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Actually, East Africa has a vibrant startup and investment scene for both local and global investors. See, for example, http://ventureburn.com/2017/11/everything-you-need-to-know-a.... It is worth looking into for talent and opportunities.

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Yes, absolutely! And everyone in Uganda (and Kenya) has a mobile phone, and a lot of people use them for payments since banking isn't universal there, and mobile payments have emerged as a core mechanism for the secure transfer of funds between people (and also e.g. payments to businesses). The article hints at this by saying the test results are "ready to be shared to a mobile phone in a minute". Lots of people focus on Nigeria when talking about the startup scene in Africa, but I rather think it's East Africa that is in a better position to foster a tech industry.

As a South African, I find it quite interesting how vibrant East and West African tech scenes are... it’s very promising.

South Africa is moribund by comparison.

Also mobile payment are not as widespread. When I was in PTA 2017, the market I went to just started using zapper and that other similar service. This year I've even seen menlyn mall stores advertise accepting them

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