Fotsing Led AI Training Tour Across Africa
The AI Impact Tour Africa aims to equip 10,000 young people annually with skills to develop local digital solutions.
Updated on Oct. 2, 2026 in Artificial Intelligence
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Paulette Fotsing, founder of Nodie IA Academy, led an AI training session in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on September 10, 2026. This initiative is part of a broader tour across 21 African countries to provide technical training.
Why it matters
The program seeks to help youth generate new income sources by localizing AI applications for specific regional needs. This effort reflects a growing focus on hands-on digital upskilling to drive economic development.
The training program has reached 12,000 individuals since 2023, with the most recent Abidjan session drawing over 1,000 participants. Graduates report monthly earnings ranging from 500,000 to 3 million CFA francs following the implementation of new digital workflows.
The players
Paulette Fotsing
Founder of Nodie IA Academy and co-founder of Wouri Entertainment and Wouri TV.
Nodie IA Academy
Educational organization providing artificial intelligence training to populations across 21 African countries.
The details
Training sessions utilize ChatGPT — a large language model capable of generating human-like text — as an entry point for students. Participants learn to build websites, produce digital content, and develop AI-powered solutions. By focusing on these tools, the academy aims to bridge the gap between abstract artificial intelligence concepts and tangible entrepreneurship.
Timeline
2016: Fotsing co-founded Wouri Entertainment and Wouri TV.
2023: Nodie IA Academy began tracking cumulative student enrollment.
September 10, 2026: A training session took place at the Hôtel Famille Mondiale in Abidjan.
October 2, 2026: Publication date of the report.
The Tech Race
The AI Impact Tour Africa acts as a grassroots effort to increase regional technical capacity, mirroring broader global initiatives to democratize AI skills. This program extends the push for local adaptation of large language models to ensure emerging economies participate in the digital transition.
The curriculum provides participants with the technical prerequisite knowledge required to launch digital businesses. Students gain immediate access to AI tools that can be applied to web development and content production workflows.
The takeaway
Fotsing emphasizes that local populations must proactively adapt AI to solve regional challenges rather than relying solely on imported technology. Observers should monitor the total number of participants reached during the remaining stages of the tour across the 21 target countries.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Africanewsanalysis.
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