Africa is not a monolith with one person in charge, Stephen Ozoigo, CEO of African Technology Foundation, likes to remind audiences. “It’s 55 countries with 55 policies, over 3,000 languages. There’s a case to be made for some investments to even happen at a city level and not even at a country level,” he said.

His nonprofit, African Technology Foundation based in Palo Alto, California, has been working since 2014 to connect African technologies with the expertise of Silicon Valley, and to show the world what the continent of young, technology-minded entrepreneurs can do.

From PBS.  Story by Larisa Epatko.

“The Africa I know and I represent is one where youth, technology, entrepreneurship and innovation will thrive,” said Ozoigo. He was born in Nigeria, “so my African roots are strong.”

Because of his background, investors began calling on him to advise them about Africa and its people’s experience with technology. With high unemployment, a large youth population, and, as Ozoigo put it, “not-so-structured institutions,” Africa is prime for increasing entrepreneurship.

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