Yango Group, a UAE-based tech company, has opened a new regional office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to scale its operations and investments across Africa.
The office will serve as Yango’s continental headquarters and coordinate growth in key African markets where the company currently offers digital services, including ride-hailing, food delivery, navigation, e-commerce, and digital payments through a single Super App.
Chief Executive Officer Daniil Shuleyko said Abidjan was chosen to house Yango’s largest office in Africa due to its strategic importance to the company’s operations. “Africa was where our journey started,” he said.
“This new regional office in Abidjan is a new chapter. Our strategy is to build digital ecosystems that empower countries from within using global technologies but always rooted in local realities.”
The company, which began operations in Ivory Coast in 2018, has since expanded into 16 African countries and now employs about 200 people on the continent. It plans to further scale its services and create platforms tailored to local needs.
As part of its long-term strategy to foster digital transformation, Yango Group is expanding its talent development initiative, the Yango Fellowship, to a pan-African level.
Chief Executive Officer Mr Daniil Shuleyko said the programme aims to equip hundreds of thousands of young people with future-orientated digital skills.
“Our mission goes beyond providing digital services,” he said. “By investing in talent and skills, especially among young people, we’re helping build the foundation for long-term innovation and self-sustaining digital ecosystems across Africa.”
Abidjan will serve as the regional coordination and training centre for the fellowship programme. The initiative is a key part of Yango’s broader commitment to support sustainable tech adoption and innovation on the continent.
Yango currently operates in more than 30 countries across Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, and other regions, offering tech-powered services across mobility, foodtech, entertainment, and more. Certainly.
