“Africa is the future.”
I always smile when I hear Africans say this.
They hear a promise.
A rise.
But that’s not what the phrase means.
Because it was never written for us.
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Engineering AI into Real Products, a series exploring the engineering challenges of building software with AI agents and integrating AI into real enterprise products and workflows.
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@eliaswalyba Est-ce qu’on a une route digne de ce nom dans ce pays? On est en 2026, ce qu’il y’a de plus basique on y arrive pas. Mais on est là à jouer aux savants, stratèges… Les dirigeants ne sont là que pour leur propre pomme.
ANKA's $13M Lesson: This Wasn't a Win. It Was a Structural Failure.
Last month, ANKA was acquired.
On paper, it looks like a success story.
ANKA didn’t fail, what failed was the ground under their feet.
#RealTalk#Startup
@TechCabal https://t.co/jnlcWHwqnj
I spent a semester in China expecting coldness and control. What I found shattered my worldview and showed me the decay of my own home in Paris. My latest: https://t.co/akCUAzQaYb
Je partage ici une lettre jamais envoyée.
Elle n’est pas destinée à une personne, mais à toute une génération qui a pris notre avenir en otage.
C’est un cri, un refus, une mémoire.
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💸 TAXE SUR LE MOBILE MONEY : LA FAUSSE BONNE IDÉE ?
Le gouvernement veut lever 220 milliards FCFA avec une nouvelle taxe sur vos transactions. Pourtant, un seul scandale (Diamniadio) a englouti 180 milliards.
#Sénégal#Economie#Fiscalité#Taxe#Transactions#MobileMoney
I held two conversations this week with President Ramaphosa on the situation in Eastern DRC, including earlier today. What has been said about these conversations in the media by South African officials and President Ramaphosa himself contains a lot of distortion, deliberate attacks, and even lies. If words can change so much from a conversation to a public statement, it says a lot about how these very important issues are being managed.
A few important clarifications for the record:
1. The Rwanda Defence Force is an army, not a militia.
2. SAMIDRC is not a peacekeeping force, and it has no place in this situation. It was authorized by SADC as a belligerent force engaging in offensive combat operations to help the DRC Government fight against its own people, working alongside genocidal armed groups like FDLR which target Rwanda, while also threatening to take the war to Rwanda itself.
3. SAMIDRC displaced a true peacekeeping force, the East African Community Regional Force, and this contributed to the failure of the negotiation processes.
4. President Ramaphosa has never given a "warning" of any kind, unless it was delivered in his local language which I do not understand. He did ask for support to ensure the South African force has adequate electricity, food and water, which we shall help communicate.
5. President Ramaphosa confirmed to me that M23 did not kill the soldiers from South Africa, FARDC did.
6. If South Africa wants to contribute to peaceful solutions, that is well and good, but South Africa is in no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator. And if South Africa prefers confrontation, Rwanda will deal with the matter in that context any day.
“The level of disrespect Rwandans and Africans face daily is staggering. But we must ask ourselves: why do we tolerate it? What do we lack to reject it?
It’s as if we only do what’s right when we are told to. That mindset has to change. We are not here to serve others’ interests - we serve our people.
In today’s world, you choose your battles wisely. And these; our dignity, our responsibilities - are battles worth fighting.
We cannot remain the same Rwandans, the same Africans, we were 100 or even 50 years ago. We must evolve.” President Kagame | Swearing-in of Cabinet Members and Officials
“There are those who have given up, resigned to the idea that Rwandans, and Africans, are destined to remain poor, divided, and forever waiting for someone to come and save us.
I am not referring here to spiritual beliefs or divine salvation. I am talking about people, those whom we call “partners," who sit with us at the table and are expected to lift us out of our struggles. This “savior mentality” is one of the biggest problems we must uproot from our society.
We must start with ourselves. With what we are capable of. And we must do it to the best of our ability, clearly knowing where we come from and where we want to go.
Others can help, but that help only matters if you are already moving in the direction of your goals. They will not pick you up and carry you to where you want to be. In fact, they don’t even want to. And if you didn’t know, let me tell you now: they benefit from keeping you where you are.” President Kagame | Swearing-in of Cabinet Members and other Officials.
The National Bank of #Rwanda has officially advanced from research to a Proof of Concept for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
This hands-on phase puts theory to the test, exploring real-world use cases and technical feasibility to shape the future of digital currency in Rwanda. To learn more, click here 👉🏽 https://t.co/bT3XM85WrF
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#BNREngage
#KnowYourCentralBank
🌍 Les stablecoins sont nés… en Afrique
Qu’est-ce que le mobile money, sinon un token numérique adossé à une monnaie fiduciaire, stocké sur un téléphone, échangé sans banque, massivement utilisé par une population non bancarisée
#Stablecoins#Fintech https://t.co/I331oXgZFb