Turn Africa's problem into opportunities #Jack Ma

Jack ma the Ali Baba founder on his first trip to Africa, Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, spoke in Nairobi on Thursday (July 20) " about the value of constant learning, the power of the internet, and how the combination of the two can be utilized to solve the day-to-day challenges facing the continent".

Ma also spoke about the process of failure, and how that can be a catalyst for innovation and progress.

In his speech:

“You have to get used to failure. If you can’t, then how can you win,” he said, while delivering a public lecture at the University of Nairobi.

Ma, who is special adviser for youth
entrepreneurship and small businesses to the
United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD), is on a two-day trip to
Kenya and Rwanda to share insights with
African entrepreneurs.

The reception of his trip has been almost fawning in a way that Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise visit last September was not. Floor-to-ceiling posters and billboards featuring his face decorated various venues where he has been speaking in Nairobi.

Ma, who also met president Uhuru Kenyatta, was accompanied by a delegation of Chinese billionaires, investors, and real estate tycoons.