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Your partner for growth in Africa's education markets.

Vive Africa is a boutique marketing communications agency focused on education and enterprise. We leverage our experience and networks to support institutions and brands seeking to reach audiences in Africa's frontier markets.

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Who we are

Our goal: help forward-looking institutions succeed in Africa.

Our primary goal is to help forward-looking educational institutions across the world build a strong presence and recruit students in Africa. We do this by keeping our hands on the pulse of the market and deploying strategic marketing communications designed to inspire action.

Having started operations as a press release distribution platform in 2016, Vive Africa now offers integrated services including communication consulting, public relations, media relations, events management, content development, digital marketing and market research.

Our strategic relationship with The Student Coach, a platform dedicated to academic and career opportunities, enables us to identify and match African students with the most relevant institutions.

Our journey

A decade of firsts.

From a press distribution platform to a full-service agency trusted by leading universities.

2016

Founded in Africa as a press release distribution platform.

Growth

Pioneered media, influencer and live audio campaigns for international universities recruiting in Africa.

2022

Published Africa's first Market Sentiment and Study Motivations Report.

2023

Received a SABRE Awards Africa Certificate of Excellence for research and planning, and launched Face of Education Africa, powered by the University of Warwick.

2024

Entered a strategic media partnership with Channels Television to extend reach across Africa.

Today

Leading research on transnational education in Africa, and serving institutions worldwide.

Why choose us

We do things differently.

Experience

Years of delivering recruitment and communications solutions for local and international institutions seeking to promote their brands and attract quality students from Africa.

Local expertise

A deep understanding of the operating environment and of what drives engagement in Africa, with unique access to media, influencers and high-level institutional partners.

Proprietary platforms

Our research reports, Face of Education Africa and DisruptEd Conversations give institutions maximum reach while making the most of their budgets.

Where we work

On the ground in Africa. Serving institutions worldwide.

We operate across West Africa, and we work with institutions from across the world that wish to engage African students, families and partners.

We serve institutions from
United KingdomIrelandEuropeUnited StatesCanadaAustraliaNew ZealandAfrica
Our markets
West AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaPan-African reach
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Partners and affiliations
Loughborough UniversityUniversity of SussexUniversity of WarwickBritish Universities' International Liaison Association (BUILA)LSE Firoz Lalji Institute for AfricaThe Student CoachEducateAfrica
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