Fatoumata Bâ

[1][2][3] Born in 1986 into a middle-class family in Dakar Senegal, Fatoumata developed an early interest in technology at just nine years old, when she hacked her father’s computer.

she further attended Harvard Kennedy School, United States, for Executive Education in Global Leadership and Public Policy.

[4][5] Fatoumata began her professional career in 2007 as an Accounts Manager and Business Developer for Index Multimedia.

She then became the Managing Director of Jumia Nigeria, where she played a key role in the company’s expansion and success across the continent.

It is backed by a group of investors, including an equal mix of development finance institutions and leading commercial, private investors, such as the European Investment Bank (EIB), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Proparco.