Africa United 2026: Master Coach Raphaël Djine calls for the general mobilization of entrepreneurs and the diaspora in Dakar

Special guest of the Republic of Senegal at the Africa United Fair (SAU), Master Coach Raphaël Djine, CEO of Dispensation Investment Group, led a press conference this Friday dedicated to investment opportunities, entrepreneurship promotion, and the mobilization of the African diaspora for the development of the continent. This meeting also allowed for a review of the "Back to Africa" initiative, launched on October 11th in Paris, as part of the Master Coach World Tour. On this occasion, the leader shared his vision of an African entrepreneurship based on concrete solutions, innovation, and the valorization of local resources. His ambition is to contribute to the economic empowerment of young people, job creation, and strengthening exchanges between African entrepreneurs and the diaspora. At the opening of the press conference, Ms. Tatiana Septo, head of Master Coach Raphaël Djine, presented the great ambitions held by the coach's structures, including iLead Global and Dispensation Investment Group. These initiatives have objectives for 2040, including the support of two billion young people and the contribution to housing solutions for more than two million people in the United States. "We are here for impact," stated Master Coach Raphaël Djine, recalling that the Master Coach World Tour aims to transmit knowledge, strengthen skills, and support entrepreneurs in realizing their projects. After a first stop in Paris, where discussions notably focused on transforming the employee status into that of an entrepreneur and the financing mechanisms for businesses, the tour continues in Senegal during the Africa United Fair. For Master Coach Raphaël Djine, youth unemployment and difficulties in professional integration demand pragmatic responses. According to him, traditional salaried employment cannot absorb all job seekers by itself. He calls for the development of skills that enable young people to create their own activities and, ultimately, generate jobs. "Every problem is an opportunity," he explained in essence, inviting project holders to observe their environment to identify the needs to which they can provide answers. In this perspective, entrepreneurship does not consist simply in creating a company, but in solving a specific problem for a well-identified clientele. Whether it is services, agri-food processing, agriculture, livestock, or trade, he estimates there are many possibilities. The challenge is to identify a real need, acquire the necessary skills, and then propose a solution that is adapted and economically viable. The CEO of Dispensation Investment Group also insisted on the need to better prepare young people before entering the business world. An entrepreneurial initiative without training or strategy can lead to mistakes and compromise the sustainability of the activity. He therefore advocates for structured support combining training, project preparation, market knowledge, and access to financing. In this regard, he presented the School of Business as a device aimed at strengthening the capacities of entrepreneurs. Free training is available through a YouTube platform which, in his view, offers more than 2,000 videos dedicated to entrepreneurship, product development, and the creation of economic activities. The goal is to allow entrepreneurs to better master the necessary tools to go from idea to realization and consolidate their businesses. During discussions with journalists, Master Coach Raphaël Djine emphasized that entrepreneurship is a permanent process of adaptation. Businesses must continuously renew their products, improve their services, and anticipate the evolution of consumer needs. He particularly mentioned the importance of packaging, presentation, and product transformation in creating value. A product sold in its raw state can thus gain attractiveness and profitability through better packaging or an adapted commercial strategy. The coach also encouraged Senegalese entrepreneurs not to limit themselves to the local market. According to him, an activity can gradually develop on a national scale, conquer markets in neighboring countries, and then open up to the continent and the international. This strategy, however, requires understanding client expectations, mastering distribution channels, and offering products capable of meeting the requirements of different markets. The mobilization of the African diaspora constitutes one of the major axes of the "Back to Africa" initiative. Through this program, Master Coach Raphaël Djine intends to bring the Africans settled abroad closer to entrepreneurs developing projects on the continent. He believes that the diaspora represents significant potential in terms of investment, expertise, professional networks, and skills transfer. Their involvement could contribute to strengthening local businesses, supporting production, and facilitating access to international markets. The approach defended is based, in particular, on the pairing of projects by the diaspora with initiatives developed in their home countries. The goal is to foster sustainable partnerships rather than limiting relations to occasional interventions. For the leader, Africa must be considered not only as a consumer market but also as a space for innovation, production, and wealth creation. Addressing the challenges of African development, Master Coach Raphaël Djine particularly insisted on the need to better exploit local resources, especially in the agricultural and pastoral sectors. He called on young people to be more interested in food production, raw material processing, and meeting national demand. In his view, the importation of consumer products also reveals investment opportunities for entrepreneurs capable of offering competitive local alternatives. Agriculture and livestock can thus become engines of growth, job creation, and reduction of certain external dependencies, provided that well-structured projects adapted to market needs are developed. He also advocated for a progressive approach: starting on a small scale, consolidating available skills and means, and then increasing production capacities. Referring to the previous initiatives, Master Coach Raphaël Djine presented a very positive assessment, marked by professional connections, partnerships, and better visibility of entrepreneurial opportunities. He stressed the essential role of the media in disseminating information about training and support mechanisms to reach more young people and project holders, including in regions. The leader announced the continuation of support initiatives in Senegal, with the development of solutions aimed at strengthening the capacities of local entrepreneurs. Through his participation in the Africa United Fair, Master Coach Raphaël Djine defends an approach to development based on training, innovation, diaspora mobilization, and the transformation of African resources into sustainable wealth. A message that invites young people to move from job searching to creating solutions capable of meeting the needs of their communities and conquering new markets.