Corruption is the real problem.

it not Africa its kenya

@@mungai8482 only 4 unicorns lol 😆 USA alone has 1096 unicorns lol

Africa is not poor by the way. Your media and elementary school is deceiving you. The problem is corrupt leadership. It's even far more better to see africa as one of those asian third world countries than allowing poverty to be the first to come to your mind each time you think about Africa

Why compare the US to Africa? That's both hilarious and pathetic.

Interesting. It has a far reach

Benefits of DRC joiningg the EAC

Am from Nigeria and currently in Goma DRC, and I have been thinking about using mpesa for my crypto purchases and in turn send money home....

@@mungai8482 Yup, 100% correct. My fault.

Stop thanking the devil.

@@mlioneastop believing in fairy tales as an adult. There's no devil.

@@mlionea He actually said the truth even though each media have their own objectives. Even your own local media is very well manipulated

@@dantatadangote4700 don't think that was meant for you.

@@mlionea You really hate white people don't you? Every video I see you comment in you are either bashing the West or white people. Which makes me wonder why you are using their technology in the first place.

Just repeating meaningless business jargon. Clueless!

Yah Africa is a market waiting to explode it just needs greater connectivity and to be more widespread modernization

Agreed, more US companies should be setting up branches in Africa.

Cash is the only way. Keep our freedoms. Use CASH.

First world still in the stone age of using cards

It was funny going into traditional Maasai area and seeing signs that said "MPesa accepted". It's everywhere now.

Mpesa has been a real gamechanger. Looking forward to more local innovations in AI and metaverse.

But who owns mpesa?

You're right. We Europeans have kind of lost hope in positive changes, sorry for that. It's not personal, it's part of a wider nihilism and pessimism towards everything in the world. Show us we're wrong!

@@ViriatoII We have no obligation to prove anything to you

@@mwanikimwaniki6801 I wasn't trying to fight, just wishing you to prove us wrong. I'll even edit that to "show us we're wrong!"

@@ViriatoII -Nihilism, pessimism, and absolute misery. You're right about that. That's all I see in the West and add to that violence in America in spite of Westerners being surrounded by trappings of "wealth". So sad,

@@ViriatoII I understand you and sorry for my broad here, we're becoming highly defensive in Africa😅

Africa is a continent not a country.

@@shangothunder1055 That's why i said Africa, not Nigeria. Lol.

@@shangothunder1055 Africa usually votes in the international stage as one bloc. I'll go one step further - what is a nation? The concept of a nation is made up. It is whatever the entity that some group of people recognise they are part of. Sure, Africa has dozens of countries - mostly artificially drawn by European Imperial past. But it's important to know that it is exactly only that. What Africa is - whether it's a nation or regions or states or whatever is up to people living in Africa, and we should not try to use our westernised concepts to condescend them into telling them they are what we think they are rather than what they decide to be. Also, even if we do take the western definitions (the borders are there like it or not) much rather like none of any individual nations in European Union has any influence or presence in international stage, but European Union does, you can say the same about Africa (as a bloc). Africa could be considered an entity as they behave as such. So spare us your condescension. I think the more interesting question is can Africa do it and if so - how?

@@raccoonious4038 No it doesn’t.

@@shangothunder1055 Yeah but it has a strong identity like the US. So its almost like a country

Tech business in places like Kenya has no brain drain.. actually it's opposite.

If money is the motivation, brain drain will continue for a long time.

In Nigeria this is so true... I worked for a bank in Nigeria as an enterprise network engineer, between 2020 and 2022, Nigeria has suffered the biggest brain drain problem in Africa, virtually everyone I know is leaving to either Canada or UK... Cos our government is full of idiots.

American and European companies are outsourcing IT services. People will still earn big locally.

i can't speak on Egypt but SA already has a thriving tech scene,Cape Town is literally the start up capital of the continent .

so that we can cut down on a lot of toxicity brought by social media and stop consuming western perspective

Hundred percent

America will hate it though

Exactly👏🏼

Black owned ? most of does companies are publickly listed anyone can own shares in them.

Why will you be ashamed of being Kenya.... In terms of corruption, no African country has it bad than Nigeria, Nigeria has some of the most talented and enterprising young people in the Continent but corruption has continued to stifle business here in.... As long as we are surviving it and making something out of it, be proud of who you are or where you come from.... I am Nigerian by the way.

LoL. It's like saying china gave Philippine a run for its money. It's the other way round, bro. Nigeria has more unicorns than Kenya and more tech talents.

Innovation (which Startups fall under) can help with all that. You cannot expect to get ahead as a country if you are always depending on another country to innovate the technology you need. You can do both at the same time.

I like yo analogy

You know nothing, hope you have something to show for your theory.

What you are saying is true but to be honest, it was not until Mpesa was invented in Kenya in 2007 that the world took notice of Africa's tech space. Mpesa and other similar mobile money products took Africa by storm and led to the formation of the hundreds of fintechs that we see today. Landing of the fibre optic cable also helped boost Africa's tech space.

@@tkk3852 What dies it matter if the 'world' didn't take notice of our own development model? My point exactly is that we need to question narratives that centre western intervention. The fact is that the growth of the digital space in Nigeria is not some fluke, but a legacy close to three decades of tech ecosystem building. Just as it's entertainment is beneficiary of 60years of tv production. These things are not flukes.

@ deji&jinmi Word

Look at Canada, Tech and Real Estate is driving the wave. EV will be the next big industry. Africa should actually ramp up Tech education/growth, it is the 4th industrial revolution and we shouldn't miss on this.

its not Africa its kenya

Lol china don't need it, china has complete internet chain ecosytem😂😂

@@mungai8482 So Kenya isn't Africa? Speaking English doesn't make you European.

@@asternoah5534 Isn't the earth in the solar system...isn't that in the galaxy so on n so fourth whats your point Noah? having a brain doen't make you smart man from the ark..Its a continent not a country...we specify when mentioning European countries and in the states we specify which city and state so come correct when you talking about the wealth generator of the world...the gem,the goldmine of music culture cobald diamonds you name it....every country is amazing and unique in its right...specify that Cobalt is from The DRC not from Africa...so on n so fourth peace punk.

I was also wondering why she didn't mention any Asian countries 🤔

the motherland

Would be smart of their part

Exactly they should expand into the Caribbean and South america first also. Flutterwave solves the issue of multiple currencies, which is something that exist in the Caribbean and South america more than in the USA or European Union.

they are looking the wrong way, decentralized crypto is the answer... lol they are just copying west old structure instead of following the new wave

Yes. Absolutely. Hope they take note of your point.

nah because the continent is growing as a whole plus due to AFCTA the largest trade agreement on earth Africa now acts as a single market under the law.

i think its beneficial to Africa to move trade & brand globally as a block (AfCFTA is great), but you can't really say that the reality of tech founders living in the leafy suburbs of Cape Town is similar to a start-up founder looking for funding in CAR or DRC. By grouping the continent, we may be doing a disservice & increasing gaps further

@@lm_b5080 I agree it will take decades to fully come to into effect, but starting somewhere is the first obstacle.

You should. But the imperialist Western minds still group Africa as one, similar to how Asians are lumped into one group.

Also Nigeria too both companies

what are you saying bro?😂 Amazon is currently building their African headquarters in Cape Town South Africa so i dont know what you are bragging about.

​​@@sykewtf9820just check from Netflix Africa, Starlink, Google, BBC, Air France, IBM, , etc are all being situated in Kenya for a reason..... Amazon is not common in East Africa and that's why it was moved to Capetown

Father Africa*

Not the typical way when looking for investors. However, best of luck to you

how do I contact you

@@ricecripsies4099 they probably had a LinkedIn

check sizes you’re looking for?

You miss a vital information; how can we look you up? Tip: always make it easy for people to reach out.

India can use its technologies to fix Indian problems

Exactly.

@MsZoomification Why does "women led women owned" matter?

@MsZoomification My question was why was it important for you.

You're right, but we gotta start somewhere. Highlighting the places that have had success to inspire and show other ways of supporting this movement so that hopefully these can lead to improvements of those countries with lesser capital does not seem like a disservice to me

Its a start. Stop hating.

@@MrSupernova111 it’s not hate. it’s a critique.

At one point they specifically make that point? It's at 11:40.

@@lemonhead1256 . There is nothing to "critique." You ever built anything in your life? You have to start somewhere. Get it through your thick head.

Nigeria has 4 out of 6 African tech unicorns, yet very little was said about Nigeria.

It's not a competition guys.

How does it feel for once when Kenya and Nigeria get the shine? South Africa always gets the shine. For once South Africa has not been mentioned and you are up in arms. To be honest Kenya's and Nigeria's tech start up space is more vibrant than South Africa's at the moment, looking at amount of funding raised and number of start ups produced.

Kenya is Africa we are a country in Africa how are we not Africa

​@@solomonobihan9465Nigeria is literally the unicorn capital of the continent.

100%

Africa doesn't have much to offer Asia besides arable land for food and minerals. Asia would dominate in intellectual property and destroy all these African start-ups.

@@zinjanthropus322 Possibly

@@zinjanthropus322 >>> You’d be surprised.

@@itumo2645 American and European tech workers are being outmatched by Asians and somehow you imagine Africans can directly compete? That's not where our advantages lie.

We need to come up with new and creative ideas, copping the west and Chinese technologies will not help Africa grow bigger. Especially hardware startups.

No budget because it went into their pockets

A growing economy doesn't create jobs only it creates opportunities beyond jobs ....you must find your niche

history repeats itself