Interview: Orange's Elisabeth Medou Badang on digital inclusion

Senior VP for Orange Middle East and Africa, Elisabeth Medou Badang, sat down with Paula Gilbert to discuss digital inclusion in Africa and the telco's recent investment in Moroccan health-tech company DabaDoc.

Paula Gilbert, Editor

June 25, 2021

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Senior VP for Orange Middle East and Africa, Elisabeth Medou Badang, sat down with Paula Gilbert to discuss digital inclusion in Africa, plans for the rollout of more Orange Digital Centers in the region and the telco's recent investment in Moroccan health-tech company DabaDoc.

About the Author

Paula Gilbert

Paula Gilbert

Editor, Connecting Africa

Paula has been the Editor of Connecting Africa since June 2019 and has been reporting on key developments in Africa's telecoms and ICT sectors for most of her journalistic career.

The award-winning South Africa-based journalist previously worked as a producer and reporter for business television channels Bloomberg TV Africa and CNBC Africa, was the telecoms editor at online publication ITWeb, and started her career in radio news. She has an Honors degree in Journalism from Rhodes University.

Paula was recognized by Empower Africa as one of 35 trailblazers who shaped Africa's tech landscape in 2023 and she won the Excellence in ICT Journalism category at the MTN Women in ICT Awards in 2017.

Travel is always on Paula's mind, she has visited 40 countries so far and is currently researching her next adventure.

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