Kolonell Academy

Skills that pay, a certificate you can share

Hands-on courses in entrepreneurship, digital marketing, AI and development, built for the African market. Graded exercises, real projects, a verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.

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E-commerce: selling online in Senegal

Skills developed

  • Build a profitable pricing grid
  • Collect payments via Wave and Orange Money
  • Sell on WhatsApp with a converting script
  • Track sales in a dashboard

Distinction Very good

Number KOL-CERT-2026-XXXXX

Mohamed Bah

Founder, Kolonell Academy

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    A KOL-CERT number specific to each certificate.

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hours of content
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graded exercises
6,158
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Get found on Google and Google Maps in your cityPopular
EssentialDigital Marketing

Track Marketing digital et réseaux sociaux · level 1/5

Get found on Google and Google Maps in your city

Your Google profile complete and verified in one week, and your first calls coming from Google Maps

  • 5 h
  • 4 modules
  • 36 exercises
  • 1 project

A complete profile costs nothing and works every day. Illustrative orders of magnitude (estimates built for the course, not measured results): a neighborhood business that goes from an empty profile to a complete one with regular reviews may get 10 to 40 more calls or direction requests per month. With an average basket of 10,000 FCFA (about $17) and one third of those contacts becoming customers, that means 30,000 to 130,000 FCFA (about $50 to $215, or €45 to €200) in extra monthly revenue. The skill also sells: optimizing a shop's profile is commonly billed at around 25,000 to 75,000 FCFA (about $40 to $125) in Dakar in 2026 (indicative range; results depend on the trade, local competition and consistency, and no ranking is guaranteed).

25,000 FCFA · 38 €

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Digital marketing for SMEs: win customers with WhatsApp, Google and social mediaPopular
PracticalDigital Marketing

Track Marketing digital et réseaux sociaux · level 2/5

Digital marketing for SMEs: win customers with WhatsApp, Google and social media

Customer inquiries every week from Google, WhatsApp and Facebook, with three hours of work a week and no agency

  • 12 h
  • 6 modules
  • 73 exercises
  • 2 projects

The gains come first from three free levers covered in the course: replying in under an hour with scripts, following up on silent quotes (20 to 30% recovered) and asking every customer for a review. For a service SME with an average ticket of 35,000 FCFA (about $58), this may mean 2 to 6 more customers per month, or 70,000 to 210,000 FCFA (about $117 to $350) of additional monthly revenue before any advertising. With a Meta campaign kept under the cost-per-customer threshold, the course's worked example goes from 40 to 58 customers per month in one quarter (illustrative orders of magnitude: estimates built for the course, not measured results; results depend on the business, consistency and local competition, and are not guaranteed).

50,000 FCFA · 76 €

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Freelance community manager: run social media for SMEs and bill every monthPopular
CareerDigital Marketing

Track Marketing digital et réseaux sociaux · level 4/5

Freelance community manager: run social media for SMEs and bill every month

Your first SME client signed and invoiced, with a monthly retainer and a report that gets it renewed

  • 34 h
  • 8 modules
  • 129 exercises
  • 8 projects

A freelance community manager with 2 to 4 SME clients at 100,000 to 150,000 FCFA a month each earns 200,000 to 600,000 FCFA (about $330 to $1,000) a month, not counting ad budgets billed back to clients (retainers seen in Dakar and Abidjan in 2026: 75,000 to 300,000 FCFA, about $125 to $500, depending on scope).

100,000 FCFA · 152 €

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Digital Marketing Manager: strategy, budget and team
ExpertDigital Marketing

Track Marketing digital et réseaux sociaux · level 5/5

Digital Marketing Manager: strategy, budget and team

An annual marketing plan with the numbers, the budget and the team behind it, one you can defend before a CEO

  • 48 h
  • 10 modules
  • 159 exercises
  • 10 projects

As an employee, a digital marketing manager in a structured SME or a group in Dakar or Abidjan typically earns 500,000 to 1,200,000 FCFA (about $830 to $2,000) gross per month, depending on company size and scope (team, budget managed). As an independent, an audit and marketing plan engagement is billed 500,000 to 1,500,000 FCFA (about $830 to $2,500), and a part-time (fractional) marketing manager role 250,000 to 600,000 FCFA (about $415 to $1,000) per month per company (rates and salaries observed in 2026; the level depends on experience, references and sector, with no guarantee).

200,000 FCFA · 305 €

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Online advertising: Meta and TikTok on a small budget
AdvancedDigital Marketing

Track Marketing digital et réseaux sociaux · level 3/5

Online advertising: Meta and TikTok on a small budget

Campaigns managed on cost per customer, for your own business or billed to your clients every month

  • 20 h
  • 6 modules
  • 96 exercises
  • 2 projects

For your own business, the first gain is the money you stop wasting: in the cases worked through in the course, moving from boosting to a campaign managed on cost per customer often cuts a third of wasted spend. As a service, campaign management is billed in Dakar and Abidjan at 50,000 to 150,000 FCFA (about $87 to $260) per client per month, plus the ad budget; with three clients, that is 150,000 to 450,000 FCFA (about $260 to $781) a month (2026 market rates; income depends on the sectors you serve and your ability to prove results, and is not guaranteed).

75,000 FCFA · 115 €

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How it works

Four steps, from choosing a course to sharing your certificate.

  1. 1

    Choose your course

    One clear price per level, and the first module is free to preview before you commit.

  2. 2

    Learn by doing

    Graded exercises in every lesson, practical work and real projects to submit.

  3. 3

    Earn your certificate

    Pass the quizzes (70%) and get your final project approved by an instructor: you receive a numbered certificate, verifiable online.

  4. 4

    Share and earn

    Add your certificate to LinkedIn and earn 20% on every enrollment you refer.

Referral

Earn 20% on every enrollment

Every student gets a referral link. Your friends get 10% off, you receive 20% of the amount paid, sent via Wave or Orange Money.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I pay?

Via Wave or Orange Money. After enrolling you receive a pro forma invoice by email with the number to pay. Send the proof on WhatsApp: your access is activated within 24 business hours.

How long do I keep access?

For life, updates included. Learn at your own pace and revisit lessons as often as you need.

Does it work on mobile?

Yes. Lessons, exercises and quizzes are designed for a phone on 3G: light text, compressed images, no app to install.

How do I get the certificate?

Complete the lessons, pass each module quiz with at least 70% and submit your final project: an instructor reviews and approves it (feedback within 5 working days). The certificate is then generated, with a unique number and a public verification page.

Can I get a refund?

The first module of every course is free to preview so you can decide before paying. Once access is activated the course is not refundable; write to us on WhatsApp if you run into trouble and we will find a solution.

Is there any support?

Yes: an "Ask a question" button in every lesson (an instructor answers by email within 2 working days), project reviews by an instructor (feedback within 5 working days), the community forum and Kolonell Academy WhatsApp.