Zuckerberg meets developers, entrepreneurs on first trip to Nigeria
Camp’ at the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub), Yaba during his first
visit to Nigeria. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/ MARK ZUCKERBERG
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday 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.
“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.
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