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codeforafrica

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About codeforafrica

http://codingforafrica.at/

Email: martin+hn@codingforafrica.at

Recent public activity

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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…