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Rebecca Enonchong

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Rebecca Enonchong
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipCameroon Edit
Name wey dem give amRebecca Edit
Family nameEnonchong Edit
Ein date of birth11 July 1967 Edit
Place dem born amCameroon Edit
Ein occupationentrepreneur Edit
EmployerAppsTech Edit
Educate forThe Catholic University of America, American University Edit
Found byAppsTech Edit
Award e receiveFellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Edit
Discoverer or inventorelectronic payment Edit

Rebecca Enonchong FREng[1] (born in July 14,[2] 1967) be Cameroonian technology entrepreneur wey sanso be de founder den CEO of AppsTech. Dem know am for ein best work for promoting technology insyd Africa.

Enonchong be a recipient of various awards from organizations such as de World Economic Forum. Forbes list am as one of de 10 Female Tech Founders To Watch In Africa during 2014.

Early life den education

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Dem born Enonchong insyd de Southwest Region of Cameroon insyd 1967.[3] Ein poppie be Dr. Henry Ndifor Abi Enonchong, wey be a well-known barrister insyd Cameroon. While Enonchong dey grow up insyd Cameroon, ein poppie help create de Federal Cameroon Bar Association den ein successor, de Cameroon Bar Association.[4]

Insyd ein teens, Enonchong move go de US plus ein family.[5] While studying, she take up a job dey sell door-to-door newspaper subscriptions from de age of 15. She later cam be a manager at de same company at de age of 17.[6]

Enonchong attend de Catholic University of America, wer she graduate plus a Bachelor of Science degree den sanso a Master of Science degree insyd Economics.[7]

Career

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After she fini ein education, Enonchong go on to work for a number of organizations wey dey include Inter-American Development Bank (IaDB) den Oracle Corporation.[8]

Insyd 1999, Enonchong found de company AppsTech, a Bethesda, Maryland-based global provider of enterprise applications.[9] AppsTech be an Oracle Platinum Partner wey get customers insyd over 40 countries.[9]

AppsTech open offices insyd chaw countries, wey dey include Enonchong ein native Cameroon.[10] She dey describe de experience as e be difficult wey e lead to de closure of AppsTech subsidiaries.[11][12]

Insyd 2002, The World Economic Forum of Davos, Switzerland name Enonchong a Global Leader for Tomorrow (GLT) along plus oda tech entrepreneurs such as Google co-founder Larry Page den Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff.[13]

Insyd 2013, dem recognize Enonchong as a finalist for de African digital woman award.[14] Insyd March 2014, Forbes list am as one of de ‘10 Female Tech Founders to Watch in Africa’.[9][15]

Enonchong sanso gain notoriety as one of de more followed sources for African tech news on Twitter, plus over 200, 000 followers insyd 2023. Ein handle, @Africatechie, cam be a nickname give Enonchong insyd IT circles.[16]

She make de famous statement "If a black African woman could succeed in America in 1999, then all the entrepreneurs across the world can succeed!”.[17]

Insyd August 2021, dem arrest den take Rebecca Enonchong into custody insyd Douala. Ein lawyers denounce a "serious abuse of authority" on de part of de judicial system.[18]

Non-profit work

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Enonchong spend chaw of ein career dey promote technology insyd Africa. She carry out de work insyd both de U.S. den insyd Africa. She be de founder den Chairperson of de Africa Technology Forum, a non-profit dem dedicate to helping technology startups insyd Africa.[5] She be a judge give de Africa Prize For Engineering Innovation insyd 2020 wen Charlette N'Guessan cam be de first woman to win de award for a technology wey dey confirm de identities of African people.[19]

Enonchong be a member of de board of directors give de Salesforce.com Foundation.[20] She dey on de board of VC4Africa, wich be one of de largest online communities insyd Africa wey be dedicated to entrepreneurs den investors.[21] She be a member of de UK Department for International Development's Digital Advisory Panel,[22] wey na she previously involve plus de UN ein Women Global Advisory Committee den de United Nations ICT Task Force.[23]

Recognition

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  • Elected International Fellow, UK Royal Academy of Engineering, 2022.
  • Forbes - 50 Over 50: EMEA Award (2022)[24]
  • Business Insider - Female Leader of the Year in Africa (2022)[25]
  • Black Enterprise – 2014 Women of Power[26]
  • IT News Africa – 10 Africans making waves in technology (2014)[27]
  • Forbes – 10 Female Tech Founders To Watch In Africa (2014)[28]
  • Digital Women – African Digital Woman of the Year Finalist (2013)[14]
  • WIE (Women, Inspiration and Enterprise Network) – 2013 WIE Africa Power Woman[29]
  • New African – 50 Leading Women in Business in 2013[30]
  • World Economic Forum – Global Leader for Tomorrow (2002)[31]
  • African Folder – African Female Founders You Should Know In 2023[32]

References

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  1. ↑ "New Fellows 2022". Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Birthday".
  3. ↑ blackentrepreneurprofile.com. "Rebecca Enonchong". Black Entrepreneurs & Executives Profiles (in Canadian English). Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  4. ↑ "The Giant Strides of Women in Tech". Amazons Watch Magazine (in English). 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  5. 1 2 "Tech Entrepreneur Works to Push Internet Use in Her Native Africa". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "20 kickass African tech entrepreneurs worth your time". Venture Burn. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Profile: Rebecca Enonchong – founder and CEO of AppsTech". The Habari Network. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Exclusive interview: Rebecca Enonchong, CEO AppsTech". This is Africa. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 "10 Female Tech Founders To Watch In Africa". Forbes. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Information Technology from the United States to Cameroon: Rebecca Enonchong and AppsTech" (PDF). Columbia Business School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Taking on Africa, a Cameroonian businesswoman's journey". How We Made it in Africa. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Founder, Investor, Activist: Rebecca Enonchong's Multi-Lane Road as a Tech Powerhouse". TechCabal (in American English). 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  13. ↑ "Class of 2002" (PDF). WE Forum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Finalists Africa 2013". Digital Woman Award. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "Rebecca Enonchong: a Heavyweight in African Tech". World Bank (in English). Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  16. ↑ Financial Times This Is Africa. "Exclusive interview: Rebecca Enonchong, CEO AppsTech". Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Rebecca Enonchong: To Be an Entrepreneur You Have to Be Crazy". Seedstars. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  18. ↑ "Cameroon detained an influential tech figure for African entrepreneurs". qz.com. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  19. ↑ Salaudeen, Aisha (2020-09-07). "A 26-year-old is first woman to win the Royal Academy of Engineering's Africa Prize". CNN (in English). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  20. ↑ "África no es un país". El Pais. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  21. ↑ "Rebecca '@africatechie' Enonchong: "Don't lower your requirements because it's Africa"". VC4A Africa. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "Introducing DFID's digital advisory panel". Gov.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  23. ↑ "International Influence: 10 Power Women in Africa to Follow on Twitter". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  24. ↑ McGrath, Maggie. "50 Over 50: EMEA 2022". Forbes (in English). Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  25. ↑ Africa, B. I. (2022-04-12). "Here are the winners of the inaugural Business Insider Africa Awards". Business Insider Africa (in English). Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  26. ↑ "Women of Power". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  27. ↑ "10 Africans making waves". IT News Africa. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  28. ↑ "Female Tech Founders". Forbes. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  29. ↑ "The 2013 WIE Africa Power List! Find Out Which 60 Exceptional African Women Made the List". Bella Naija. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  30. ↑ "Women mean Business" (PDF). New African. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  31. ↑ Benioff, Marc (9 January 2009). Compassionate Capitalism: How Corporations Can Make Doing Good an Integral Part of Doing Well. ISBN 9781442956810. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  32. ↑ "15 African Female Founders You Should Know In 2023". African Folder. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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