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Welcome!

My name is Lina and I am from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I run a social enterprise that aims to bring digital education to Ethiopian students. Learn more about it at www.educationforethiopia.org.

My journey started as I wrote the first book in the world that helps Amharic (Ethiopia’s lingua franca) speakers learn Mandarin Chinese. Many people in my country were happy to have access to educational materials in local languages so I set out to make that widely accessible.

Like many students in developing countries, Ethiopian pupils work as well as attend school. If they miss school for whatever reason, especially their science and math classes, they may never catch up. Digitized content will meet them where they left off.

Previously, I wrote about Africa-China relations. Having lived in China for about a decade, I wanted to share with my audience how China and Africa are shaping the world. I have a book series called “The Complete Beginner’s Guide to China-Africa Relations.”

If you read all that, we should probably talk. Send me a message or add me on LinkedIn below.

Yale Africa-China Conference 2019

Yale Africa-China Conference 2019

Lina Ayenew
Events

Such a privilege to speak at the Yale Africa-China Conference  in Nairobi. To rub shoulders with researchers I had read for years was a dream come true. Here are some interesting insights:

  1. If you are an African government intent on getting a good deal with your Chinese counterparts, develop a cohesive strategy. Employ negotiators who know what they are doing. And coordinate your disparate departments.

  2. Efficiency vs good pay is a chicken and egg problem when it comes to the employment of Africans in Chinese enterprises operating in the continent.

  3. If governments in Africa do not enforce local environmental laws, they won’t be obeyed. Not by Western companies, not by African companies, not by Chinese companies.

Speaking at China Radio International with the COO of She Loves Tech

Speaking at China Radio International with the COO of She Loves Tech
With Eric and Cobus on the China-Africa Project

With Eric and Cobus on the China-Africa Project