Aerial view — erosion network
Connecting Islands · Lomé — Lagos — Paris · Est. 2018

Data infrastructure.
From field to decision.

We design, deploy and operate information systems for governments, investors and companies across Africa.

Who we are

Building the information systems nations need to govern at scale.

The data economy is built to sell. But the data that holds nations together — public infrastructure registries, sector-wide diagnostics, sovereign information systems, cultural economy platforms — barely exists in most of the world. Communities remain cut off not just by distance, but by the absence of the systems to understand and serve them.

Mitsio Motu is a unique operator in Sub-Saharan Africa capable of running the complete cycle, from last-mile field operations to national information systems and institutional transformation.

We work with governments, development finance institutions and private sector actors who need ground-truth data to plan, invest and decide.

Read: The Last-Mile Data Gap
01Data is not an end. It is the infrastructure beneath everything else.
02The last kilometre is the only kilometre that matters.
03Sovereignty is built, not declared.
Field operations

Robust information systems yield an average $32 return per $1 invested. — Financial Times, 2022

We build those systems.

What we work on

Six sectors. One foundation.

01
Infrastructure
Energy, water, transport, telecom — mapping and governing the physical backbone.
02
Culture
Digital platforms for the creative economy — artists, venues and residencies.
03
Nature
Agriculture, deforestation monitoring and environmental risk assessment.
04
Social
Health and education infrastructure mapping, housing and social services.
05
Markets
Commercial mapping, value chain analysis and financial due diligence.
06
Governance
National data platforms, e-governance systems, open data infrastructure.
How we work

Four steps. One system.

01
Collect
Field surveys, remote sensing, census operations. Last-mile coverage with trained local agents at national scale.
02
Build
Geoportals, data pipelines, lakehouses. Structured, sovereign, continuously updated national infrastructure.
03
Analyse
Predictive analytics, satellite recognition, deployment simulators. Data turned into operational intelligence.
04
Govern
Change management, capacity building, institutional alignment. Infrastructure that outlasts the project.
Selected projects

Our work.

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PRISE census Togo
Republic of Togo · 2021–2023
PRISE — National Infrastructure Census & Geoportal
Complete census of social and economic infrastructure across the entire territory. The largest field data collection ever conducted by a single operator in Sub-Saharan Africa.
1.25MAssets
23Sectors
620Field agents
100%Territory
Now used daily by 23 ministries for planning, budgeting and resource allocation.
PRISE 2
Republic of Togo · 2024–2026
PRISE 2 — Data Actualisation & Geoportal v2
Automated pipelines, sector-specific decision tools — school planning, health point placement, electrification scenarios, teacher dispatch.
8Ministries
50+Use cases
v2Geoportal
Solar streetlights
Sunna Design · 2022–2024
CIZO-EP / PEPs — Solar Streetlight Deployment
National deployment plan, GIS-based simulator, field verification and first-ever social & environmental impact study for rural lighting.
50KStreetlights
12KQuestionnaires
6KSurveyed
Deployment plan adopted and executed by the Republic of Togo.
JAM! Creative platform
Institut Français · 2024
JAM! — Create More Together
Digital incubator mapping artists, venues, residencies and creative organisations across West Africa.
1K+Venues
6Territories
Pléiades Neo satellite
Airbus · CNES · 2024–2026
Pléiades Neo — Satellite Infrastructure Detection
ML pipeline trained on high-resolution satellite imagery to detect road degradation, building footprints and infrastructure anomalies.
30cmResolution
83%Detection
90%Precision
Products & Platforms

Tools that run.

Live
geodata.gouv.tg
National geoportal of Togo. 1M+ assets, 15 sectors, open data, live API.
Deployed for the Republic of Togo · 23 ministries
geodata.gouv.tg
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Live
jammm.app
Digital hub for West Africa's creative ecosystem. 1K+ venues across 6 territories.
Backed by Institut Français
jammm.app
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Live
ecosysteme.gouv.tg
National platform for Togo's startup and innovation ecosystem. Built for Agence Togo Digital.
ecosysteme.gouv.tg
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Building
DataLakehouse
A single platform where every ministry's data lives, talks to each other, and can be queried in plain language.
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Beta
Satellite Recognition Engine
ML-powered infrastructure detection and monitoring from high-resolution satellite imagery.
Developed with Airbus & CNES
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Building
Territory Planning Engine
50+ decision-ready use cases already deployed — from electrification planning to school placement, teacher dispatch, health point coverage and budget arbitration across sectors.
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Research

Ground-truth intelligence. Not desk research.

The Last-Mile Data Gap
Data Brief · $15–32 ROI per $1
Open Data for Infrastructure — West Africa
Data Brief · 8 countries compared
Spatial AI for Territory Planning
Working Paper · Field-tested
Mapping the Invisible Economy — West Africa
Field Report · 1K+ venues · 6 territories
MM Signal
Monthly intelligence brief on data infrastructure. For those who govern, invest and build.

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News
geodata.gouv.tg v2 — national data actualisation launched
Satellite Recognition Engine delivers first results
JAM! beta live across 6 territories
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The team

On the ground. In the system.

Our field teams are recruited, trained and managed locally. We operate with 8+ nationalities across 10 countries.

Where we operate

10 countries. 3 offices.

Offices

Lomé, Togo
Rue Masseda, Quartier Nyekonakpoe
Lagos, Nigeria
Onikan, Lagos Island
Paris, France
Rue Dautancourt, 75017

Since 2018

10countries
26projects
750collaborators
Join the team

We are always looking for talented, mission-driven, creative professionals.

Senior Data Engineer
Remote · 4-7 yrs · EN+FR
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Junior AI/ML Engineer
Remote · 0-2 yrs · EN+FR
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Full Stack Developer
Lomé / Remote · 2-5 yrs · FR+EN
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CEO Right Hand
Paris / Lomé · 3-6 yrs · FR+EN
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Field Operations Coordinator
Lomé / Lagos / Field · 2-5 yrs
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Junior Data Analyst
Lomé / Remote · 0-2 yrs · FR+EN
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The data your decisions depend on.

Whether you govern, invest, finance or build — there is a version of this work that is yours.

Or just reach out — hello@mitsiomotu.com
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