Africa: Mali Doesn't Want to Miss the Digital Revolution - One of Africa's Poorest Start-Up Markets Wants to Up Its Game

Smaller African countries have a tough time making much of an impact on the noisy African start-up news hyper-sphere. It's not easy being innovative in small, tech-poor markets. Russell Southwood looks at how recent initiatives in Mali are seeking to tackle the problem.

Mali's Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Arouna Modibo Toure threw his weight behind a start-up competition called Mali Start-Up at the beginning of the year. The top three start-up winners will get an immersive trip to Silicon Valley and meetings with top companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook. The Minister said:" "We want to assert our desire not to miss the digital revolution."

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