Aminata Traoré

Malian entrepreneur revolutionizing women's economic empowerment across West Africa through tech innovation

Aminata Traoré (b. 1988) is the visionary founder of FemNetAfrica, a digital platform connecting over 200,000 women entrepreneurs across 15 African countries. Her 2021 launch of the Digital Empowerment Hub provided training in blockchain technology and e-commerce to rural Malian women, increasing their income by 300% within two years. Traoré's 2023 manifesto on gender equity in tech inspired UNESCO's 2024 Women in Digital Economy Initiative. She pioneered the use of solar-powered mobile classrooms in remote regions, reaching 50,000+ students annually. Her partnership with GSMA Africa established the continent's first women-led fintech incubator in Bamako. Traoré's TEDx talk "Reimagining Africa's Economic Future" (2022) has over 2 million views, making her a leading voice in global development discourse.