Brazzaville offers free AI training to 500 Congolese young people
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aci
The National Fund for Support to Employability and Apprenticeship and the BantuHub Foundation have launched free artificial intelligence training in Brazzaville for 500 Congolese aged 18 to 40. Scheduled from 20 October to 4 December 2026, it attracted 924 applications and could be extended to Pointe-Noire, according to the Congolese News Agency.
The National Fund for Support to Employability and Apprenticeship (Fonea) and the BantuHub Foundation launched a free artificial intelligence training course in Brazzaville on 19 October for 500 Congolese aged between 18 and 40, reports the Congolese News Agency (ACI). The programme aims to strengthen their employability and encourage entrepreneurship.
Scheduled from 20 October to 4 December 2026, the training will last eight weeks and lead to certification. Participants will learn to use artificial intelligence tools for, among other things, job searches, data analysis and content creation. The organisers received 924 applications for the 500 places available.
Chief of staff Corneille Moukala Moukoko justified the programme by citing technological changes and difficulties entering the workforce. He recalled that more than one in four Congolese aged 15 to 35 was unemployed, according to a survey conducted in 2022. Fonea Director-General Patrick Robert Tsiba announced a possible extension to Pointe-Noire, followed by a second session in Brazzaville.
According to a GSMA report published in June 2026 and cited by Tsiba, 4G coverage reaches 89% in Congo, but only 19% of the population uses mobile internet. The report estimates that developing digital skills could generate CFA francs 870 billion in additional economic value by 2030. The programme forms part of Congo’s 2022-2026 National Development Plan.
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