Top Senegalese logistics startups have just created the Afriware consortium with the aim of competing at the highest level in the subregion.
Cohesion is strength. This is what the most innovative startups in logistics have recognized.
Indeed, OuiCarry, ShopMeAway, Paps, Tiak — Tiak, Outalma, and Logidoo, which are all nearly sponsored by the General Delegation for Rapid Entrepreneurship of Women and Youth (DER/FJ), have established the Afriware consortium.
According to trustworthy sources, “The combination of their diverse talents and resources has resulted in the formation of a formidable organization, capable of competing at the highest levels both locally and in the subregion. It will also enable each participant to access markets that were previously inaccessible to them.”
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The DER has committed around 250 million FCFA in the construction of this new consortium.
The complementary nature of these six players enables a consistent value proposition. Afriware encompasses the full supply chain. Last mile of international transportation warehousing, transit, and distribution.
With the assistance of PACAO and a modern infrastructure, the partnership is now prepared to handle the major logistics difficulties in Senegal and Africa, such as the preservation and distribution of agricultural products.
Afriware is the result of two years of hard labor and an idea conceived by Pape Amadou Sarr. The former leader of the DER/FJ has made significant investments to make this a reality. He believed in the individual and collective potential of each of the concerned startups. Beyond the logistics industry, they are some of the most notable participants in the country’s technical environment, with some making news for their substantial fundraising efforts.
These startups account for a total turnover of 5 billion FCFA. Through their collaborative initiative, Senegalese and African economic agents will gain greater agility, technological prowess, and innovative potential.
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Consequently, the new super logistics platform is well on its way to being a tremendous success.
Charles Rapulu Udoh
Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer, who has several years of experience working in Africa’s burgeoning tech startup industry. He has closed multi-million dollar deals bordering on venture capital, private equity, intellectual property (trademark, patent or design, etc.), mergers and acquisitions, in countries such as in the Delaware, New York, UK, Singapore, British Virgin Islands, South Africa, Nigeria etc. He’s also a corporate governance and cross-border data privacy and tax expert.
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