Africa Data Entry in 2026

  • 120+data projects delivered
  • 4.2 Mrecords captured, checked or cleaned
  • 1,500+professionals trained in data and AI
  • 12countries served in West and Central Africa

Our mission: make data useful, accessible and secure for African organisations, with local teams who know the ground.

Africa Data Entry provides strategic and digital B2B and B2C solutions through data collection and use: process digitisation and data pipelines (ETL/ELT), data analysis and transformation, strategic support and training, web and mobile development, artificial intelligence (LLM, RAG, chatbots, predictive analytics).

Our conviction: Africa must no longer be a mere consumer of technology but a full player in the global digital revolution. That is why we train, run webinars and lead the Africa Data Fair.

Our co-founders

Brahima Bayili

Co-founder

Brahima Bayili

Co-founder of Africa Data Entry, committed to AI that serves African value chains.

Bachir Sanou

Co-founder

Bachir Sanou

Co-founder of Africa Data Entry, committed to reliable and accessible digital solutions.

ADE 2030

Our priorities for the years ahead.

  1. 01

    Make reliable

    Make data quality our signature on every assignment.

  2. 02

    Industrialise

    Reusable data platforms and AI agents for our clients.

  3. 03

    Train

    Train at scale for data and AI careers, with subsidised places.

  4. 04

    Expand

    Grow the GSDA and our presence across West and Central Africa.

Our story

  1. 01

    Founding

    Africa Data Entry is founded in Ouagadougou by Djibril Pierre Clavair Pamousso, Brahima Bayili and Bachir Sanou, with one conviction: Africa must rely on its own data talent.

  2. 02

    Collection & entry

    First data-entry, digitisation and field-collection assignments for public and private organisations.

  3. 03

    Data & AI

    Analytics, software and AI units created: dashboards, pipelines, LLM and RAG integration.

  4. 04

    Webinars

    Launch of monthly data-literacy webinars, open to all enthusiasts.

  5. 05

    Data Talent Pipeline

    Data training programme subsidised from 70% to 100%, with a certificate and an internship at a partner company.

  6. 06

    GSDA 2026

    First edition of the Africa Data Fair, 15–16 July 2026 in Ouagadougou: over 500 participants from five countries.

Our clients and partners

RTB
ARCEP Burkina Faso
Telecel Money
AIB
CIL
Maison de l'Intelligence Artificielle
Club DSI
VITIB
Maya Digit
Aïobi
MTDPCE
CITDEL
DBS
Horizon Industrie
Excelis
Sahelys
SLUK
Liceli

Our talent collective

  • « I joined ADE as an intern. Today I run the dashboards of several clients. Here, they trust you early. »
    Aminata OuédraogoSenior Data Analyst
  • « Seeing data collected in the field end up in a real decision is what drives me every morning. »
    Fatimata ZongoData collection project manager
  • « Between internal training and AI projects, I learn something new every month. »
    Yao Kouassi ArnaudFull-stack developer
  • « We build platforms that hold up on an unstable connection. It's a real technical challenge. »
    Ismaël KaboréData engineer
  • « I help leaders understand what their data is worth. Every assignment is different. »
    Mame Diarra NdiayeGovernance consultant
  • « Training teams who, three days later, automate their first task: that's concrete. »
    Claire MartinHead of learning

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