In March 2000, the then Chinese president, Jiang Zemin announced the 走出去战略 "the Go Out strategy" and kickstarted a period of foreign investment and expansions by Chinese firms. Africa's tech scene is closer than ever to having our own 走出去战略 moment.

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context-specific gameplay say it after me

OH: “the goose that laid the golden GPUs”

"it's not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas"

It's here! I'm excited to see this map finally come to life. Our goal is to educate Lagos commuters about the availability and advantages of ferry transit, enabling faster, more enjoyable commutes and reducing traffic congestion.

alas, everything old is new again

Very critical convo ongoing about the seminal article, When will the exits cross the road by osarumen's the subtext and Derin Adebayo. Join via TechCabal's Live podcast. riverside.fm/studio/tc-live…

New post: I predicted AI journalism 10 years ago - and I got it wrong. opeonikute.dev/posts/ai-journ…

New osarumen just dropped! foodpod.substack.com/p/1-magic-beans

Paystack 1/ Food delivery is not new to Nigeria. Before 2021, well-funded companies like Opera, Bolt & Jumia tried (and failed 🥲) to make it work So, how are new players finding "success" in a historically challenging industry?

Nigeria’s food delivery scene is growing, even as prices skyrocket and incomes fall. Why? In Chapter 1 of foodpod, we partnered with the subtext to explore how tech and convenience are changing how Nigerians eat. Read more 👇🏿 open.substack.com/pub/foodpod/p/…

some personal news: I went on the Open Africa Podcast & made it out alive got to yap about the subtext new series too. link below ⤵️

🎙️New episode on The Upside Podcast I had Chowdeck CEO Femi Aluko and osarumen, author of Foodpod (a series on technology eating food), on to discuss Nigeria’s food delivery ecosystem — and ChowdeckNG at the center of it. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/75FfAV… YouTube:

I am hearing disturbing rumours that food delivery is interesting again...

Foodpod! 🔥 foodpod.substack.com/p/1-magic-beans

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