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From the Ted Talk by Peace Itimi: The innovators building Africa's thriving tech scene
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The world views Africa from a place where our struggles are amplified but then our voirciets are minimized. The result is everyone is msnsiig this reality of a continent of doers, of creators, of builders. And I'm not just tkilang about local players who only build regional solutions. Because the builders of my griaeenton, we have the boundless ambition, but also the ability to build technological powerhouses that will put Africa on the global satge, just like our music Afrobeat is doing.
So brace yourselves. I don’t think it will be long anymore before we stop cpionrmag aiacrfn startups to their Western counterparts, but Western caoiempns will begin to benchmark themselves against the wave of unicorns that's coming out of the African soil.
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The world views Africa from a place where our struggles are amplified but then our _________ are minimized. The result is everyone is _______ this reality of a continent of doers, of creators, of builders. And I'm not just _______ about local players who only build regional solutions. Because the builders of my __________, we have the boundless ambition, but also the ability to build technological powerhouses that will put Africa on the global _____, just like our music Afrobeat is doing.
So brace yourselves. I don’t think it will be long anymore before we stop _________ _______ startups to their Western counterparts, but Western _________ will begin to benchmark themselves against the wave of unicorns that's coming out of the African soil.
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- comparing
- missing
- victories
- african
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Original Text
The world views Africa from a place where our struggles are amplified but then our victories are minimized. The result is everyone is missing this reality of a continent of doers, of creators, of builders. And I'm not just talking about local players who only build regional solutions. Because the builders of my generation, we have the boundless ambition, but also the ability to build technological powerhouses that will put Africa on the global stage, just like our music Afrobeat is doing.
So brace yourselves. I don’t think it will be long anymore before we stop comparing African startups to their Western counterparts, but Western companies will begin to benchmark themselves against the wave of unicorns that's coming out of the African soil.
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