Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday (30th August, 2016)
visited Nigeria on his first trip to Sub-Saharan Africa, using his time in the
country to visit the Yaba technology hub in Lagos where he met with developers
and partners.
His visit to the country came after the Chan Zuckerberg
Initiative invested $24 million in an African startup, Andela, an organisation
that is building the next generation of technical leaders in Africa.
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“This is my first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. I’ll be meeting
with developers and entrepreneurs, and learning about the startup ecosystem in
Nigeria,” Zuckerberg said in a post on his Facebook page. “The energy here is
amazing and I’m excited to learn as much as I can.”
The Facebook CEO visted ‘Summer of Code Camp’ at the
Co-Creation Hub (CcHub), Yaba. He also met with developers like Temi Giwa, who
runs a platform called Life Bank that makes blood available when and where it
is needed in Nigeria.
“The first place I got to visit was the Co-creation Hub
Nigeria in Yaba. I got to talk to kids at a summer coding camp and
entrepreneurs who come to CcHub to build and launch their apps. I’m looking
forward to meeting more people in Nigeria,” he said.
Expectedly, Zuckerberg also visited Andela Lagos office.
According to Seni Sulyman, Director, Andela Lagos, his visit reinforced not
only his support of Andela’s mission, “but his belief that indeed the next generation
of great technology leaders will come out of Lagos, Nigeria and cities across
Africa.”
“Mark’s visit demonstrates to all Nigerian developers and
entrepreneurs that they’ve caught the attention of the tech world, and they are
capable of succeeding on a truly global level,” he added
