent, founder-led network.
01 / Why the alliance exists
Africa is not one education market. Promising companies can remain disconnected across countries, languages and networks, tackling similar problems separately. Our purpose is to connect that work without losing the local knowledge that makes it effective.
Knowledge, relationships and opportunities too often stop at the edge of a company or country. Founders end up rebuilding networks and repeating work already done elsewhere.
Our priorityShare market intelligence and practical lessons, and help operators find trusted partners across borders.
Access to patient capital is limited. A successful pilot is not a sustainable business: adoption, procurement and measurable learning results take time and continued investment.
Our priorityConnect founders with relevant funders, develop joint funding proposals and make the case for financing that supports long-term delivery.
Cross-border growth is not a copy-and-paste exercise. Curricula, languages, regulation and purchasing processes differ; connectivity and device affordability also shape who can learn.
Our priorityPool experience on localisation, delivery and institutional partnerships, so each team does not have to start from zero.
Reaching learners is only the start. Schools, employers and funders need credible evidence of learning and skills—not just enrolment numbers or a compelling demo.
Our priorityDevelop shared approaches to quality, impact measurement and responsible AI, and bring operators’ experience into policy and funding discussions.
The ambition
Independent companies.
Shared challenges.
A collective voice.
We aim to bring African EdTech operators into stronger dialogue with governments, institutions and funders—so decisions reflect the realities of delivering quality education on the continent.
02 / Our members
Our members are founders and education leaders building learning and skills organisations across Africa. The alliance connects their experience and expertise around shared challenges.
Where our members are based
Different markets, languages and local perspectives. Our members connect company bases across Africa, working together for better education.
Across Africa
Yahya BouhlelTunisiaAlgeriaMoroccoSenegalCôte d’IvoireNigeriaKenyaEgypt
Jeph AcheampongGhanaNigeria
Bili SuleNigeria
Tofara ChokeraZimbabwe
Temitope OlaSenegal
Epitech Bénin / African Education Innovation GroupJohanne BruffaertsBenin
Thomas StrouvensDR Congo
Ismael Awazi MiketoBurundi
Nèyaassi Elisée DitchareBenin
Joseph AgunbiadeNigeria
Itoro EmemboluNigeria
Ousseynou DiopSenegalAlliance contacts
Yahya BouhlelGOMYCODEClara SchrickeAlliance coordination03 / Help set the agenda
If you build or lead an EdTech or skills organisation in Africa, bring the challenges you cannot solve alone. If you fund, commission or support education, help us turn that experience into better partnerships.
