yes its surely is telling people to start using steem ,well i have been pushing steemit in Zimbabwe ,and its bearing fruits people are interested.Only a few glitches here and there in terms of resources to reach the far corners of the country.But we getting there.I recently did a post about it ,please feel free to check it out and support the project-https://steemit.com/steemit/@tinashe/steemit-future-in-africa-zimbabwe-going-viral