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codeforafrica
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About codeforafrica
Email: martin+hn@codingforafrica.at
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Comment #49177717
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible…
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Comment #48750023
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible…
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Comment #48371230
Of course we do. but it's not happening. Not yet anyways. Or not at scale. It's like the joke with the bear. I don't need to outrun the bear, I only need to outrun you. But I didn'…
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Comment #48371001
That's because you all share your email addresses directly in your posts. I put my email address in my profile, and anyone genuinely interested is just one click away from getting …
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Comment #48370716
I live in Africa, and this video explains what I have been wondering about ever since I first encountered washboard roads. They are a daily annoyance for those who live away from t…
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Comment #48362241
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible…
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Comment #48267197
But you are proving the point of the parent comment: well I guess I have no choice but to keep all my money for myself and donate nothing You can't donate without trust. By your re…
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Comment #48252186
A local director of a gold mine here in Tanzania told me that all the profits of the mine go to the owners in China. I don't know how much profit they are making, but if Tanzania a…
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Comment #48243953
What would help is to buy their products and resources for a fair price.
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Comment #48243698
The average citizen does not have the income to even afford stuff like that. Anyone who is able buy a laptop like that is wealthy by local standards. And in particular anyone impor…
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Comment #48243642
The lowest price for a working second hand laptop in Uganda is about half a million ugandan shillings, which is about USD130. That gets you a 10 year old second hand model with min…
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Comment #47977841
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible…
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Comment #47739149
The problem is not that corruption prevents capitalism from working. The problem is that capitalism doesn't prevent corruption. Corruption is enabled because of capitalism, and any…
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Comment #47735380
It's more complicated than that. Here in East Africa women are allowed to work and run businesses. In fact, most of my friends here who run a business are female. The majority of t…
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Comment #47735316
I moved to East Africa with my children a few years ago, and I have the same impression. Investments in infrastructure and education seem like the best way to improve everyone's li…
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Comment #47605368
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible…
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Comment #47230893
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible…
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Comment #46875394
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible…
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Comment #46476142
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible…
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Comment #46116109
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible…
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Comment #45818179
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible…
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Comment #45644227
It depends on the level of risk. I generally accept what people say as truth, but if you start asking me for money I require evidence. And the more money you ask for, the more evid…
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Comment #45444545
SEEKING WORK | local or REMOTE Location: Africa or REMOTE Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional…
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Comment #45444541
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible…