🌍6️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ ‼️The numbers are here! There are 618 active tech hubs across #Africa ! Very proud to be sharing this 3rd update of our tech hubs mapping, this time in collaboration with our friends from @Briter_bridges
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@africatechie@DisruptAfrica@qzafrica
Above all, what I hope high-level folks understand from #defendmediafreedom is that international support needed to support the 'development' as well as the 'defense' of media - and that these things not fundamentally different. #mediadev
Bank holiday reflections: I’ve worked flat-out on this for 2.5 years. It’s triggered multiple investigations & billion $ fines. But I’m in @guardian bubble. Most of UK still entirely in dark. Took a US media org to do this. What next? How to get it out??
@antonyaltbeker Great story Anthony and thank you for reminding me. Many people had a great day that day and as you remind us we@didn’t know at the time that it would turn out like that.
The Skoll Awards are awarded to social entrepreneurs who are breaking new ground in the world’s most pressing issues. We are so thrilled to announce this year’s winners @CrisisTextLine@Harambee4Work@Goldkeys@mPharmaHealth@thorn! https://t.co/LVUOIfj9NA
@WitsUniversity Ruth First Fellowship for 2019 now open for applications. Recent Fellows include @Sisonkemsimang @Eusebius and many others. For more info see https://t.co/MnIAAFdkQb entries close 8 April.
Very bad news in #Tanzania. Another newspaper, @TheCitizenTZ, suspended for a week over a story about the country's currency. Say no to censorship & attacks on media freedom & say yes to the right of all Tanzanian's to know. https://t.co/WZeZag6vwX via @The_EastAfrican
MTN has slashed its out of bundle (OOB) data rate by up to 75% for prepaid customers. Prepaid customers currently not making use of data bundles will pay 29c per MB https://t.co/ALbixXxaUr cc @indradl
We are lucky to be hosting @kenyanpundit Ory Okolloh @CivicTechAfrica Innovation Forum today. One of #civictech's founders in Africa. Also a powerful voice for governance and accountability on the continent. #CTIF18