A computer scientist and entrepreneur, he embodies the vision of a continent that relies on technology and entrepreneurship to develop and meet the needs of its population.

Born in 1991 in the Republic of Congo, Jonathan Yanghat (photo) is a software engineer, as well as the founder and CEO of Brazzaville-based Noki Noki Services, a startup specializing in express home and office delivery. He completed his higher education in France, graduating in 2014 with a master's degree in computer engineering from the French graduate engineering school SUPINFO.  

In 2021, he founded Noki Noki Services, which enables users –through its mobile application–  to have parcels delivered quickly and securely.  In just two years, Noki Noki Services has grown by leaps and bounds. From its modest beginnings with two motorcycles, three employees, and a call center, it now has more than 40 employees. In 2022, it also extended its activities outside the Republic of Congo, with a presence in Dakar (Senegal) and Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo). Jonathan Yanghat also plans to open an office in Libreville (Gabon).

Since October 2018, Jonathan Yanghat has been a seconded IT web development expert with the state IT agency ACSI (Agence Congolaise des Systèmes d'Information). Before becoming an entrepreneur, he worked at Wortis, a French IT company, where he was a programmer in 2017. Between 2022 and 2023, he was the Central African representative for Logidoo, an African logistics platform.

His innovation and dynamism have also earned him awards. In 2022, he was awarded the prize for the best start-up of the year at the Salon international de la technologie et de l'innovation de l'Afrique centrale (Osiane) for Noki Noki Services. Later that same year, he took part in the trade fair VivaTech in Paris, where he had the opportunity to share his vision and experiences with other innovators and entrepreneurs.

Melchior Koba