DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 2 -- SO, 50 students just bagged golden tickets to the tech worlds big leagues namely Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Oxford and Peking University among the reputable universities in this planet! No, it is not a movie plot.

It is the real deal, powered by the Tanzanias governments new brainchild: The Samia Scholarship Extended for Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Allied Sciences (SSE-DS/AI+).

The catch? Only seven of the 50 are girls. Yes, seven. Out of 50. That is barely a girl per continent. Girls, we need to talk.

The government is not playing games. They are investing in real education reform: Building schools in every ward, expanding dorms so girls dont have to trek 15 kilometres in the h...