#African Market

[didierleclair]

Afrika!

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[samyupatnana]

Churn Rate Decreases by 8% for African MNO

Our client, a major African 4G LTE operator, offers both pre-paid and post-paid models of broadband, VoIP, FTTH & FTTE services. Their objective is to improve customer experience by transitioning to an end-to-end digital platform.

The integration of multiple network elements across wired and wireless networks was made possible through our microservices-based Open API layer. This has significantly enhanced the functionality and interoperability of the Csmart platform. It has also allowed for a more flexible and scalable system, capable of adapting to changing business needs and technological advancements.

8-Percentage-Drop-in-customer-churn-Rate- for-African-MNO-V3 copy (csmart.digital)

[yearningforunity]

Woman lifting fruit on downtown street, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1985

Ph: Gary Monroe 

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Ford XA Ranchero, 1972. The Australian Ford Falcon ute was marketed in South African through successive generations using Ranchero badges. This example was for sale on eBay in Australia, having been reimported back to New South Wales after spending most of its life in SA. The vehicle offered is fitted with Ford's 302ci 240hp V8. At the moment the auction has ended with no bids.

ebay listing

thanks to @scentedkryptoniteballoon for the tip!

[albertayebisackey]

“Amidst the vibrant chaos of Makola Market, every hue tells a story, every voice a melody, and every corner a treasure waiting to be discovered. #MakolaMagic #ColorfulChaos #MarketMelodies”

[the-first-man-is-a-cat]

Fruit-Seller in Dakar, 1971. Photographer Harrison Forman.

[aengelren]

life after seeing people start waking up and stop idolizing elitism and celebrity culture, feeding their pockets while the working class and third world countries suffer..is the human revolution near?

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Ibadan, Nigeria

[sivavakkiyar]

[bumblebeeappletree]

We meet Thuch Ajack, the co-founder of United African Farm.

In African culture, most people are raised as farmers, with their own small plot of land, says Melbourne resident Thuch Ajak. When moving to Australia many migrants lost that connection to growing food, farming and the soil, which is why Thuch set up his project. He also works with the community and at the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre, and on community radio.

Members involved in the farm project come from right across Africa, so Thuch says the land unites people and is a meeting place.

Thuch was born during the war in South Sudan and when he was 10, his family fled to Kenya, living in Kakuma refugee camp. He returned in 2006 to help rebuild, and it was then he had the opportunity to go to university, studying agriculture and specialising in crop protection.

When war restarted in 2013 he says it “was really devastating”. He decided to move to Australia in 2015 and is now married with three children.

He found it hard to get into the agricultural sector so started looking at starting a market garden on his own. First, he volunteered at Joe’s Market Garden at CERES to make some connections, and then he started growing in his own backyard in Melbourne’s west. Here he met Mama Queyea Tuazama, a community leader with a lot of traditional knowledge, who was also looking for some land, and they joined forces to found the United African Farm.

The farm is on just over one hectare (3 acres) and it’s divided into two areas: a community space for gatherings and festivals and a food growing area.

Coming from a fertile, tropical country, Thuch was used to planting a seed and knowing it would germinate. In the cold Melbourne climate he is adjusting to allowing 8 weeks for seedlings! And of course, many tropical crops won’t grow or can only be grown in a small climate window.

So people have had to learn to use different crops.

In the productive area many crops are grown in raised beds, partly to make it easier for the elderly community members, but also because they are on low-lying clay soil so need the improved drainage.

Thuch enjoys connecting younger members of the community, especially those who have grown up in urban areas, back to their culture and to the soil.

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Farmer’s Market on a gloomy Saturday

[yearningforunity]

Going To Market, Rockfort Road, Kingston, Jamaica, 1890

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Chevrolet Nomad, 1976. Dating from Apartheid-era South Africa when trade and other sanctions restricted imports, a locally designed and manufactured utilitarian vehicle that used a General Motors 2.5 litre 4 cylinder engine driving the rear wheels. It was also used by the South African Army and security forces and remained in production until 1980

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Marcous's Summa Pride Visit

[Photo by Brown Estate]

[albertayebisackey]

Market Day