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If you ignore Africa, you do so at your own peril- MIT Global Startup Conference
Its been a hectic couple of days. I left Oxford on Tuesday after staying up all night writing a 3000-word essay arguing that famines are complex phenomena whose causes cannot be simply boiled down to food availability problems or even … Continue reading
10 African tech voices to follow on Twitter
So yesterday, my humble self was profiled by CNN as one of the 10 leading tech voices from different African countries. While I am deeply honored at being listed along with several people I look up to and respect greatly, such … Continue reading
Off to Cape Town:Roundtable Discussion with Honorable Trevor A. Manuel and Africa’s Social Entrepreneurs
The next few weeks are already showing up to be hectic, which is why when I drew up my study plan for my April exams, I myself doubted if I was ever going to abide by it with all the … Continue reading
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An Afternoon with an m-trepreneur –Nick Hughes- Founder M-PESA (Mobile money platform)
I got a chance to spend some time with Nick Hughes this afternoon at the Said Business School over lunch. Organized by the Skoll Centre for social Entrepreneurship, he was here to meet with students to discuss the future of … Continue reading
Creating high performance brands- When others zig, you need to Zag!
I have been reading ‘Zag’ by Neumeier-author of ‘The Brand Gap’ and will be sharing some key points from the book for individuals and entrepreneurs working on their brands. The goal is to provide insights, process, and courage to build … Continue reading
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Global Health for Dummies – Introducing……Diabetes Mellitus
Definition Diabetes = “excessive urine‟ Mellitus = “honey sweet‟ DM is a group of disorders characterised by hyperglycaemia ▫ Hyper = too much ▫ Glycaemia = “sugar in the blood‟ DM is a disorder of metabolism Most of the food people … Continue reading
0th (Nought) Week -Oct 2-8, 2011
0th Week is also known as Freshers’ week and is an important moment in every Oxford student’s social life. Graduate Orientation Programme :As an international student, I attended the Graduate Orientation Programme for International Students. This programme was held at … Continue reading
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af·ro·pre·neur /. An entrepreneur focused on Africa
@idrisayobello on Twitter Personal Musings – Tamedu Blog Idris Bello is a Weidenfeld Scholar in Global Health Science at the University of Oxford researching innovative business models for global health and entrepreneurship.
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The Afropreneur - Idris Ayodeji Bello 