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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. Lagos, a Nigerian port city, is the home of more than 60 startups focused on solving social problems. To diversify the economy, the government put an emphasis on the services and sugarcane industries. Business / Finance.

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Twitter, Jobs, Democracy & The US Elections

Both Sides of the Table

I’m hoping that HTML5 + mobile will lead them down a more open path. The topic of social media came up and one dial-in caller lamented the fact that all Silicon Valley was producing was silly social media companies. Social Media helps change that. As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran.

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