Hello, All!

Mark was in Kenya and Nigeria to listen and learn. Those of us who work at Facebook who live and breathe Africa have been encouraging him to come get to know all of the incredible creativity, entrepreneurship, brilliance and hustle on our beloved continent, and he listened and came to see for himself. In addition-Facebook’s interest in partnering to drive connectivity should not be seen as a threat to any organizations who share our vision. We are a partnerships company, and we are so eager to partner with those working towards universal connectivity. And more than a few companies on the list below can personally attest to this. But this visit wasn’t about any specific initiative or partnership-it really was Mark coming to learn in Yaba and Nairobi, to hang out at AfriNolly, and to speak to and learn from people as passionate as he is about tech and all the ways tech can support connection, creativity and entrepreneurship.

And, of course-he wanted to eat garri, ugali and jollof rice. But mostly jollof rice. OF COURSE. ;-)

I am sure that it’s fun to speculate, but if anyone wants facts, as always, I am very happy to answer questions!

Ebele Okobi 
Public Policy Director, Africa
Facebook Inc.


From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ebeleokobi=fb.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke> on behalf of Mildred Achoch via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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Date: Monday, September 5, 2016 at 12:52 PM
To: Ebele Okobi <ebeleokobi@fb.com>
Cc: Mildred Achoch <mildandred@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: What Was Mark Zuckerberg Up To On His Visits To Kenya And Nigeria?

Mine is just an observation: I don't know if there is a connection or it was just a sad coincidence, that Mark was in Kenya on the same day as the start of the Indo-Africa ICT Expo. :-)

Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel!
http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com


On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,

Interesting opinions in the media this weekend.

Regards

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Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 06:31:55 +0000
Subject: What Was Mark Zuckerberg Up To On His Visits To Kenya And Nigeria?
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Mark Zuckerberg was in Kenya and Nigeria this past week
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. Understandably there was a lot of buzz about the places he visited,
the things he did, and the people he met.

While some took this visit to be a validation of the continent's tech
industry, others saw it as a quest for new markets and business by the
social network, following a government ban on Free Basics in Egypt
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Facebook does have a plan to grow its presence on the continent,
especially given the sheer number of people who remain offline even
though 95% of the world lives within range of a 2G signal. Initiatives
such as Aquila (http://iafrikan.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b5c77b5d9fe8557cd2e26f469&id=00b0805547&e=84a60ba6eb)
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, which Zuckerberg himself visited while in Nairobi, which are likely
to lose out to the social network's vastly deeper coffers.

However, there are signs that the Facebook founder is keen on growing
the next generation of techies, considering the Chan-Zuckerberg
Initiative's investment in Andela
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, and Andela, it was often pointed out, was founded by Nigerians but
is incorporated in the US. The fact that these initiatives have to be
qualified through references to the US is worrying enough, but the
questions that they bring up do need answering. Why bring up the
connection if not to serve as an indictment on the current state of
the startup and tech ecosystems in these countries?

Mark's visits did spark off a couple of niche stories. Like how
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