With over 10 years of digital transformation consulting experience, his mission is to contribute to the emergence of innovative and impactful entrepreneurs who will support socioeconomic development in Niger. 

Maman Rouffahi Koabo (photo) is a Nigerien entrepreneur and computer network and systems engineer. He leads, since July 2018, the SME Incubator Centre of Niger (CIPMEN). The incubator was founded in 2013, as the result of a public-private partnership. Currently, it claims some 222 high socioeconomic impact businesses incubated and more than 7,900 people trained. 

Under his leadership, in 2020, CIPMEN launched the Smart Villages for rural growth and digital inclusion project, which aims to connect 15,000 villages to digital tools and public administrations for easy access to electronic services. Also, in 2022, the incubator set offices in Dosso, expanding its national presence to seven administrative regions out of eight in the country. 

In addition to his duties as the CEO of CIPMEN, Maman is also the CEO of French tech company Kinnov Sarl, since 2017.  He began his professional career, in 2009, working as an infrastructure migration consultant for Safran, an international high-tech group that operates in the aerospace and defense sectors. He later joined tech company Exakis as an infrastructure consultant. In 2013 he was hired by RTE (Réseau de transport d'électricité) as an IT project manager.

In 2017,  Indosuez Wealth Management appointed him as a technical architect and project manager. In parallel, he was already managing Kinnov Sarl. He then did five months (April to August 2018) at AXA as a DLP & RGPD cyber security consultant. 

Melchior Koba