Damilare Ajiboye shares insight on youth, innovation and peacebuilding

Damilare Ajiboye, African tech entrepreneur and youth ambassador, has called for stronger collaboration among African youth to harness technology as a unifying tool for innovation, peacebuilding, and regional development.

Ajiboye made this remark during a live interview on TVC News, where he discussed Africa’s growing digital potential and the importance of empowering young innovators to drive inclusive progress across the continent.

Appearing on the TVC News Bulletin as part of the media engagements following his participation in the African Youth Diplomatic Conference 2025, Ajiboye spoke passionately about how technology can help bridge cultural and economic divides in Africa.

“Technology has become one of the strongest instruments for peace and progress in our generation,” Ajiboye said during the broadcast. “When young people are equipped to innovate, they can turn challenges into shared solutions, and that’s where true leadership begins.”

Ajiboye, who is the CEO and Founder of Ocean Trends Digital Limited, has been at the forefront of Africa’s technology and entrepreneurship landscape, building indigenous software products that promote financial inclusion, healthcare efficiency, and educational access.

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During the interview, he emphasised that the next wave of Africa’s development will be powered by “digital diplomacy” where young people collaborate across borders through innovation, trade, and knowledge sharing.

“Our future as a continent depends on how well we connect ideas, not just economies,” he added. “Technology gives us the power to do both.”

Producers of the program described Ajiboye’s session as “a timely reflection on leadership and digital inclusion,” noting that his appearance highlights the vital role of Africa’s new generation of innovators in shaping a peaceful and prosperous future.

Ajiboye’s message aligns with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 vision, “The Africa We Want” and reinforces his continued advocacy for youth-led digital transformation and ethical leadership across Africa.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.