Why don't you try to proxy it by setting up an interview with him. Come to HN with the story of "I'm going to interview the Minister of Telecom in Somalia: What should I ask him?"

Collect the questions and then later post the full interview somewhere that you can then reference in another post to HN.

I'm very interested in finding out how to pay people in the third world as well as others with no bank account (10% of Americans don't have one). Please see if he will answer questions. I want to know how it works, how widespread it is in Africa, if they are rolling it out in other countries etc.

What's your questions about Americans without bank accounts? I grew up poor so I knew plenty of people growing up without bank accounts. I can answer most questions.

No interest from HN or from him?

From HN.

Surprised this would not attract interest - did you raise this previously in another post? Agree with the other replies to your comment, I would have thought there could be considerable interest here if managed correctly. I imagine a brief introductory piece for what the scope of his work is as minister and what he's happy to talk about, posted as an Ask HN with an offer to send questions to the minister directly would be potentially very interesting.