Telecel says Startocode is expanding into the DRC and Liberia, adding more access to coding, AI education, and digital skills for young learners.
Telecel Group is expanding Startocode into the Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia. Startocode is Telecel’s digital learning platform for coding and related tech skills.
The company says Startocode is multilingual and self-paced, meaning learners can study on their own schedule. The course catalogue includes web development, Python programming, data analytics, cloud computing, AI (tools that learn patterns from data, like a spam filter), and digital entrepreneurship.
Telecel says the platform has attracted learners across its existing operating markets since launching in May 2025. It listed Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, and the Central African Republic as early markets. The latest expansion adds two more countries where Telecel sees rising demand for technology-focused learning and pathways into tech-enabled jobs.
Ghana remains the group’s largest commitment. Telecel says Startocode supports the government’s One Million Coders Programme through an MoU signed in December 2025. Under that agreement, Telecel provides free access to Startocode to help train 100,000 young Ghanaians over four years.
In Guinea-Bissau, Telecel says a May 2026 joint decree created a national committee to coordinate the rollout. The plan targets 1,000 learners per year for four years, with a stated focus on women and people with disabilities.
Telecom operators are increasingly bundling connectivity with education services, especially digital skills training. For startups and employers, this can widen the pool of entry-level developer and data talent over time.
For governments, structured rollouts and MoUs can make digital skills programmes easier to track and fund. For young people in DRC and Liberia, a self-paced platform plus mentorship may lower the barrier to learning, if access to smartphones, data, and consistent power is available.
Telecel’s move also signals that AI education is becoming a default part of mainstream “digital skills” curricula, not a niche add-on.
Primary Source: Telecel Group
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