Why Africa
The most rational bet of the century
These numbers don't describe an emerging market. They describe the next center of gravity of the global digital economy, and the infrastructure to serve it is still to be built.
- Population by 2050
- 2,5 billion
- Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects
- Median age of the continent
- 19 years
- Source: United Nations
- Smartphone users
- 570 million
- Source: GSMA Mobile Economy Africa
- Urban growth by 2050
- 900 million more city dwellers
- Source: UN-Habitat
- Digital economy by 2050
- 712 billion $
- Source: IFC / Google e-Conomy Africa
- Mobile money transactions / year
- 900 billion $
- Source: GSMA State of the Industry
Territories
Six continental gateways
The cities where the ecosystem lands first, each for a precise strategic reason.
KinshasaDR Congo
The group's headquarters. A megacity of more than 17 million inhabitants, the gateway to Central Africa and the first deployment ground for the OUENZÉ × O ecosystem.
LagosNigeria
The continent's largest economy and the capital of African fintech, the target market for ORemit and OPay.
NairobiKenya
The birthplace of global mobile money. A benchmark of usage for the group's financial products.
KigaliRwanda
The continental laboratory for smart cities and digital governance, natural ground for NEXUS.
AbidjanCôte d'Ivoire
The economic hub of francophone West Africa, the second wave of the marketplace's expansion.
CairoEgypt
The continent's largest urban basin and a bridge to the markets of North Africa.