The original press release is indicative of why I loathe April Fool's Day.

Despair not; there are many initiatives, individuals, and organizations
working hard in many parts of Africa to realize better connectivity that
offer hope.

-Michael
On Apr 2, 2016 12:07 AM, "Olévié Kouami" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear Enrique,
>
> IMHO the situation in Liberia is not yet a disaster.
> It's a question of Education. I
> For me Education is different from Culture.
> IMHO, we need to integrate Culture into Education for the good of our
> humanity. But we can acquire Education from any part of the world.
>
>
> My 2 cents,
> Warm regards
> -Olévié-
>
>
> 2016-04-01 18:02 GMT+01:00 Enrique Chaparro <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> Remmy, Olévié,
>>
>> Slightly offtopic, but since we talk about Africa, something that,
>> disgracefully, is not an April 1st joke: the privatisation of Liberia's
>> elementary education system.
>>
>> http://m.mgafrica.com/article/2016-03-31-liberia-plans-to-outsource-its-entire-education-system-to-a-private-company-why-this-is-a-very-big-deal-and-africa-should-pay-attention
>>
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