In the fourth episode of AfrinCast, we caught up with TMS Ruge (listen to find out what ‘TMS’ is in full) for a discussion on Africa, the ‘renaissance’ of Africa and the emerging new face of Africa. We also talked about how new technology is helping level the playing field for Africa and giving us a chance to write a new story and paint a different picture of our continent. TMS Ruge is in the diaspora and shared with us his passion for connecting change agents in the African diaspora through Project Diaspora.
About a month from now at SXSW (South by South West), Teddy will be doing a talk on the new/emerging face of Africa (what he calls ‘Africa 3.0′). We also talk about this in our discussion and he tells us more about what theme his talk will be following.
This is our very first podcast done over skype. You may find every now and then there are skype notification sounds going off during the discussion, and some faint mouse clicks as I (frantically) try to shut them off. However, it’s still a great discussion and a very insightful on. So… listen in!
[podcast]http://www.afrinnovator.com/afrincast/AfrinCastEpisode004TMSRuge.mp3[/podcast]
About TMS Ruge
Teddy is a budding social entrepreneur, he’s currently assisting several indigenous farmer organizations in Uganda move from subsistence farming to large-scale commercial farming of aloe vera and moringa. Teddy is also a mobile technology enthusiast and blogs frequently about the African ICT sectors and it’s effects on development. He has also served on several panel discussions related to Africa, the role of the African Diaspora and Africa’s emerging technology space.
Teddy received a bachelors in Communication Design from the University of North Texas; when he isn’t trying to mobilize the African Diaspora, works as a professional photographer and web designer.
Teddy is a Ugandan record-holder in the decathlon and pole vault and, formerly, the high jump. He was also a one-time Ugandan Olympic hopeful in the decathlon. Teddy was born in Masindi, Uganda to a Sudanese father and a Ugandan mother. He grew up in Uganda, Kenya and Dallas, TX.
