technology entrepreneurs in africa: a rising tide - by erik hersman

A Rising Tide: Tech Entrepreneurs in Africa

By Erik Hersman@whiteafrican

solving everyday problems

with African ingenuity

whiteAFRICANwhere africa and technology collide

“I’d like to visit Africa someday.”- South African Programmer

Karanja Macharia CEO of Mobile Planet (Kenya)

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Corporate Partners

trusted intermediaries

Kenya is proving more lucrative per subscriber than

South Africa- Mobile Advertising Network

Thank YouErik Hersman@whiteafrican

www.whiteafrican.com