This is a cool project. But don't let the fact that you are building an app distract from the main goal (building a community).
I would suggest you first go to as many universities as you can, get their computer science students on-board, and then connect to their alumni network.
And start organising meetups, hackathons and other events. You need to start a small fire and it will kindle.
A simple website is good enough and you can start today. http://www.hackcampus.io/ is doing something similar in the UK.
A directory might not be so useful at this point.
I would also love to see the Tech space in Africa mature. I expect great things to come out of that continent, and building a community Is definitely a great place to start.
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This is a cool project. But don't let the fact that you are building an app distract from the main goal (building a community).
I would suggest you first go to as many universities as you can, get their computer science students on-board, and then connect to their alumni network.
And start organising meetups, hackathons and other events. You need to start a small fire and it will kindle.
A simple website is good enough and you can start today. http://www.hackcampus.io/ is doing something similar in the UK.
A directory might not be so useful at this point.
I would also love to see the Tech space in Africa mature. I expect great things to come out of that continent, and building a community Is definitely a great place to start.
Put the code up on Github and I'll contribute.