If you know anything about Ethiopia, they are very security conscious, a very closed environment. It's a repressive place were journalists and bloggers are arrested all the time.
Copied to Clipboard
Copied to Clipboard
The city of Johannesburg built an app because they are getting so many complaints on Facebook and Twitter about potholes. The app allows you to report a pot hole and take a picture of it. Then, you can actually track the progress in terms of the repair, when it happened.
Copied to Clipboard
Copied to Clipboard
I'd like to see technology to move beyond the hype and be considered part of infrastructure... the way you see access to water. I would like it to move away from apps and mobile money. So that everyone has their TV and their Wi-Fi, and it's just ubiquitous. I think that's where we should be headed.
Copied to Clipboard
Copied to Clipboard
The depiction of Africa has changed in the media in that it is not always poverty, disease, and so on.
Copied to Clipboard
Copied to Clipboard
At any one particular time, there is something in my life that is suffering as a result of my many responsibilities; most of the time, it's me.
Copied to Clipboard
Copied to Clipboard
An absence of credible information prevents citizens from participating in public decision-making, particularly on key issues of concern such as education, health, and governance.
Copied to Clipboard
Copied to Clipboard
In Kenya particularly, we have a lot to say - we're sort of obsessed with politics. We have three nightly news broadcasts, predominantly bad politics.
Copied to Clipboard
Copied to Clipboard
I wish I had not believed that my work would speak for itself; the working world requires a bit more than that.
Copied to Clipboard
Copied to Clipboard
Whether you are planning a safari, doing a homework assignment on Botswana, or promoting your local business, Street View will allow you to experience a slice of the country.