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Diana Opoti on the fashion business in Kenya and malls vs online for consumers
“Online is a convenience business for those working long hours.”
Adamu Waziri on Bino and Fino, an educational childrens’ animation series with its own dolls
“We have a Pan-African team of 7 animators, with one in Nairobi and the others in Lagos and Abuja.”
Obi Emelonye on his TV series The Calabash about Nigerian bankers & iROKO TV’s film Thy Will Be Done
“Thy Will Be Done in Filmhouse cinemas in Nigeria end May:"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."”
Candace Nkoth Bisseck on how Kaymu is connecting buyers and sellers online in Cameroon
“We have individuals working and willing to do some side business...a lot of sellers from popular local markets and large companies.”
Madiba Guillame Olivier, Kiro’o Games on raising 128,000 euros to be 1st games studio in Africa
“We plan to be the first video games studio on the continent to succeed in the USA and European market for PC and console games.”
Hypolite Bouabre on the public launch of Ivorian music producer David Monsoh’s BeBlack TV
“BeBlack TV is a TV channel dealing with African cultures, Black cultures wherever they are in the world”
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen on his film Invasion 1897 - The British remove the last King of Africa
“"I thought it wise that the other side of the story should be heard. Not just from the point of view of the victor.”
Nigerian You Tube phenomenon T-Boy on his next TV comedy series and his ambition to act
“"My Facebook skit did over 2 million views but my videos average at over 100,000 per video. I think that's pretty good".”
South Africa start-up Mediabox’s James Muir on an open access version of Apple TV
“"We've taken best in breed ARM based hardware like you have in your tablet or phone and made that ready for the TV like an Apple TV."”
Phiona Okumu, Afripop on SoulProviders and sticky content at Social Media Week Johannesburg
“I enjoyed the young musicians who are taking it upon themselves to create digital platforms to distribute music.”
Nicole Amarteifio on what’s culturally inappropriate or not in You Tube series An African City
“I wanted a completely different image of Africa...An epiphany came to me that an African version of Sex and the City would be the answer to that problem”
Rukky Ladoja, Grey on running a fashion start-up in Nigeria and selling through Jumia
“Infrastructure is the biggest challenge for any entrepreneur. Electricity and finding decent, skilled labour that will understand what you're trying to do”
Web TV channel Battabox’s Yemisi Ilo on how many boyfriends Nigerian women can have
“We got answers that led us to Nigerian girls could have three or four boyfriends, It caused a huge sensation on the Internet and loads of comments.”
Oluwadar Johnson Treseder on GE’s Garage in Lagos that’s looking for power generation solutions
“It's incredibly important to empower these small businesses that are coming up with really strong solutions that can solve local problems in local communities”
Abukar Abba Tahir on Gotel’s plans to launch the Al Jazeera of Africa from Abuja
“Gotel Africa is TV that has been carefully and cautiously crafted to come out of Abuja as the Al Jazeera of Africa.”
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