Build a team in Africa without complexity
Tap into African nearshore: aligned time zones, French and English-speaking talent, education quality, 40 to 60 percent cost competitiveness.
The challenge to solve
More and more Western companies are looking for an alternative to Eastern European nearshore or Asian offshore. Their criteria are precise: compatible time zone, shared language, higher education quality, high motivation, controlled cost structure. French and English-speaking Africa ticks all these boxes, but remains poorly known.
The operational challenge is then to build a credible local team quickly: identifying the right profiles, securing contracts, providing a professional working environment and industrialising HR management.
Without a structured local relay, this project can take eighteen months and cost hundreds of thousands of euros. With Kernel, it kicks off within weeks.
How Kernel addresses it
Kernel combines recruitment, contracting and working environment in a single offering.
Targeted hub sourcing
Kernel Recruit identifies the right profiles in the target country, balancing technical skills, Western management expectations and language proficiency.
See Kernel RecruitCompliant hiring
Kernel EOR Africa contracts employees on local permanent contracts, runs multi-currency payroll, files social and tax returns, with no entity to set up.
See Kernel EOR AfricaDedicated workspace
Kernel Office provides a proprietary hub in Casablanca and a selected partner network in the other priority markets, with professional-grade connectivity and security.
See Kernel OfficeWhy Africa
Time zones aligned with Europe (GMT and GMT+1 dominant), French-English bilingualism, engineers and business profiles from demanding universities, 40 to 45-hour weeks, higher motivation and engagement, 40 to 60 percent cost competitiveness compared with Western Europe.
See our social impactConcrete benefits
Aligned time zones
Your African teams work in real time with Europe.
Native bilingualism
Professional French and English depending on country.
Education quality
Profiles from demanding universities and grandes écoles.
40-60% cost competitiveness
Total cost controlled vs European standards.
High engagement
Strong motivation, loyalty and team spirit.
Professional environment
Offices, connectivity, equipment, local support.
Typical example
A French software vendor decides to build a 12-person nearshore hub across Morocco and Senegal for tech, support and data functions.
The hub became the company’s growth centre. Subsequent hires now happen in less than three weeks per role.
Kernel solutions involved
Kernel Recruit
More than 100,000 qualified profiles, in-house recruiters and on-the-ground partners. The top 1% of African talent shortlisted in five to ten days.
DiscoverKernel EOR/COR Africa
Kernel EOR/COR Africa: EOR for permanent and fixed-term contracts, COR for contractors. One platform, full compliance, no local entity to set up.
DiscoverKernel Office
A Kernel hub in Casablanca and a selected partner network providing reliable workspaces for your teams across Africa.
DiscoverFAQ
Why choose Africa for a nearshore hub?
Aligned time zones with Europe, French-English bilingualism, recognised education quality, 40 to 45-hour weeks, 40 to 60% cost competitiveness and high employee engagement.
How long to build a team of ten people?
Three to six months depending on profiles. Kernel runs the recruitment pipeline, EOR hiring and office onboarding in parallel.
Which countries do you recommend?
Morocco and Tunisia for French-speaking tech and business profiles, Senegal and Ivory Coast for finance and support, Kenya and Nigeria for English-speaking tech, South Africa for advanced data.
Do my employees get a professional working environment?
Yes. Kernel Office provides a proprietary hub in Casablanca and a selected partner network in the other priority markets.
What governance between you and us?
You drive operations: missions, objectives, performance, communication. Kernel handles compliance, payroll and the working environment.
What visibility do I get on my teams?
The Kernel platform offers a real-time dashboard, consolidated multi-currency reporting and an API to connect with your internal tools.
Move forward with a dedicated African HR partner
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