Every time the price of tomatoes goes up it never comes back down. Nobody has ever explained this to us.
اثنا عشر عامًا في تلك الشركة. أعلنوا إعادة الهيكلة يوم الخميس، ورافقني الأمن إلى الخارج يوم الأحد. بلا مستحقات، بلا حديث.
Diaspora sending money home every month and still being asked why they have not built a house yet. #Diaspora
Nollywood put out three films this month better than most streaming originals. #Nollywood
Import duties changed overnight. Traders in Arusha lost thousands on goods already shipped. #Trade
Le prix de la tomate monte et ne redescend jamais. Personne ne nous explique rien.
Watching the derby in Kumasi with 200 people and one TV. Best atmosphere anywhere. #Football
Le bailleur a augmenté le loyer de 90 000 à 150 000 FCFA. Même toiture qui fuit depuis 2019. Même groupe électrogène en panne depuis décembre.
Diaspora sending money home every month and still being asked why they have not built a house yet. #Diaspora
لماذا يحدث عطل الشبكة في البنك فقط حين أريد السحب، ولا يحدث أبدًا حين يريدون الخصم؟
Afrobeats is everywhere but the producers back home still get paid last. #Afrobeats
The new minimum wage sounds good until you see Addis Ababa transport fares went up the same week. #Economy
Cement prices up 40% since January. Every construction site in Takoradi has stalled. #Economy
Cement prices up 40% since January. Every construction site in Addis Ababa has stalled. #Economy
Watching the derby in Accra with 200 people and one TV. Best atmosphere anywhere. #Football
Aliyeamua kwamba huduma kwa wateja lazima waseme kwanza 'simu yako ni muhimu kwetu' kwa dakika mbili anatudai radhi.
Local languages are trending online again and I am here for it. #Language
Data bundle finished in four days and I did nothing but WhatsApp. Something is wrong with these meters and we all know it.
Shimo la barabara yetu limekaa muda mrefu hadi sasa lina jina la utani.
Twelve years in that company. Restructuring announced on a Friday, security walked me out on the Monday. No severance conversation. Nothing.
الأجرة تضاعفت لحظة نزول المطر. ولا حتى مطر. رذاذ.
Has anyone else noticed the 'network problem' at the bank only happens when you want to withdraw, never when they want to debit?
Data bundles cost more here than in countries with ten times our income. Explain that. #DigitalRights
قدمت على واحد وستين وظيفة هذا العام. ثلاث مقابلات. مرتين قالوا لي في النهاية إن الوظيفة شُغلت داخليًا بالفعل.
Built a whole fintech MVP on a laptop with 4GB RAM in Abuja. Constraints make you sharper. #AfricanTech
That match deserved a better pitch. Talent is not our problem, facilities are. #AfricanFootball
Local languages are trending online again and I am here for it. #Language
Small joys: rain in Durban after weeks of heat. #Weather
Small joys: rain in Dar es Salaam after weeks of heat. #Weather
Import duties changed overnight. Traders in Bahir Dar lost thousands on goods already shipped. #Trade
The pothole on our street has been there so long it has a name and a nickname.
Cholera cases confirmed in three wards. The public announcement came eleven days after the first case. Eleven days.
Startups in Bahir Dar are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech
Traffic in Accra took 2 hours for a 6km trip. I have started leaving before sunrise. #Traffic
ذهبت لتجديد جواز السفر. النظام معطل. عدت في الأسبوع التالي. معطل. الرجل بجواري دفع مبلغًا فعاد النظام من أجله.
Fibre finally reached my street in Addis Ababa. Ten years after they announced it. #Connectivity
Mobile money agents in Dar es Salaam are charging unofficial fees again. Everyone knows. Nobody stops it. #MobileMoney
Afrobeats is everywhere but the producers back home still get paid last. #Afrobeats
Afrobeats is everywhere but the producers back home still get paid last. #Afrobeats
Startups in Takoradi are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech
