Import duties changed overnight. Traders in Saint-Louis lost thousands on goods already shipped. #Trade
Small joys: rain in Dakar after weeks of heat. #Weather
Built a whole fintech MVP on a laptop with 4GB RAM in Arusha. Constraints make you sharper. #AfricanTech
The informal sector employs most of us and is taxed like an afterthought. #SmallBusiness
Import duties changed overnight. Traders in Addis Ababa lost thousands on goods already shipped. #Trade
The equipment arrived expired. It was distributed anyway to meet targets.
That match deserved a better pitch. Talent is not our problem, facilities are. #AfricanFootball
Startups in Nairobi are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech
Fuel queues are back in Kumasi. Stations closed by 6pm, black market selling at triple the pump price. #FuelCrisis
Diaspora sending money home every month and still being asked why they have not built a house yet. #Diaspora
We were told to delete the inspection report and write a new one. I kept a copy.
Amapiano at a wedding in Dar es Salaam last night. The whole compound was moving. #Amapiano
The donation money bought two vehicles. Not one borehole was drilled.
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
Built a whole fintech MVP on a laptop with 4GB RAM in Cape Town. Constraints make you sharper. #AfricanTech
Startups in Addis Ababa are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech
Local languages are trending online again and I am here for it. #Language
Startups in Kisumu are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech
Watching the derby in Dakar with 200 people and one TV. Best atmosphere anywhere. #Football
The contract was awarded before the tender closed. I typed the letter myself.
Small joys: rain in Accra after weeks of heat. #Weather
Fibre finally reached my street in Arusha. Ten years after they announced it. #Connectivity
My neighbour fixed the street light himself because nobody came for 8 months. #Community
Our grandmothers were archiving family history before anyone called it content. #Heritage
Local devs building for local problems will beat imported solutions every time. #BuildInAfrica
Startups in Kisumu are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech
Rent, transport, food. Pick two. That is the maths in Dakar right now. #CostOfLiving
Kumasi nightlife is unmatched. Change my mind. #Culture
Local languages are trending online again and I am here for it. #Language
Data bundles cost more here than in countries with ten times our income. Explain that. #DigitalRights
They knew the building was unsafe. The certificate was signed anyway.
That match deserved a better pitch. Talent is not our problem, facilities are. #AfricanFootball
Startups in Arusha are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech
The contract was awarded before the tender closed. I typed the letter myself.
Scouts fly in, sign our best at 17, and the local club gets nothing. #Football
My neighbour fixed the street light himself because nobody came for 8 months. #Community
Diaspora sending money home every month and still being asked why they have not built a house yet. #Diaspora
Built a whole fintech MVP on a laptop with 4GB RAM in Arusha. Constraints make you sharper. #AfricanTech
The informal sector employs most of us and is taxed like an afterthought. #SmallBusiness
Cement prices up 40% since January. Every construction site in Bahir Dar has stalled. #Economy