From BBC

Imagine a bus, jam-packed with uber-geeks from different countries, taking on a four-day brainstorming marathon across Southern Africa.

Well, imagine no more because it has just become a reality.

Founded by Elias Bizannes in 2010, StartupBus is a voluntarily run program by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs who are devoted to problem-solving around the world through technology.

StartupBus has completed several journeys throughout Europe and the US since 2010, and now for the first time it has touched African soil, completing 1,500 miles from Zimbabwe to South Africa.

“I’m very excited about StartupBus Africa because the growth potential of Africa is enormous and we have had a huge interest,” says Fabian-Carlos Guhl, co-conductor of StartupBus.

More than 200 people applied and from them only 30 entrepreneurs were chosen – the ones with the most proven track record – along with 10 mentors.

‘In Africa, for Africa’

The organisers believe an initiative like StartupBus can really flourish in Africa – a continent that is in the midst of a technological revolution.

StartupBus co-conductor Chris Pruijsen explains why the bus is oiling the wheels of creativity

While most business opportunities for satisfying basic needs have been exhausted in Europe, Africa is still thirsty for solutions to all kinds of problems, such as access to healthcare, education and electricity.

And, according to StartupBus co-conductor Chris Pruijsen, mobile technology is where most of the answers lie.

Written by Salome van Zyl/Read more at BBC.