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Discussion on: A beginner’s journey into software development in Nigeria.

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Tracy Nuwagaba

All the above happens in Uganda, however on top of that we pay taxes for the internet. If you don't pay internet tax which is going to be increased soon, no internet services 🤦‍♀️.

It takes God's grace to be an African youth.

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Opeyemi Stephen

Let’s not even get started on the fact that as soon as you make it either on or off the shores of the country, the government comes with pomp and pageantry to say “that’s a product of our nation”

I think it’s very ridiculous to pay internet taxes and worse of all they still want to increase it?!!

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Garrett / G66

I know Hackers for Charity is trying to help but...it's definitely a struggle.

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Opeyemi Stephen

Yes they are. There are a host of other people trying to help too but in a country that has over 100 million unemployed youths, the change is not very visible. We can only keep trying Garrett. The African youth wants to thrive but there’s a lot of limitations.

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ssenoga

I hear you tracy.. It sucks to be an african youth in countries like uganda