About Us
Africa Rising connects global founders and early stage teams with the continent's best remote talent. Not cheap labor. Not random freelancers.
Vetted, English-speaking professionals who actually run your ops. We're a US-registered company with deep networks on the African continent.
Africa is rising. We're here to prove it.
Founded by Weh’yee Barkon
In 2019, Weh'yee left the U.S. in search of something different: a life of independence, opportunity, and hands-on entrepreneurship. Since then, he has lived full-time across Africa, building businesses in agriculture, short-term rentals, and logistics while also leading high-level recruitment across the continent.
As a first-generation African American, Africa Rising is the company he wished existed when first leaving to build in Africa. World-class service, built on the continent, competing globally.
Team
Stacey Wairimu
Chief of Staff
Nairobi, Kenya
Honorine Ishimwe
Operations Associate
Kigali, Rwanda
Dieynaba Ndiaye
Francophone Lead
Dakar, Senegal
Davide Lodi
Account Executive
Dakar, Senegal