Our story
One question became an ecosystem.
In 2023, IKOUĒ began with a question many Central Africans abroad ask themselves: how can I contribute to the country's development?
From a distance, you see the needs. On the ground, you see the talent. Between the two sits the missing link: an ecosystem that turns the will to act into concrete projects, shipped from Bangui.
We started with training, because nothing gets built without skills. The Academy opened in 2024 with a first cohort trained in digital careers. The Factory followed to turn those skills into products, then Connect brought the diaspora into the effort.
- 2023
IKOUĒ is born
- A question from the diaspora: what impact for the Central African Republic?
- IKOUĒ Technologies is founded in Bangui.
- A team comes together across Bangui and the diaspora.
- 2024
Academy and community
- The Academy opens its very first cohort.
- Partnership signed with the National Office for Informatics (ONI).
- The IKOUĒ Developers Conference (IDC24) brings local tech together.
- 2025
The African Caucus in Bangui
- The Government entrusts us with the African Caucus digital platforms.
- The first cohort, launched in 2024, continues its curriculum.
- Connect links the diaspora to the ground.
- 2026
Today
- From Bangui to Banjul: we hand the Caucus platforms over to The Gambia.
- We train the Ministry of Finance staff on digitalization.
- Partnership with the CCIS to co-build Central African digital.
