Selam Gebre Bronze

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

The equipment arrived expired. It was distributed anyway to meet targets.

Staff salaries were 'delayed' for three months while management flew business class.

Every African startup pitch deck says 'the next M-Pesa'. Very few study why M-Pesa actually worked. #Startups

Data bundles cost more here than in countries with ten times our income. Explain that. #DigitalRights

Startups in Bahir Dar are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech

Startups in Dar es Salaam are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech

Diaspora sending money home every month and still being asked why they have not built a house yet. #Diaspora

Amapiano at a wedding in Kisumu last night. The whole compound was moving. #Amapiano

Local devs building for local problems will beat imported solutions every time. #BuildInAfrica

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

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

Built a whole fintech MVP on a laptop with 4GB RAM in Dakar. Constraints make you sharper. #AfricanTech

Cement prices up 40% since January. Every construction site in Nairobi has stalled. #Economy

Nollywood put out three films this month better than most streaming originals. #Nollywood