Congolese company extends to Côte d’ivoire

Congolese company extends to Côte d’ivoire

By Justine Wangui (Science Africa correspondent)

justinewangui@gmail.com

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire-

A  Congolese company announced the opening of its first store in Abidjan, the capital of Côte d’Ivoire, on 19 February 2015. The entrepreneur is known as Verone Mankou (VMK) and isassociated with the making of the first tablet in Africa.   It deals with a wide range of products including smartphones, whose market targets Africans.  The store in Abidjan will second VMK's first-ever store located in Brazaville, the capital of Congo..  It will see 10 people secure jobs as it starts operating.  VMK is set to open stores in five countries including Ivory Coast, Kinshasa, Douala and Dakar before the end of this year.  The ultimate goal of this expansion is to stretch the digitalization margin across Africa.

"The opening of a store in Abidjan is an essential step in the extension of our Pan-African vision. It is here, at the crossroads of West Africa, that VMK has decided to embark upon conquering the new class of African consumers," explained Vérone Mankou.  "My underlying ambition is to bridge the digital gap in Africa. These VMK stores are being set up to make new technologies accessible to as many people as possible.  We will offer a top-of-the-range selection of products, aimed at the general public."

VMK’s products have been boosted by the introduction of an exceptional handset called Elikia. L which is fitted with a larger screen than the previous model.  Other devices available in the company are two smartphone models available from EUR 18 and EUR 30 respectively.  VMK is also ready to launch its second tablet by March, which will cost less than EUR 210.

Congo is up to investing a two-million dollar VMK devices’ assembling factory which will produce 350,000 devices monthly. VMK is partnering with a Chinese company in training over 90 people who will be employed in the assembling company.

(Source: http://www.vmktech.com)