Ousmane Faye Bronze

Scouts fly in, sign our best at 17, and the local club gets nothing. #Football

The informal sector employs most of us and is taxed like an afterthought. #SmallBusiness

Power was out 14 hours in Bahir Dar yesterday. The utility says 'scheduled maintenance'. Third time this month. #PowerCuts

The donation money bought two vehicles. Not one borehole was drilled.

Mobile money agents in Durban are charging unofficial fees again. Everyone knows. Nobody stops it. #MobileMoney

A Dar es Salaam bank froze accounts for 'verification' and customers waited 3 weeks. No compensation. #Banking

Dakar nightlife is unmatched. Change my mind. #Culture

Fuel queues are back in Alexandria. 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

Watching the derby in Abuja with 200 people and one TV. Best atmosphere anywhere. #Football

That match deserved a better pitch. Talent is not our problem, facilities are. #AfricanFootball

My neighbour fixed the street light himself because nobody came for 8 months. #Community

Small joys: rain in Accra after weeks of heat. #Weather

That match deserved a better pitch. Talent is not our problem, facilities are. #AfricanFootball