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P eople in Africa prefer to talk not write

‘ Social Media Revolutionizing Africa: How is new media changing Africa, giving voices to the voiceless, improving governance and transparency, and changing narratives?’. P eople in Africa prefer to talk not write. C an’t resolve all of Africa’s issues with one approach.

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P eople in Africa prefer to talk not write

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  1. ‘Social Media Revolutionizing Africa: How is new media changing Africa, giving voices to the voiceless, improving governance and transparency, and changing narratives?’

  2. People in Africa prefer to talk not write

  3. Can’t resolve all of Africa’s issues with one approach

  4. Develop things with Africans

  5. Market can’t do it on its own

  6. Social media only breaks news and ‘it won’t make the history books until CNN or BBC report on it’

  7. Social media gives African youth an uncensored worldwide platform, letting them feel included in shaping Africa’s image

  8. Get away from the vision of ‘poor Africa’

  9. Problems can’t be solved by the same people who created them

  10. Social media is not about the technology, it’s about the human need to communicate

  11. New technologies can impact on public debate, people’s political capabilities, citizen-state relations, relationships with other government actors

  12. Youth can have a big impact on community development if given space to influence

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