35 entrepreneurs under the age of 35 to watch in French-speaking countries

According to organizers of the prize, the aim is to lead initiative in the French-speaking world by highlighting some of the best innovations in a zone populated by 900 million people spread across five continents.

The 35 people who will emerge as winners are selected by a jury of 80 personalities from the francophone space. From over 200 entries coming in from over 26 countries, the 35 entrepreneurs that have emerged this year have all contributed in big ways to their communities.

They will be rewarded at an awards ceremony that will hold on October 29, 2016 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Here they are below:

Zodome Gildas (32), Bio Phyto, Benin: Providing healthier crop care products.
Birane Babacar (28), Concree, Senegal: Built a virtual incubator for entrepreneurs in Francophone Africa.
Tiburce Chaffa (30), Business Coaching, Benin: Building a new generation of business leaders in Africa.
Obin Guiako (32), Baby Lab, Côte d’Ivoire: Helping establish FabLabs on the African continent.
Guebo Yoroba Israel (34), Avenues, Côte d’Ivoire: Democratising the practice of blogging.
Katche Corinne (28), MyAfroWeek.com, France: Showcasing the vibrant Afro culture scene of Paris and beyond.
Kouamé Ouattara Amie (32), Ayanawebzine, Côte d’Ivoire: Celebrating and providing tips for African women.
Esther Marie Dupont (27), Radio Show Host, Haiti / USA: Bringing the essence of Haiti to the diaspora in America.
Nowak Jan and Iris Munos, Drameducation, Poland: Teaching French as a foreign language through theater.
Kakou Fonou Rosine (a.k.a Yehni Djidji) (28), 225nouvelles.com, Côte d’Ivoire: Promoting reading and writing through various platforms.
Barry Mamadou Bailo and Chaikou Ahmed Tidiane Balde, Destin en Main, Guinea: Celebrating excellence in education.
Dosso Moussa Kofamos (28), Top 10 of the Ivorian Fashion, Cote d’Ivoire: Promoting and advocating for Cote d'Ivoire's fashion industry.
N’Zore N’Doli Kouadio Germain (35), Douce Mer, Côte d’Ivoire: Filling animal and fish protein deficiency gap in the population.
Bakayoko Mohamed Lamine (33), Avva Group, Côte d’Ivoire: Democratizing coffee that's made in Africa.
Vangsy Goma (31), Africab, Congo / Côte d’Ivoire: Pushing the envelope of on-demand mobility.
Hamidou Abdoulaye Nafissa (30), Salma, Niger: Providing high-quality animal fed in Niger.
Hien Kouamé Christelle (33), Oniveau, Côte d’Ivoire: Giving students access to exercises and homework of schools that have the best national success rate in examinations.
Lalaye Didier (32), Bilharzia Treatment, Chad / Holland: Providing free mobile Bilharzia treatment.
Tiam Calvin (29), TECO² project, Burkina Faso: Manufacturing roof sheets from recycled plastic waste.
Birwe Habmo (26), Migration for all, Cameroon / Belgium: Raising awareness about illegal migration and selective migration.
Neeleshwar Urjoon (34), Braille in Paradise, Mauritius: Helping blind children and youth live improved lives.
Yousra N’Diaye (31), Movement Zohoura, Chad: Taking action to improve the lives of women in Chad.
Idoniyi Ademola Alexis (25), Youth Parliament of Benin, Benin: Bringing Benin youths into the decision making process.
Kadio Kadio Eric (28), Union of Young African Parliamentarians, Côte d’Ivoire / Morocco: providing support for the youngest elected

parliamentarians on the continent.

Lawani Abdelaziz (33), the Drone Academy, Benin / USA: Manufacture and utilization of drones for the conservation of biodiversity.
N’Goua Aubin (29), Solar Box, Gabon: Spreading the use of solar energy in Gabon.
Poueme Serge (33), Camidus, Cameroon: Ensuring life cycle management of land by leveraging tech.
Aminata SOW (28), Genius Family, Senegal: Nudging informal sector participants towards the use of ICT solutions.
Berthe Wothian Hossein (32), Veterinarian, Cote d’Ivoire: Producing, processing and marketing milk to the masses.
Nguyen Giang-Huong (32), Librarian, Vietnam / France: Exploring the archives of French Vietnamese writer Pham Van Ky (1916-1992).
Fatoumata Kebe (31), Astronomer, Mali / France: Teaching astronomy ion popular, sensitive areas in the Paris region.