The contest for the most beautiful and brightest girls in ICT was won yesterday in Kigali by Miss Salissou Hassan Latifa, 23, Niger crowned Miss Geek Africa 2018, with a prize of 3 million Frw (US $ 3500). She was seconded by Ndiaye Fatou Mboup of Senegal who obtained a check for 2 million Rwf, followed in 3rd place by Christella Mazimpaka of Rwanda rewarded with a million Frw.
Salissou Latifa, a Bachelor student at the Ecole Supérieure des Télécommunications in Niamey, is recognized Miss Geek Africa for creating an application that reduces the response time of the emergency services at the scene of incidents and allow the population to dispense first aid while waiting for help.
Two Rwandan women ranked 4th and 5th among the five finalists. On the podium, a total of ten girls finalists received certificates of participation from the hands of the Executive Secretary of Smart Africa, Dr Hamadoun Touré, organizer of the competition, which takes place each year, and which has just expanded on the continent for the 2nd time. The Commissioner of the AU in charge of Infrastructure and Energy, Dr. Amani Abu Zeid was on site. The ten finalists were selected from 200 competitors in all African countries.
