2025 in review
In 2024, we launched our first cohort and laid the foundations of IKOUĒ Academy. 2025 had a different rhythm: much of our energy focused on one major event, and a great deal of our work happened away from the spotlight.
The African Caucus 2025 in Bangui
From 30 July to 2 August, the Central African Republic hosted in Bangui the meeting of the African Caucus, which brings together the African Governors of the IMF and the World Bank. The Central African Government entrusted us with the entire digital apparatus of the event: official site, registrations, social media and email communication.
Preparing and operating a setup of this scale took up a significant part of our agenda throughout the year. It was demanding, and it was a source of pride: proof that Central African talent can carry the continent’s major events. We also designed these platforms to serve well beyond Bangui, with the idea of donating them to the African Caucus, so that each host country inherits a solid base rather than reinventing everything.
A cohort built to last
Our very first cohort, launched in September 2024, continued its journey throughout 2025, and even extends into 2026. Training in depth takes time: we chose solidity over speed, so that our learners come out genuinely equipped.
A quieter year, foundational work
We own it: we published little in 2025. But the absence of noise does not mean the absence of work. On the ground and behind the scenes, we pushed forward relentlessly on what builds IKOUĒ’s future: consolidating our programmes, weaving new relationships, and preparing the projects that will step into the light in 2026.
The course for 2026
2026 will be the year when part of this foundational work becomes visible. We want to see this first cohort through, deepen our ties with the country’s institutions, and give shape to the vision of Connect, whose urgency encounters like Murielle’s have confirmed.
Thank you to our learners, our trainers from the diaspora, the Central African Government and all our partners. 2025 reminded us that part of what matters most plays out where no one is watching.