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Jamati: The year that was

Jamati Online

Shirlene Alusa-Brown

31 Dec 2011 | 5:44 pm

It was a great year at Jamati, this past 2011. We got the chance to celebrate with great African personalities both in Africa and the Diaspora. Nicolas Anelka In various fields African put their best foot forward and continued to shine. Great achievements were made, and we can only hope for more in the coming year. Some of the biggest achievements included: FASHION: This is the year that saw an increased showcasing of African designs, from Africa Fashion Week in South Africa, to Africa Fashion Week in New York, London Fashion Week, and the acclaimed Swahili Fashion Week. More up and coming…
Kano schools empty after Nigeria attacks

BBC News - Africa

28 Jan 2012 | 3:28 am

Christian classes shunned by fearful parents in Kano
Abdoulaye Wade, president of Senegal, Can Run Again, Court Rules

NYT > Africa

By ADAM NOSSITER

28 Jan 2012 | 12:30 am

The country’s constitutional court ruled on Friday that President Abdoulaye Wade could seek a third term, and threw out the candidacy of Youssou N’Dour, a popular singer.
Africa Union’s top posts tightly contested

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27 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am

All eyes are on the 18th African Union (AU) Summit that is currently underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia until the 30th of January 2012. While the theme of the Summit is "Boosting Intra-African Trade", the election of the AU Commission Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson on 29 January will also take centre stage. This year, one of the most anticipated…
‘WHAT’S UP AFRICA’ COMES TO KENYA

Jamati Online

Shirlene Alusa-Brown

23 Jan 2012 | 7:39 am

The What’s Up Africa vlog crew came calling to Kenya on a 10 day tour to meet with the people, shoot some new sketches on location and popularize the show. Jamati, who have previously highlighted the What’s Up Africa vlog, got the chance to speak with Ikenna Azuike and sought to find out the buzz on What’s Up Africa – in Kenya. Ikenna Azuike - What's Up Africa Ikenna says the What’s Up Africa vlog, a short-sharp satire on the happenings across the African continent, is a way of expressing his creativity, and creating an impact on society. He seemed quite at home and excited to…

BBC News - Africa
Kano schools empty after Nigeria attacks

28 Jan 2012 | 3:28 am

Christian classes shunned by fearful parents in Kano
VIDEO: New Libya torture claims emerge

28 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am

The BBC has seen further evidence that former supporters of Colonel Gaddafi have been tortured in Libyan jails.
Senegal Wade ruling fuels clashes

28 Jan 2012 | 2:15 am

Violence breaks out in Senegal after the country's top court rules that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term in office.
Warning over Niger harvest crisis

28 Jan 2012 | 1:49 am

The opportunity to avert a major food crisis in the West African state of Niger is closing fast, Save the Children warns.
New Libya torture claims emerge

28 Jan 2012 | 1:08 am

The BBC hears accounts from prison inmates in Libya suggesting that supporters of former leader Col Gaddafi are being tortured in detention.

NYT > Africa
Abdoulaye Wade, president of Senegal, Can Run Again, Court Rules

By ADAM NOSSITER

28 Jan 2012 | 12:30 am

The country’s constitutional court ruled on Friday that President Abdoulaye Wade could seek a third term, and threw out the candidacy of Youssou N’Dour, a popular singer.
News Analysis: Seized Pirates in Legal Limbo, With No Formula for Trials

By C. J. CHIVERS

28 Jan 2012 | 12:20 am

Hijackings have declined sharply in the past year, but where interdiction ends, a problem begins: what to do with the detained pirates?
Some Egyptian Protesters Turn Ire on Muslim Brotherhood

By LIAM STACK and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

28 Jan 2012 | 12:10 am

The resentments of many political activists toward the Muslim Brotherhood spilled into a public spat, and opponents of the leadership of Syria stormed its embassy.
World Briefing | Africa: Nigeria: Militant Leader Pledges Bombing Campaign

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

28 Jan 2012 | 12:06 am

The leader of a militant Islamist sect has rejected offers for a negotiated peace and promised to kidnap government officials’ family members and bomb schools, according to an Internet message.
The Saturday Profile: In South Africa, Mazibuko Is Democratic Alliance’s New Face

By JOHN ELIGON

28 Jan 2012 | 12:06 am

Lindiwe Mazibuko, a leader in the Democratic Alliance, faces criticism over whether she is black enough as she tries to help the party shed its white, elitist image.

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Africa Union’s top posts tightly contested

27 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am

All eyes are on the 18th African Union (AU) Summit that is currently underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia until the 30th of January 2012. While the theme of the Summit is "Boosting Intra-African Trade", the election of the AU Commission Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson on 29 January will also take centre stage. This year, one of the most anticipated…
Gambia's leader pulls out of AU presidency race

27 Jan 2012 | 1:41 am

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has pulled out of the race for the presidency of the African Union's Assembly. Gambia's foreign minister Momodou Tangara informed AU officials that president Yahya Jammeh has decided to with withdraw from the race for the AU presidency after a closed-door meeting of foreign minister from the Economic Community…
NIGERIA: Chadians among Kano attackers

26 Jan 2012 | 7:33 am

Nigerian police said people speaking a Chadian language were among the attackers who waged bombing and shooting sprees in Kano last Friday, killing a total of 185 people according to the first official tally. "The extremists are said to be speaking accented Hausa language, Kanuri and Chad languages," the state police command said in its first…
Kenya’s finance minister resigns

26 Jan 2012 | 6:48 am

Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Uhuru Kenyatta has resigned on Thursday together with the Secretary to the Cabinet and head of the Public Service Ambassador Francis Muthaura. The two alongside Eldoret Member of Parliament William Ruto and radio journalist Joshua Sang were on Monday ordered to stand for trial by the International…
Malawi losing $28m in fisheries resources

26 Jan 2012 | 4:45 am

Malawi is losing $28 million (about MK4.6 billion) worth of fisheries resources each year due to unsustainable fishing in natural bodies, an estimate which represents 0.8 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the Ministry of Finance and Development's Economic valuation of Sustainable Natural Resource Use report in Malawi. The report,…

Jamati Online
‘WHAT’S UP AFRICA’ COMES TO KENYA

Shirlene Alusa-Brown

23 Jan 2012 | 7:39 am

The What’s Up Africa vlog crew came calling to Kenya on a 10 day tour to meet with the people, shoot some new sketches on location and popularize the show. Jamati, who have previously highlighted the What’s Up Africa vlog, got the chance to speak with Ikenna Azuike and sought to find out the buzz on What’s Up Africa – in Kenya. Ikenna Azuike - What's Up Africa Ikenna says the What’s Up Africa vlog, a short-sharp satire on the happenings across the African continent, is a way of expressing his creativity, and creating an impact on society. He seemed quite at home and excited to…
Jamati: The year that was

Shirlene Alusa-Brown

31 Dec 2011 | 5:44 pm

It was a great year at Jamati, this past 2011. We got the chance to celebrate with great African personalities both in Africa and the Diaspora. Nicolas Anelka In various fields African put their best foot forward and continued to shine. Great achievements were made, and we can only hope for more in the coming year. Some of the biggest achievements included: FASHION: This is the year that saw an increased showcasing of African designs, from Africa Fashion Week in South Africa, to Africa Fashion Week in New York, London Fashion Week, and the acclaimed Swahili Fashion Week. More up and coming…
Cesaria Evoria dies

Shirlene Alusa-Brown

29 Dec 2011 | 10:06 am

Legendary African Musician Cesaria Evoria, from Cape Verde died on Saturday, December 17th, 2011. The singer who had been suffering from various health problems retired early this year and she died peacefully in Mindelo in her native island of Sao Vicente in the Baptista de Sousa Hospital. Cesaria Evoria The great Artist who started singing as a teenager, went on to release 11 studio albums and won a Grammy in 2004 for her album ‘VOZ D’AMOR’. She was nicknamed the “Barefoot Diva” as she liked to perform without shoes. The great artist who was known for her sultry voice…
Inside Story tackles HIV/AIDS

Shirlene Alusa-Brown

27 Dec 2011 | 11:47 am

The Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership’s ‘Inside Story‘, is produced by Curious Pictures with the support of PEPFAR, USAID, Chevron, Discovery Communications, Access Bank, The South African Department of Trade and Industry, SEACOM and UNAIDS. Kevin Ndege and Hakeem Kae-Kazim Synposis from the website: On a dusty soccer pitch in Malindi, Kenya young Kalu (Kevin Ndege Mamboleo, from the Kenyan drama series, ‘Changing Times‘) is an aggressive striker of the “Malindi Sharks,” who dreams of playing professional soccer. He’s a selfish player and a…
Ogum Chijindu proves the Lingerie Football League is serious football

Shirlene Alusa-Brown

12 Dec 2011 | 10:38 am

Ogum Chijindu is a player in the Lingerie Football League and she is serious about football. Known as the “Nigerian Knockout”, she plays for the LA Temptations as a wide receiver and a safety. Ogum Chijindu As a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Temptations, she has proven that she is more than just a pretty body and face. She is passionate about the sport and feels that if it takes wearing lingerie to get guys to watch a lady’s league of football, she is willing to do it. According to an interview in MTV Clutch, her favorite player is Troy Polamalu and she loves…

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South African Airways launches China flight

17 Jan 2012 | 4:25 am

Africa's biggest airliner, South African Airways (SAA) is this month-end expected to launch its inaugural non-stop flight into Beijing, China. "The inaugural flight is scheduled to depart on Tuesday 31 January 2012 from Johannesburg to arrive in Beijing, on Wednesday 1 February 2012," according to an announcement to its Voyagers members.…
South Sudan: Rethinking the energy curse

28 Dec 2011 | 1:26 pm

Following nearly a half-century of war and a jubilant independence on July 9, 2011, leaders of the world's newest nation, South Sudan, came to Washington D.C. to express cautious optimism for what is likely to be a long road to recovery for a deeply impoverished war-torn country whose substantial petroleum reserves are being viewed as a catalyst…
Tanzania exporters call for new fund

20 Dec 2011 | 5:30 am

The Tanzania Exporters Association (TANEXA) has proposed the establishment of the Tanzania Credit Guarantee Fund (TCGF) as a source of finance to boost the efforts of local producers and exporters. The proposal to form the TCGF, according to TANEXA, is crucial due to the current shortcomings in the Export Credit Guarantee Scheme (ECGS) and the Small…
AECF awards $12m to 19 Tanzanian-based firms

23 Sep 2011 | 9:40 am

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) today announced the results of the first round of two simultaneous competitions to promote business innovation in Tanzania: the agribusiness window (TZAW) and renewable energy & adaptation to climate change window (REACT). REACT is open to investments in the EAC, which includes Tanzania. No less than…
KENYA: Vision 2030 endorses Tatu City project

16 Sep 2011 | 3:05 am

The Vision 2030 Delivery Board has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tatu City, endorsing the unique housing and infrastructure development concept as a model for private development and management of municipalities. Speaking during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, Vision 2030 Delivery Board Chairman, Dr. James Mwangi, hailed…

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Africa Union’s top posts tightly contested

27 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am

All eyes are on the 18th African Union (AU) Summit that is currently underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia until the 30th of January 2012. While the theme of the Summit is "Boosting Intra-African Trade", the election of the AU Commission Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson on 29 January will also take centre stage. This year, one of the most anticipated…
Gambia's leader pulls out of AU presidency race

27 Jan 2012 | 1:41 am

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has pulled out of the race for the presidency of the African Union's Assembly. Gambia's foreign minister Momodou Tangara informed AU officials that president Yahya Jammeh has decided to with withdraw from the race for the AU presidency after a closed-door meeting of foreign minister from the Economic Community…
NIGERIA: Chadians among Kano attackers

26 Jan 2012 | 7:33 am

Nigerian police said people speaking a Chadian language were among the attackers who waged bombing and shooting sprees in Kano last Friday, killing a total of 185 people according to the first official tally. "The extremists are said to be speaking accented Hausa language, Kanuri and Chad languages," the state police command said in its first…
Kenya’s finance minister resigns

26 Jan 2012 | 6:48 am

Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Uhuru Kenyatta has resigned on Thursday together with the Secretary to the Cabinet and head of the Public Service Ambassador Francis Muthaura. The two alongside Eldoret Member of Parliament William Ruto and radio journalist Joshua Sang were on Monday ordered to stand for trial by the International…
Malawi losing $28m in fisheries resources

26 Jan 2012 | 4:45 am

Malawi is losing $28 million (about MK4.6 billion) worth of fisheries resources each year due to unsustainable fishing in natural bodies, an estimate which represents 0.8 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the Ministry of Finance and Development's Economic valuation of Sustainable Natural Resource Use report in Malawi. The report,…

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Ruto, Uhuru and Kalonzo plan to remain united

28 Jan 2012 | 1:55 am

Replies: 0 Last poster: Icholia at 28-01-2012 08:55 Topic is Open The businesses were paralyzed yesterday in Eldoret when the convoy William Ruto, Uhuru Kenyatta and Kalonzo attracted people to sixty four stadium where a peace and prayer rally was held for the four confirmed ICC suspects. The rally which was attended by three suspects and more…
Poor road network affects business productivity

27 Jan 2012 | 2:19 pm

Replies: 0 Last poster: adomfeh at 27-01-2012 21:19 Topic is Open Studies have established a link between transportation infrastructure investment and economic development. Though figures are not readily available, the poor roads linking parts of the Kumasi metropolis is believed to be affecting productivity. Commuting within the city for daily…
AFCON 2012: Ivory Coast pick quarter-finals ticket

27 Jan 2012 | 1:21 pm

Replies: 0 Last poster: Walter at 27-01-2012 18:21 Topic is Sticky Burkina Faso had never beaten their West African neighbours in eight previous encounters and that trend looked set to continue when, with just 16 minutes played, Salomon Kalou netted the match’s opening goal. An early Solomon Kalou strike and a late Bakary Kone own goal propelled…
S.Leone: CARL Salutes ICC ruling on Kenya

27 Jan 2012 | 8:32 am

Replies: 0 Last poster: Murtala at 27-01-2012 15:32 Topic is Open The Center for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL), a civil society body in Sierra Leone has welcome a January 23rd decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC)to try those politicians in Kenya for their roles in the 2007 elections violence. “The ruling represents…
Africa Union’s top posts tightly contested

27 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am

Replies: 0 Last poster: Zebera at 27-01-2012 13:30 Topic is Sticky This year, one of the most anticipated moments of the Conference is the election for a term of four years of members of the AU Commission, namely, the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and the eight Commissioners. “In July 011, the Commission notified Member States on the vacancies…

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Gigantic Electronics extension cable

JKE

23 Jan 2012 | 9:20 am

“Safety First!”, you may think while watching the following video, but if the cheap (Chinese) polyethylene (?) extension cables just break too often due to rough handling and their low quality, chances are that someone will come up with an alternative. Like this young man in Kenya: (no subtitles available on this one, sorry) A young man from Kiandutu slums in Thika had always wanted to be an electrical engineer, but lack of fees denied him a chance to further his studies. And yet this has not dampen his resolve to put his mark on the world of electrical engineering.For starters,…
A mobile phone security system for your car

Erik Hersman

23 Aug 2011 | 4:07 am

In Nyeri, Kenya a young man named Peterson Mwangi has created a way to start and switch off a car engine, via an SMS command from his cell phone. This is a lot like Morris Mbetsa’s anti-theft vehicle system using SMS of a couple years ago.
Emargence Door Exit

JKE

29 May 2011 | 8:15 pm

Imagineering is what it’s all about – wouldn’t you have wanted to build your own helicopter from scratch when you were 17 years old? Joseph Omwoyo, a young Kenyan form-four student in Western Kenya, did just that and built his own version, using locally available materials. It doesn’t fly, nor does it look like it will ever take off – but what really matters is that a young boy with limited resources still had the energy to fulfill his dream: “…Omwoyo says he got the idea while in Form One when he, together with his colleagues, toured the Kisumu…
Retain, Reuse, Rejoice

JKE

12 Apr 2011 | 7:02 pm

We’re currently fighting a bug that has affected our server [Update: Fixed! ], hence the long delay in updating this wonderful blog. Also, we recommend subscribing to this blog (because the bug doesn’t show up on our feed), so if you haven’t already done so, please subscribe to the AfriGadget RSS feed. Thank you! So… “what do you do with old billboard posters”, asks Kenyan bloggger Daudi “Mentalacrobatics” Were on his Posterous site – and instantly delivers the following snapshot: “Apply Nairobi ingenuity and waterproof your…
Lamutiki

JKE

27 Jan 2011 | 9:41 pm

Anyone remembers David Mayer de Rothschild’s Plastiki, “a 60 feet (18 m) catamaran made out of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and other recycled PET plastic and waste products” that successfully conquered the Pacific Ocean last year? Well, it seems this young man from Lamu (Kenya) had a similar idea and is in the process of building his own plastic bottle boat. Our reader Arthur Buliva from Kenya just sent us these pictures with the following explanation: I was in Lamu recently and came across this man who was making a boat out of plastic bottles and old slippers. He was…

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20th Century Parallels

HASH

26 Jan 2012 | 5:32 am

At the beginning, they shared an excitement about technology, an optimism for the future, and even a certain clumsiness in getting down to business. While that quote sounds a lot like our current state of affairs in the technology space, it’s not. It’s from a good story on how the movie and film industry came to be in the early 20th century.
The “Mobile Web” as text and voice

HASH

23 Jan 2012 | 10:48 am

The mobile web revolution has already spread around the world. The phase of it that we live in is where we see the internet hitting critical mass based on the availability of web connectivity on mobile devices. Data is widely available, and the costs continue to decrease at an alarming rate. We’re seeing the disruption this is causing already, from businesses to consumers, and within the political structures of entire countries. THE MOBILE WEB from Duniamedia on Vimeo. Dunia Media, out of Switzerland, has put together a good video showcasing this change. Interestingly enough, this video…
Google Plays Dirty in Kenya

HASH

13 Jan 2012 | 3:23 am

There is a damning post out by Stefan Magdalinski on some unsavory business practices being done by Google Kenya against Mocality. Mocality designed a fantastic crowdsourcing tool to create their mobile web-based business listings directory back in 2010. There is undeniable proof that Google’s team here has been systematically calling businesses in the Mocality business directory in an effort to poach them to their own “Getting Your Business Online” program for Kenya. The long and short: Mocality claims Google Kenya is using its database to sell a competing product. For some…
Kikuyu Grass and the Macro / Micro Problem

HASH

11 Jan 2012 | 1:45 am

Kikuyu Grass comes from East Africa, and is heavily used in sporting fields and schools around the world due to it’s hardy nature and ability to repair from damage quickly. It’s also tough, aggressive and spreads like a weed due to how it sends out long shoots. If you know this grass, you aren’t surprised to see one “runner” of Kikuyu Grass dropping in and out of the ground over a 20-30 meter area. I like the analogy of Kikuyu Grass to discuss an issue that I see as a major issue in certain industries in regards to how technology solutions get critical mass and…
What’s on Tap for 2012

HASH

4 Jan 2012 | 7:37 am

2011 was a good year – a great one even. Here’s why: iHub reaches one year, clocks over 6,000 members and more than 100 events. Companies were founded, business got funded and many companies found CTOs and employees through the network. (What makes the iHub work?) The m:lab (East Africa’s mobile lab) was founded, with a testing center, 7 companies incubating and 2 classes of mobile app development trained. AfriLabs was founded and now has grown to see over 15 labs in Senegal, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zambia, Cameroon, Ghana and South Africa. The first Pivot pitching…

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Birritu Express - Online Money Exchange Service

Emeka Okafor

27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am

Tadias reports: “Birritu Express was created by Ethiopians to meet the specific needs of the global Ethiopian community “It is designed to be the most inexpensive, convenient and secure way to transfer funds to Ethiopia from abroad.” The Ethiopian Diaspora’s annual income is estimated to be tens of billions of dollars , about equal to Ethiopia’s gross domestic product, according to Precise Consult International, organizers of The World Bank and USAID backed annual Ethiopian Diaspora business conference. Crude calculations using remittance figures ($1.1 billion in the first 9 months…
'Mediated Matter'

Emeka Okafor

26 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am

From the MIT Media Lab: Mediated Matter research integrates computational form-finding strategies with biologically inspired fabrication in order to enhance the relation between natural and man-made environments. The group seeks to establish new forms of design, and novel processes of material practice at the intersection of computer science, material engineering, design and ecology.
Caranda Ginger January

Emeka Okafor

25 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am

From Caranda Fine Foods,the bracing delights of Ginger Tea: Image courtesy of Caranda Ginger is a very special herb or spice with significant healing powers and soothing magic. This amazing herb enhances the teas that we have selected for you with a bright, clean taste of a mild yet spicy ginger note. The flavor is an upper note of an earthy spice in our Ginger Nectar Rooibos Herb Tea. The Rooibos introduces an even honey note. If you enjoy the kick of ginger then also travel to the world of our green teas. We are pleased to offer our Sencha Ginger Green Tea. The lemon verbena and lavender…
Activespaces | An Incubator

Emeka Okafor

25 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am

The VOA reports on Activspaces: Image courtesy of Africa News Zinger Systems began as a business idea in the minds of a few Cameroonian entrepreneurs. After they spent one year developing their academic software and business model at Activspaces, a technology hub in southwest of the country, they eventually launched their business and now employ eight people. Activspaces is a shared office space where designers, software developers, artists and more can gather. “We’ve realized that many enterprising techies work in isolation in Cameroon," said the space's community manager, Al Banda.
Mifuko

Emeka Okafor

24 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am

Along the Helsinki-Nairobi-axis Mifuko Oy is a Finnish design company, which co-operates with several small artisan workshops in Kenya...While the designs are done by Finnish artists they are inspired by the colours, textures and vibrancy of Africa. Every product is designed in such a way as to utilize traditional craftsmanship and available materials.

...My heart's in Accra
David Weinberger: Too Big To Know

Ethan

25 Jan 2012 | 10:02 pm

David Weinberger‘s new book “Too Big To Know” (#2B2K – be sure to pick book titles that make good hash tags…) launched last night at Harvard Law School with a talk entitled “Unsettling Knowledge”. If you know David’s work, it’s obvious that the title is a pun. And David’s new book is a wonderfully unsettling piece – it challenges our notion of what knowledge is, and introduces the uncomfortable question of how we navigate this new space. Knowledge as we know it is coming apart, David tells us. The bastions of knowledge, the…
Beth Kolko: “Hackademia – Leveraging the conflict between expertise and innovation to create disruptive technologies”

Ethan

25 Jan 2012 | 9:42 am

Beth Kolko is the sort of academic who follows her muse from one fascinating topic to another. Colin Maclay traces some of her past work from a doctorate in English through research on use of technology in the developing world, through her current research on human-centered design and engineering at the University of Washington. For the past couple of years, Beth has been focused on research for a book on hackers and makers. This is a project that comes from her daily life, where she’s spent the last six years participating in hacking and making events in the Seattle area –…
MIT Media Lab opposes SOPA, PIPA

Ethan

15 Jan 2012 | 1:31 am

I’ve been working with friend (and boss) Joi Ito to help the Media Lab put up a statement about our collective opposition to SOPA and PIPA. Joi and I are both posting this piece on our personal blogs, and a shorter piece from the Media Lab site leads to both these posts. As we get ready to post, it seems like the tide in the battle is turning, and major concessions are being offered by bill sponsors. That’s good news, but SOPA and PIPA are still worth our close attention – there are powerful forces advocating for their passage, and as we try to document below, the harms of…
More notes from Microsoft Research Social Computing Symposium

Ethan

13 Jan 2012 | 4:07 pm

Some notes from day 2 of the Microsoft Research Social Media Symposium: My attempts to transcribe Wael Abbas’s talk about media and protest in Egypt prior to the Arab Spring. Becky Hurwitz has been active in the Occupy movement in New York City, and offered reflections on how Occupy is developing and testing technology for protest. She invites us to use the people’s mic, a technology created to ensure that participants in Occupy General Assemblies can hear speakers, despite police bans on amplification. We dutifully echo her in a mic check and in repeating a few words of her talk,…
Wael Abbas on video and social media in Egypt prior to the revolution

Ethan

13 Jan 2012 | 9:53 am

Wael Abbas himself to the crowd at Microsoft’s Social Media Symposium saying, “I’m just a blogger.” Yeah, and Clay Shirky, who introduces him, is just some bald dude. Here’s my attempt to transcribe Wael’s talk. I want to talk about social media in Egypt from 2004 through the revolution and why we needed to use social media. In our country where we’re told we have freedom of speech, where they’ve convinced us we have independent media, we weren’t being told the whole truth. The media is not covering everything. In 2004, we started seeing…

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Kenyan Vitalstatistix

15 Jan 2012 | 2:57 am

Sample these common humorous quotes about statistics: Definition - the science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures; 98% of all statistics are made up; statistics are like bikinis - what they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vitalAs Kenyans celebrate the open data movement of 2011, some in the finance and planning department of banks, and many companies and offices involved in analysis are probably lamenting the loss of one of the most useful statistical publications that the Kenya Government used to put out – the Monthly Economic Review from the Central Bank of…
Cheque Truncation Part III

12 Jan 2012 | 6:10 am

The much vaunted cheque truncation may be here at last after a notice at the bank branch that it will be in effect from Monday - January 16 - six months later than scheduled. Cheques may now take as little as one day to clear. However the notice also reminds & cautions bank customers that even cheques they write will hit their account within a day of presentation - and that they should watch that they don't get inconvenienced .i.e. issue cheques that bounce (bad for them, good for the bank which will hit them with more charges)Having cheques clear faster is also a matter of necessity for…
Blogging in 2011

8 Jan 2012 | 1:07 pm

Last year was a very busy one, but which meant there were fewer blog posts. However, there was more collaboration and guest posting, as well as more travel tales, but with limits in what to write. While there were many more events to attend (sometimes two a day), there was some difficulty in finding what to write that was not better expressed on in short posts on twitter. Fortunately, life as a consumer of goods, services, and information was an data source of posts - and here are the most read posts (published in 2011), some of which had links to others in the top 25.1. Mututho a.k.a. the…
Fun with Wordle

6 Jan 2012 | 4:20 am

Inspired by Rookie Manager, here's a Wordle snap of some top words contained in this blog;
Boeing 787 in Nairobi

26 Dec 2011 | 9:48 pm

Boeing brought a new 787 aircraft to Nairobi as part of their Dreamliner World Tour in mid-December.Boeing were presenting the plane to their customers who had ordered the plane in record numbers, but then had to wait for a few years more for delivery due to delays in completion of the plane. It's first flight was scheduled for 7th August 2007 (07-08-07) but this took place in 2010 and while airlines like Kenya Airways were supposed to have received Dreamliner planes in September 2010, currently there are still only 2 Dreamliner planes in customer service (both with All Nippon Airways Japan.

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Airtel Ghana upgrades network for faster broadband

Oluniyi D. Ajao

20 Jan 2012 | 3:36 pm

Airtel, Ghana’s second national operator announced an upgrade of its cellular network to a newer/faster mobile broadband technology called 3.75G earlier this week. 3.75G, otherwise known as HSPA+, is the latest iteration of the 3G mobile broadband technology. The launch makes Airtel the pioneer of 3.75G in Ghana, and the fastest mobile broadband service in Ghana presently. Airtel is promising a maximum theoretical download speed of 21Mbps. Its other (GSM) competitors MTN, Tigo and Vodafone currently run HSDPA cellular networks offering download speeds ranging between 7.2Mbps and…
Glo Mobile soft launches in Ghana

Oluniyi D. Ajao

19 Jan 2012 | 2:02 pm

After several false starts, Glo Mobile Ghana appears to have taken its most remarkable step yet, towards a commercial launch. The cellular network obtained its operating licence since 2008 but had failed to launch its service to the public, citing logistical difficulties. Its last false start was 17th November 2011. A much-publicized commercial launch slated for that date was postponed at the last minute. glo Today 19th January 2012 was another publicized date but again, Glo Mobile did not fail to disappoint. Instead of launching its network and opening for business, Glo Mobile only opened-up…
GOtv Africa. A new digital pay TV service.

Oluniyi D. Ajao

16 Jan 2012 | 12:56 am

I noticed multitudes of GOtv Africa banners and balloons in the ancient city of Ibadan Nigeria in the last quarter of 2011. The similarity with the name/logo of DStv was clear. Promotional drives were ongoing at different vantage points in Ibadan. GOtv is a new digital terrestrial TV (DTT) service by Multichoice Africa, operators of DStv. Instead of broadcasting via satellite, GOtv broadcasts from TV masts, sending encrypted digital signals to proprietary GOtv decoders. The signal is then decoded and sent to the television set. From their sales website: GOtv, Nigeria’s newest pay TV service…
App spotlight: DStv Guide for Android

Oluniyi D. Ajao

14 Jan 2012 | 12:46 pm

DStv Guide is an Android app by Multichoice Africa (PTY) Ltd, operators of Africa’s leading direct-to-home digital satellite platform, DStv. The app offers the program guide of some of the television channels on DStv. Its features include: 7 day schedule information Extended programme information Localized information for all countries where DStv is available Set reminders for any movie, show or sporting event The nifty app is only 575KB and is free-of-charge. It offers programming guide for 66 channels (in Ghana). The number and order of the listed channels is fully customizable. DStv…
Toshiba shines with world’s thinnest tablet at CES 2012

Oluniyi D. Ajao

13 Jan 2012 | 1:41 am

The 2012 edition of Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas USA did not disappoint. Being the biggest platform for tech companies to show-off their latest innovations, a lot of new tablets (mostly running the Android OS) were among the announced. I have followed the news reports and one tablet that stood-out of the crowd was Toshiba’s Excite x10. It is exciting. From PC World: This 10.1-inch tablet distinguishes itself as the only model that can be called both the thinnest and lightest: It measures just 0.3-inches thick and weighs 1.18 pounds. It has a Texas Instruments 1.2-GHz OMAP 4430…

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Book Review: Richard Branson ‘Screw Business As Usual’

Fred Roed

27 Jan 2012 | 5:40 am

Before I start on this review it’s worthwhile to mention that Sir Richard is a client of the digital marketing agency that I own so there may be a *small* bias. I read Branson’s new book ‘Screw Business As Usual‘ in two days, and am currently rereading certain chapters of it. I will aim to to give you my fairest appraisal, and give an insight into why I think you should buy the book (yes, I do think you should!) Screw Business As Usual is, in a nutshell, about social entrepreneurship – the concept of making money while doing good. In the book Branson relates his…
Five Steps To A Viral Mobile Campaign – Step 3: Achieving Viral Reach on Mobile

Ryan Gandalf van Jaarsveld

27 Jan 2012 | 1:44 am

Step number three: Don’t play it safe When we receive a brief and the client wants to achieve viral reach we know that the one sure way to tell if we are doing our job is if the client has that look in their eyes that says they’re scared. It’s rare for the client to move ahead regardless. To put themselves aside and realise they aren’t necessarily their target market. As they say – no guts, no glory! We all know the feeling we get when we pass something on via e-mail, SMS or word of mouth and the person/ people receiving it have a reaction similar to what we experienced when we…
BRICS Africa Export Import Forum: Another ‘First’ For Saitex

Staff Reporter

26 Jan 2012 | 6:40 am

The vast, largely untapped potential for BRICS intra Africa trade is to receive a major boost, through the newly-launched BRICS Africa Export Import Forum, which will run alongside the Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX), taking place from 15 to 17July 2012 at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand. The BRICS Africa Export Import Forum is the only event that is dedicated to showcasing the range of services and support available for BRICS Intra Africa trade. Products and services that will be showcased cover the entire import/export supply chain – including trade and…
South Africans Mean Business With E-Commerce

Staff Reporter

25 Jan 2012 | 2:46 am

A recent PayU survey reveals that 75% of respondents believe online shopping is the way of the future. There is no doubt that online shopping is booming in South Africa. Results of a recent News24 online survey conducted by PayU, a South African online and mobile payment service provider, support findings from a World Wide Worx research report claiming a 30% increase in online spending in 2010 relative to the previous year. The survey, conducted in November 2011, revealed that 75% of the respondents actively participate in and recognise the important role that e-commerce will play in shaping…
Spoofie! SA’s First Afrikaans Spoof Movie

Staff Reporter

24 Jan 2012 | 4:36 am

Spoofie! Die Wilde Weste, South Africa’s first full length “Afrikaans Dubbed Spoof Movie”, has officially launched it’s teaser trailer and website. Entrepreneur Remano de Beer made the entire movie himself. From writing and directing to sound and voice overs. “… Die Zefste Afrikaanse Fliek In Geskiedenis …” Remano de Beer took a classic John Wayne western and turned it into an Afrikaans comedy. De Beer rearrange the current western scenes, created a few of his own and added Afrikaans voice overs. Die jaar 1875. Jan Wyn leef soos ‘n…

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Since We Are Afraid of Infinite Silence

Emmanuel Iduma

26 Jan 2012 | 3:03 pm

Thoughts on Boko Haram Consider the danger of infinite silence. They come to us in the name of God, for evil has taken the guise of virtue. They say they are speaking a collective language, premised on restating the religious utopia created by their prophet. Their prophet. Clearly, their God and their prophet are imagined. [...]
David Kato : February 13, 1964 – January 26, 2011

Sokari

26 Jan 2012 | 8:20 am

David Kato was bludgeoned to death on January 26th 2011 in his home in Kampala Uganda. He was an out gay Ugandan LGBTI activist and human rights defender and security officer for Sexual Minorities Uganda [SMUG]. I knew him personally for just over one short but intense year and in that time I came to [...]
Mbeki on Uganda AHB & Africa’s selfish political classes

Sokari

23 Jan 2012 | 8:17 am

Former South African President,Thabo Mbeki has criticised the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill [AHB] in Kampala. Mbeki was speaking in response to a question by academic activist, Sylvia Tamale on what he would say to “Mr Bahati about the plight of a lesbian woman seeking recognition of her divergent sexual orientation”. Thank goodness there are still pockets [...]
A film by Nikyatu Jusu

Sokari

22 Jan 2012 | 9:11 am

I was excited to come across [Via Shadow and Act] “Say Grace Before Drowning” a film by Sierra Leonean/American Nikyatu Jusu. The film tells the story about a woman’s struggle to overcome the insanity of war as she tries to adjust to a life in exile. Whatever positive expectations Grace had about her new life, [...]
Is This The End of The Nigerian Revolution?

Emmanuel Iduma

17 Jan 2012 | 10:16 pm

Something dies in you. You feel disconnected from your dream of a glorious aftermath. For the first time in your life you felt whole, framed within a bigger picture. You spoke, chanted, demanded. You were a witness, you and a million others. You were a revolutionary. Now things have returned to normal. Normal because there [...]

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Byts and Bytes

asabagna

27 Jan 2012 | 10:49 am

His Story: An Anointing Message To Fathers for 2012 Black America Always Invests in the WRONG People The Invisible Black Men How Brothers and Sisters in the Black Community Can Help the Invisible Black Men
About Africa

asabagna

24 Jan 2012 | 8:12 pm

“The above outlines the root cause of things in Nigeria and I am sure there is not much difference in other countries. So, at this juncture, are we, black people of the westen hemisphere, truly obligated to step in and do for Africa what it appears that many Africans won’t do for Africa? Are we to assume the Africans are less informed than we? They somehow do not know and understand that they are being dupped, handled and used by the IMF, AFRicom and the world bank and their minions?” The questions within this statement was asked by Bro. Amenta at the end of his comment…
Boko Haram: The New (Black) African Al-Qaeda?

asabagna

22 Jan 2012 | 9:21 pm

I’ve been following the news events about Nigeria’s supposedly Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram. However, something doesn’t sit right with me in the way the whole situation is being reported. Of course, western media as usual simplifies all conflicts into 2 opposing sides… in this case Muslims vs. Christians… with these Muslim extremists confirming all we are told to believe and expect from Islam. The vast majority of us in North America, particularly of African descent, just shrug our shoulders, don’t seriously concern ourselves with African issues…
“The US Plan to Destabilize Sudan” by Thomas C. Mountain

asabagna

21 Jan 2012 | 3:56 pm

As South Sudan implodes in a growing mass insanity of ethnic violence and once again tens of thousands have to flee for their lives the warning signs all point towards the US plan to destabilize Sudan having begun to hit its stride. To start with, the US pays the salaries for the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA, the national army of South Sudan), over $100 million in 2011 alone. Does a country really have independence when a foreign power pays its army’s salaries? Whose orders is the army really going to follow? Today, thousands of UN “peacekeepers” are pouring into South Sudan.
The Spell of the Albino

asabagna

21 Jan 2012 | 3:32 pm

From Aljazeera English: Africa Investigates

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South Sudan: Urgent Steps Needed to Counter Inter-Communal Violence

Ndesanjo Macha

28 Jan 2012 | 5:38 am

Urgent steps are needed to counter inter-communal violence in South Sudan: “Inter-communal violence in Jonglei and throughout South Sudan, while traditionally cyclical in nature, is not inevitable. The causes of this violence go beyond the retaliatory nature of cattle raiding and touch upon broader issues of accountability, reconciliation, political inclusion, state effectiveness, development, and the proliferation of arms among the civilian population.” Written by Ndesanjo Macha · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit ·…
Equatorial Guinea: A Story Idea for Journalists Covering the Africa Cup of Nations

Ndesanjo Macha

28 Jan 2012 | 5:31 am

Shelby Grossman shares a story idea for journalists covering the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea: ” There is a fear among those who have been in the country for a while that after the tournament the government will conduct raids and crack down on illegal immigration. The harassment of foreign West Africans is already awful.” Written by Ndesanjo Macha · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper
Ethiopia: Standing With Ethiopia's Tenacious Blogger

Ndesanjo Macha

28 Jan 2012 | 5:27 am

Standing with Ethiopia's jailed blogger: “It would be hard to find a better symbol of media repression in Africa than Eskinder Nega. The veteran Ethiopian journalist and dissident blogger has been detained at least seven times by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government over the past two decades, and was put back in jail on September 14, 2011…” Written by Ndesanjo Macha · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper
Africa: How Africa Tweets

Ndesanjo Macha

28 Jan 2012 | 5:24 am

Young people Tweeting from mobile devices are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, according to How Africa Tweets, new research launched by Portland: “In the first ever attempt to comprehensively map the use of Twitter in Africa, Portland and Tweetminster analysed over 11.5 million geo-located Tweets originating on the continent during the last three months of 2011.” Written by Ndesanjo Macha · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper
Côte d'Ivoire: The Story of a Cybercrime Victim

Abdoulaye Bah

27 Jan 2012 | 12:12 pm

Reacting on an article about the spread of cybercrime in Côte d'Ivoire on abidjan.net , Moussa Delafontaine Coulibaly shares his own experience with cybercrime [fr]: “[I think] that these [cybercriminals] ought to be tracked down and persecuted. Because of them, my Paypal account has been blocked since last December and I do not dare to make any purchases online anymore. “ Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Translated by Abdoulaye Bah · View original post [fr] · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon…

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Should the Zambian Government Invest in Railways?

The Zambian Editor

25 Jan 2012 | 11:07 pm

Until the 1990s nearly all Zambia’s foreign trade was transported by rail. Today trucks are the dominant transport mode. The resulting damage to Zambia’s roads and concerns over congestion, safety and environment damage have led to widespread calls for the Government to act to reverse the switch from rail to road. Plans have been announced to rehabilitiate existing rail lines to construct new routes. Read the full report from Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) on Should the Zambian Government Invest in Railways, or attend the event where Alan Whiteworth…
Zambia vs. Libya Match Highlights

The Zambian Editor

25 Jan 2012 | 9:20 pm

A swimming team you say? How about the Zambian team that played in a river; 16 – Kennedy Mweene, 02 – Francis Kasonde, 03 – Chisamba Lungu, 04 – Joseph Musonda, 05 – Hichani Himoonde, 08 – Isaac Chansa, 11 – Christopher Katongo, 13 – Stoppila Sunzu, 17 – Rainford Kalaba, 19 – Nathan Sinkala and 20 – Emmanueal Mayuka. Final score, 2-2 tie with Libya in Group A of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. They’re certainly acrobatic Current standings: Group A Team MP W D L GF GA GD PTS GUINEA EQ. 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 6 ZAMBIA 2 1 1 0 4 3…
The New Zambian Kwacha

The Zambian Editor

24 Jan 2012 | 10:50 pm

Zambia is in the news today because of plans by the government to rebase the Zambian Kwacha by dividing current notes by a thousand. In essence, this will effectively make a K5,000 note equal to K5, a K10,000 note will be K10, a K20,000 note will be K20 and a K50,000 note will be K50. Follow the Zambian media’s thoughts and participate at: The Post Newspaper’s article, Government removes three zeros from currency, by Bright Mukwasa and Kabanda Chulu highlights how the move is intended to strengthen the local currency: The government has knocked out three zeros from the kwacha, a…
Zambia vs. Senegal Match Highlights

The Zambian Editor

22 Jan 2012 | 8:02 pm

Emmanuel Mayuka opened the scoring for Zambia after 12 minutes and Rainford Kalaba doubled the lead seven minutes later. Final score, 2-1 win over Senegal in Group A of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. They look fresh, they look focused.
ZAMTEL Commission Report

The Zambian Editor

19 Jan 2012 | 8:29 pm

From Zambian Economist, a blog by Chola Mukanga, comes a new post with full details of the ZAMTEL Commission Report. The final report to President Michael Sata of the Commission of Inquiry into the sale of ZAMTEL. The Government has release this confidential report to foster transparency and encourage public debate on the future of ZAMTEL.

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A Look at the Apps4Africa 2011 Winners

jongos

14 Jan 2012 | 11:19 am

Appfrica is the organizer and facilitator of the second annual Apps4Africa competition which rewards African technologists for developing creative solutions to some of the continent’s most challenging issues. 2011 was the second year we’ve done Apps4Africa, the first year culminated with this congratulatory message from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton: Last year the theme of the competition was Climate Challenge, which means all the entrants should have focused on solving climate change and adaptation issues that affect their local communities. Over the course of 7…
The Lucrative Skills African Talent Should Acquire in 2012

jongos

29 Dec 2011 | 10:39 am

In the American and European tech space there’s a growing problem. There’s so much funding available for early stage startups that everyone and their college dropout buddy is starting-up, leaving no one out there to hire. It’s one of those first world problems: “We just raised 4 million dollars for our social network for redheads but we can’t find any developers…frowny face.” If Silicon Valley is having trouble hiring top tech talent, then it means that there’s also a drought in the NGO space. Even the biggest non-profits are suffering from the…
…to Redistribute the Future

jongos

30 Oct 2011 | 6:55 am

Last week at Tech4Africa in Johannesburg I gave a short talk. It was meant to be much longer but I got confused on how much time I had, so apologies to the T4A people. Anyways, the topic of the presentation was “The 5 Most Disruptive Innovations I’ve Seen” and it discusses industries and concepts which are rapidly changing in the wake of new technology. The Future of… // The Future The first of these themes is ‘the future’ itself. To be exact, predictive technologies that are being used to improve decision making. “The future is already here, it’s just…
Distributing Content when Communication Networks are Compromised

jongos

15 Oct 2011 | 9:44 am

For the past several months I’ve been working on a project for moving data around when there’s no internet. I talked a bit about this at the Power of Information conference earlier this year in London, but I thought I’d share more here. Abayima applies cold war tactics to mobile data storage and distribution. Abayima targets anyone living in oppressive, restrictive, societies around the globe. It was inspired by the information networks during the most recent Uganda elections and the Arab Spring — both situations where electronic communication networks were…
Data is the new Oil, Africa is rich.

jongos

13 Oct 2011 | 10:19 am

The environment is rich in phenomena that has been observed, analyzed, commoditized and, in many cases, exploited. But much like the precious mineral and natural gas resources of the continent, for local societies, the tools for extraction are sparse or absent. In this context we aren’t talking about refineries, we’re talking about the capacity to collect, understand, and manipulate statistics and quantitative research to build narratives that change behavior or encourage action. Shanta Devarajan recently pointed out this ‘statistical tragedy’ of Africa: To show that…

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News from Zamani Farms

26 Jan 2012 | 1:50 am

Hello customers,We continue to make progress on the farm, although we still have a lot of work to do to get back to where we were before the Jos crisis of January 2010. We are still not yet cultivating even half of our land, but we are working on that gradually. Since all work on the farm is done by hand -- from forming irrigation beds, to manuring, planting, transplanting, weeding and watering—it takes a lot of labour to get things done, and labour has still been one of our constraints. We have had problems getting skilled workers to employ, since most of the population was displaced from…
Occupy Nigeria 28th January @ CCM

25 Jan 2012 | 11:20 am

A series of events including panel discussion, photography and twitter projections and video screening and presentation of Protest materials and other ephemera.2.30pmVenue: CCA,Lagos, 9 McEwen Street, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos
Community-policing as the answer to Boko Haram

20 Jan 2012 | 5:11 pm

Excellent article by Olly Owen on a potential 'quiet' solution to the menace of Boko Haram here.
The Ghost of Sani Abacha

17 Jan 2012 | 6:14 am

An event at SOAS on Jan 17th, now more timely than perhaps originally anticipated.
Aduke

17 Jan 2012 | 3:08 am

Africa Unchained
The Music of Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane

28 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am

Clyde Macfarlane writing in Think Africa:Released this month, the debut album of veteran Senegalese musician Ablaye Ndiaye Thiossane has been a long time coming. Now 74 years old, his story - and the story of modern Senegalese music - begins in 1960, with independence and the emergence of Star Band.Star Band formed as a celebration of Senegal's independence, taking as its symbol the green star of the new flag. The resident band of Dakar’s Miami Club, it found its defining sound a decade later in the rousing Wolof vocals of a teenage Youssou N’Dour.Watch related video after the jump.More…
Fury in Senegal as president seeks third term

28 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am

Al Jazeera reporting:Protesters in Senegal have clashed with police after a court approved President Abdoulaye Wade to seek a highly disputed third term, but barred music icon Youssou Ndour from running.Senegal's constitutional court approved late on Friday a list of 14 candidates who had met the requirements to run for president in the February 26 election, and among them was the 85-year-old Wade...[more]
Issues of Informality

27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am

A Design Indaba preview of the recently concluded South African Informal City exhibition:Informal city. Photo: Tanya Zack.The South African Informal City is an initiative of the Architects’ Collective and forms parts of the technical site visits offered by the Local Government Programme for COP17...Looking at South Africa’s most relevant and innovative design and research projects in terms of urban migration issues, the 20 works featured in the exhibition aim to promote dialogue around informality and urban development.Inner city informality, in-situ upgrading, catalytic projects,…
Dyana Gaye | Filmmaker

26 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am

In Shadow and Act:French/Senegalese director Dyana Gaye, whose short film, the vibrant, unorthodox musical Saint Louis Blues, was one of 5 projects selected, financed and produced under the Focus Features Africa First program (she was part of the very first class, announced in 2008), will be making her feature film directorial debut with a project titled Des Etoiles (or, in English, Stars). Watch related interview after the jump
Commodity Resource - African Footballers

25 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am

We have highlighted the commodity resource characteristics of football players within the continent.I would like to ask, why cant we build up an African football space comparable to South America's professional leagues with all its consequent non-material and financial benefits? John Wilson expands on the African state of affairs in the Guardian:Image courtesy of orble...there's something distasteful about an economic system that means the best players from Africa, if they're to be properly remunerated, have to move to a different part of the world to perform for western Europe's benefit.

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Spice Foods, India's cuisine in Abuja, Gwandu Street Opp Bolton white Hotels Area 11 Garki, Abuja TEL : 08034500653

UberMayor

15 Jan 2012 | 3:26 am

Enjoy the delicious authentic Indian Cuisine served at Spice foods in Abuja. Owned and operated by Ridwan Siddiqi , Spice foods dazzles their customers with freshly prepared handmade dishes. Try out the “Keema Mattar” Ground Lamb meat cooked with fresh green peas and spices or for a delightful vegetarian dish , you are offered a variety of options like “Aloo Gobhi, Matter Paneer or Channa Saag. Try out the daily buffets from 12pm most weekdays. With indoor seating for up to 50 people, we suggest you dine in for a delightful evening full of special…
Nkoyo Restaurant - 1 Bathurst St, off Aminu Kano crescent, Wuse 2 , Abuja. Tel 07098209204, 07098813704

UberMayor

5 Dec 2011 | 8:54 am

A place to meet & dine, uniquely Nigerian, very International. Style: International/Nigerian Food Nkoyo offers an array of contemporary Nigerian and Western dishes that emphasise fresh ingredients and uncluttered presentation. Pounded yam and egusi, jollof / fried rice or fish pepper soup are authentically Nigerian, but its freshness makes for a special treat. Nkoyo also serves exotic grills from other parts of the world.Nkoyo takes great pride in serving exquisite cuisine using the finest ingredients and culinary techniques. The grill offers different cuts of meat, fish and seafood with…
(Photos) Highlights from Runway 2 Abuja 11- 11-11

UberMayor

5 Dec 2011 | 4:48 am

Highlights from runway 2 Abuja Wande Coal Dr SID

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Actress Halima Abubakar and family leaving Kano for good

LindaIkeji

28 Jan 2012 | 4:38 am

The actress and her family have lived in the northern state of Kano all their lives, they even have businesses there but because of insecurity in the north, and especially [...] [[Click title for full story]]
BN Saturday Celebrity Interview: “BlackBerry Babes” Star Oge Okoye celebrates 10 years in Nollywood – Talks to BN about Success, Marriage & More

bellanaija

28 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am

Nollywood actress, Oge Okoye, has been acting since 2001. Born in London, the actress cut her teeth into the movie industry while in her first year studying Theater Arts at [...] [[Click title for full story]]
Slain journalist, Enenche Akogwu, laid to rest

LindaIkeji

28 Jan 2012 | 2:58 am

The Channels TV reporter and cameraman, who was SHOT DEAD by boko haram members during the Friday January 20th multiple bomb blast in Kano, has been laid to rest in [...] [[Click title for full story]]
Panetta: Pakistani Doctor Helped in bin Laden Raid

ThisDay

28 Jan 2012 | 12:52 am

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As Supreme Court Sacks Five States’ Helmsmen: 2 Govs Emerge in Kogi

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27 Jan 2012 | 11:40 pm

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NEW MUSIC FROM NIGERIA: Yunniq - Too Sexy

helvetica

27 Jan 2012 | 5:50 pm

Yunniq a.k.a Ikponwmoba Esosa is one of the members of Nigerian upcoming music crew, Pokahuntaz. He fell in love with music at a very tender age and since then he has been putting in relentless efforts into making sure he is a force to reckon with in the music industry In this single, "Too Sexy", which he dedicates to the ladies, he showcases his rap skills and features fellow crew member, Dexycreap. Enjoy... DOWNLOAD HERE
NEW MUSIC FROM NIGERIA: Yunniq - Too Sexy

helvetica

27 Jan 2012 | 5:33 pm

Yunniq a.k.a Ikponwmoba Esosa is one of the members of Nigerian upcoming music crew, Pokahuntaz. He fell in love with music at a very tender age and since then he has been putting in relentless efforts into making sure he is a force to reckon with in the music industry In this single, "Too Sexy", which he dedicates to the ladies, he showcases his rap skills and features fellow crew member, Dexycreap. Enjoy... DOWNLOAD HERE
GAB Management reveals Kacey Moore

Zenaida

27 Jan 2012 | 5:23 pm

Kacey Moore is a Ghanaian born talented Singer, Songwriter, a Performing and Recording artist signed to GAB Management. He identified his unique talent in his early years of his life and his voice being his unique instrument, he captured the hearts of his colleagues and students alike. His popularity grew among his peers as he sang songs to deal with various issues on campus. read more
NEW MUSIC FROM NIGERIA: Yunniq - Too Sexy

helvetica

27 Jan 2012 | 5:20 pm

Yunniq a.k.a Ikponwmoba Esosa is one of the members of Nigerian upcoming music crew, Pokahuntza. He fell in love with music at a very tender age and since then he has been putting in relentless efforts into making sure he is a force to reckon with in the music industry read more
Top Notch Designers Join the WED EXPO train

Zenaida

27 Jan 2012 | 4:59 pm

As the biggest wedding exhibition of the year 2012 heats up, organizers of the most anticipated event, WED magazine have revealed that there are very limited spots available for the Saturday March 24th and Sunday March 25th Exhibition. read more

Africa Can... - End Poverty
The impact of the Euro crisis on Kenya

Wolfgang Fengler

24 Jan 2012 | 9:52 am

A luxury liner, out on a peaceful vacation trip, encounters a small rock causing the huge vessel to sink. Chaos erupt and the captains abandon the ship, failing to manage the unfolding crisis and resulting in unnecessary deaths of passengers. One cannot help but compare this sad incident with the state of European economic affairs. As the ship sank on the coast of Italy’s shores, the credit rating of several EU-countries was being downgraded. The events in Europe come as a reminder of the tremendous changes that have taken place worldwide over the past decade. Economic power is shifting…
Landlocked or Policy-Locked?

Aaditya Mattoo

23 Jan 2012 | 11:39 am

We are used to thinking of landlocked countries as victims of geography. We worry that Ethiopia, Mali, Rwanda and Zimbabwe, among others, cannot benefit fully from flows of trade, tourism and knowledge. But do these countries use policies to improve connectivity and offset the handicap of location? A new services policy database shows a perverse pattern. Landlocked countries tend to restrict trade in key “linking” services like transport and telecommunications more than other countries. Zambia, for example, bravely liquidated its national airline in 1994, but it still…
In defense of industrial policy

Shanta

17 Jan 2012 | 8:44 am

Like others, I have been skeptical about industrial policy in Africa, where the government selects certain industries for support in order to trigger a process of structural transformation. It’s been tried before—with disastrous results. The selected industries were captured by political elites who continued to receive subsidies without generating anything close to labor-intensive growth (the Morogoro shoe factory in Tanzania never exported a single pair of shoes). Furthermore, most of the constraints to industrial growth in Africa are man-made: policies or…
Is democracy bad for Kenya’s economic development?

Wolfgang Fengler

9 Jan 2012 | 4:56 pm

When you are overtaken by yet-another reckless Matatu driver you may have sympathy for Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s long-time autocrat, who is credited with Singapore’s transformation from third world to first world. He once famously claimed: “Developing countries need discipline more than democracy.” As Kenya has entered another election year, debates on the achievements of its democracy are likely to increase. A functioning democracy needs more than elections, but even the management of elections has proven difficult for Kenya in the past, which partly explains why the economic…
Boosting Intra-African Trade: What Role for External Trade Regime?

Dominique Njinkeu

9 Jan 2012 | 4:40 pm

African Head of States and Governments will convene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia later this month to launch a continent-wide free trade agreement (CFTA). The summit will focus on solutions to the numerous impediments that hinder intra-African trade: inefficient transit regimes and border crossings procedures for goods, services and people; poor implementation of regional integration commitments. The priority should be on this domestic agenda. However, the differences in -- and uncertainty of -- access to major markets outside Africa could become a distraction and undermine the CFTA. …

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Transforming Waste to Wealth in Kenya

27 Jan 2012 | 1:22 am

Lorna Rutto from Kenya has been named the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards 2011 laureate for sub-Saharan Africa for her creative business idea of making fence posts from plastic waste. The Cartier Women's Initiative Awards is an international business plan competition that was created in 2006 to identify, support and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs. It was established by renowned French jeweller and watchmaker Cartier; the Women's Forum, the first forum of its kind that advances women's empowerment; global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company; and the INSEAD business…
Miracle Tree is a Supermarket

26 Jan 2012 | 4:11 am

When a food crisis hits the continent, African countries tend to look to the international donor community to mobilise aid. But a fast-growing, drought- resistant tree with extremely nutritious leaves could help poor, arid nations to fight food insecurity and malnutrition on their own. A 15-hectare plantation of the "miracle tree" with the botanical nameMoringa oleifera has already started to make a positive change in the rural village of Tooseng, which is located in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces, Limpopo. Moringa leaves are dubbed a "super food" because scientists found that…
Leveraging Cooperatives to Do Business in Africa

25 Jan 2012 | 10:17 pm

A cooperative is defined as “an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise,” according to the International Co-operative Alliance, they are “based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity.” Read more...
Constitutional Change Empowers Women in Politics in Kenya

25 Jan 2012 | 11:14 am

The August 2012 elections in Kenya will open doors to massive political participation by women for the first time ever. The new constitution in effect since August 2010 contains a provision that should radically change political representation for women in this East African country. Women's rights activists in Kenya are confident that as a result of constitutional Article 81 (b), which states that "not more than two-thirds of the members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender," their problems of under-representation in key government bodies will become a thing of the past.
Maropeng in South Africa Named a Top Evo-Tourism Site

25 Jan 2012 | 7:43 am

Local World Heritage site, The Cradle of Humankind, has been ranked as one of the top 12 evotourism destinations in the world, making it the only site in sub-Saharan Africa to have made the list. Evotourism is a new term, coined by The Smithsonian, to describe travel intended to promote awareness of evolution. The Smithsonian museum publishes its own internationally recognised magazine that provides in-depth coverage of history, science, nature, the arts, travel, world culture and technology. The publication's Evotourism initiative functions as a travel information service to direct…

Kenyan Jewels
Tom Morello to perform at tribute concert for John O’Brien

alusainc

5 Jan 2012 | 12:15 pm

Tom Morello, a member of the band, Rage Against The Machine, will perform at the “Love You Madly: A Concert For John O’Brien” on Thursday, January 12 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. John O’Brien was found dead in his hotel room in August of last year, and is best known for composing the music for ‘Nightwatch‘, ‘Iron Man‘, and many other movies and TV shows. Other performers who will be paying tribute are Adam Levine, James Valentine (Maroon 5), Sheryl Crow, Velvet Revolver, and Stephen Stills. You can purchase your tickets…
2011 in review

alusainc

31 Dec 2011 | 7:27 pm

Kenyan Jewels would like to thank all the Kenyans in the Diaspora who continue to make a difference for all those around them. You have inspired many with your continuous positive actions, sharing of resources, and community service. May this next year be the best yet, full of blessings and higher achievements! This is the 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 41,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 15 sold-out performances for that…
10 Minute Fix Goes to Australia

alusainc

20 Dec 2011 | 8:26 am

The ’10 Minute Fix’ has been keeping us laughing and thinking as they address some of the topics that we deal with as Kenyans in the Diaspora. Now into Season II (we apologize for being remiss in bringing the videos to you), they traveled to Australia to meet with the Kenyan Rugby team. Here is a video of their experience in Australia, and their observations of life in Australia as compared to life in the America. Don’t forget to follow them on Facebook and Twitter, or subscribe to their YouTube channel.
Shihab Rattansi – Washington DC

alusainc

20 Dec 2011 | 8:14 am

Shihab Rattansi works for Al Jazeera English as a lead news anchor in their Washington, DC Broadcast Center. He regularly anchors the Al Jazeera Newshour Wednesday or Thursday through to Saturday, presenting news and conducting interviews primarily relating to the Americas. Shihab Ratansi Before joining Al Jazeera English Shihab was a CNN International anchor based in Atlanta, Georgia. At CNN he anchored World News and regularly anchored other shows such as Insight, Your World Today, Global Challenges, CNN Today, and World News Asia. While working for CNN, Rattansi has presented the breaking…
Mucheru Njaga – San Francisco, CA

alusainc

19 Dec 2011 | 8:41 pm

Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, Njaga moved to the United States after his time at Prince of Wales Boarding School in Kenya. Njaga studied creative writing at Hunter College in New York City, combining his love for movies and video games by writing screenplays and video game programs. He discovered that one of his main passions was writing stories targeting youth and their life challenges, drawing inspiration from epic tales such as George Orwell’s Animal Farm and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. After reading an article about a boy who committed suicide because he could not cope…

Blomerus Missions
South African Snapshot: Mentorship

De Wet and Marysol

25 Jan 2012 | 11:39 am

Last week Marysol started leading a 6 week study through the book “Mentor Like Jesus” with a handful of people committed to learning how to become a better mentor. Every Wednesday morning, at 7:30 am this group gathers for an hour while De Wet handles the children. Mentorship and walking alongside people is an important aspect of our ministry here. Her goal is to get more people equipped to actively mentor others. The book is one we recommend as it explores the style of Jesus: group mentorship. Here’s a great review on it. When you think of the most significant thing Jesus…
Guest Post Part 2: Suggestions for Unplugging Success

Marysol

23 Jan 2012 | 2:20 am

I’m back over nosuperheroes.com again today wrapping up my part two on unplugging from the internet. If you missed it, here’s part one: 3 Healthy Reasons to Unplug. If you find yourself unable to relax, a little on edge, borderline addicted to the internet, this is a must read for you today. It will help bring some balance and rest. Part two is: Suggestions for Unplugging Success. Lets talk strategy…. Related posts:Guest Post: NoSuperheroes.com De Wet Tech South African Snapshot: Slowdown
Project Wheels *Update*: Almost two-thirds!

De Wet and Marysol

20 Jan 2012 | 12:20 pm

Here’s an update on Project Wheels, our fundraiser for a new car. Just when the enemy taunts us with doubt, people give generously and surprisingly. God is so faithful. As of today, we’ve had $5,785 come in!!! Keep praying, we only have $3,215 to go. We are just shy of two-thirds of the way there! This is incredible. And here’s how to give or point others to do so. Related posts:Project Wheels *Update*: A third of the way there! Project Wheels *Update*: Over half way! Project Wheels
Guest Post: NoSuperheroes.com

Marysol

20 Jan 2012 | 1:08 am

I (Marysol) am today guest-blogging over at NoSuperheroes.com on unplugging from technology: 3 Healthy Reasons to Unplug. I get real on where De Wet & I found ourselves and the changes we’ve made since. NoSuperheroes is a blog I read daily because its full all about grace. Daily grace. Daily leadership, parenting, life, ministry, wisdom lived GRACE. Chris, the author guest blogged for us a while back. Be sure to check back as I write the follow up to this post: Suggestions for unplugging. You can subscribe to his blog to not miss it there. In the meantime, if you are new around…
Project Wheels *Update*: Over half way!

De Wet

19 Jan 2012 | 6:26 am

Here’s an update on Project Wheels: We’d like to give you a quick update on Project Wheels, our fundraiser for a new car. As of today, we’ve had $4,585 come in!!! We are finally over half way! Keep praying, we have $4,415 to go. And here’s how to give or point others to do so. Related posts:Project Wheels *Update*: A third of the way there! Project Wheels How to Give to Project Wheels

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Get a Free Xbox with your new Nokia Lumia 800 tomorrow

Rafiq Phillips

25 Jan 2012 | 4:49 am

Itching to get your hands on the new Nokia Lumia 800? Vodacom have sweetened the deal by giving away a Xbox to the first few hundred customers. Hurry, get your free Xbox with your new Nokia Lumia 800 tomorrow morning. I’ve never been much of a gamer myself. Have always watched other people playing and wondered about the inner workings of the game and the technology involved. But if you really want an Xbox to go with your new Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone and your post holiday season budget is depleted this is your opportunity to kill 2 birds with one stone.Nokia Lumia 800 South AfricaSimon…
SEDA Small Business Stars R4 Million Business Plan Competition

Rafiq Phillips

23 Jan 2012 | 4:48 am

Business Plan TipsThinking about starting a business and have no idea where to begin? Unless you know some people with past experience when it comes to starting a business and writing business plans the journey may take much longer than it needs to. Would-be entrepreneurs and small business owners in South Africa now have the free assistance of the SEDA Small Business Stars Business plan competition to assist you on your “how to write a business plan” journey. They are also throwing in R4-million worth of prizes for the best business plans. You have until the 29 February 2012 to…
Why #SOPA is a bad idea that could kill non-US Internet too

Rafiq Phillips

20 Jan 2012 | 2:54 am

If you’re like most people out there who have no idea what the Wikipedia, and many other sites, blackout a few days ago was all about watch this emergency TED Talk by Clay Shirky. Not will the proposed SIPA and PIPA bills kill our beloved internet AND innovation but it could turn the way we use the internet into a consume only platform. Clay Shirky explains this in a much more eloquent manner. If there is one video you watch today let it be this one.
There’s something about Pinterest…

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19 Jan 2012 | 12:30 am

Pinterest is not just another social network. Well, not like you think it is. It’s really just a virtual pin board – a place where you can store and share all your serendipitous internet finds in a practical and visual way. It’s like ‘bookmarking’ taken to a whole new level. There’s not much in the way of cheesy or ostentatious status updates or anything like that… so SCORE. There’s no arrogance or bickering, and no show-offs or ‘Look, look at me!’ phonies. In fact it’s quite the opposite. It’s just a bunch of interesting…
Is Education For All (EFA) attainable?

Rafiq Phillips

18 Jan 2012 | 1:20 pm

This post is about one tool, a Sign Language Alphabet Mobile app, but let’s first take a step back and look at the bigger picture…The Education for All (EFA) movement is a global commitment to provide quality basic education for all children, youth and adults.” It’s interesting to note that 164 governments pledged to achieve EFA by 2015. The question that arrises though. How do we educated over a billion people within such a short period of time? Local startup AppCRAFT thinks that mobile education is the way to go.One Goal?Back in June 2010 they launched a new…

The Gamelian World
African Spring Not the Best Way Forward

gamelmag

27 Jan 2012 | 3:04 pm

Picture Credit: Project Syndicate The Arab Spring: pro-democracy uprisings currently sweeping the Middle East and North Africa. This wave of "revolutions" was said to be sparked by the self-immolation of now famed Mohammed Bouazizi, who was crashed by the seizure of his fruit cart and ill-treatment by a municipal official in his native Sidi Bouzid, after his computer science degree could not bring his many dreams to life in Tunisia. According to experts, his sad story angered many, fuelling protests on the streets of Sidi Bouzid, Tunis and elsewhere in the North African country.
Sunset Sports: Cultivating Youth Development Through Sports

gamelmag

10 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am

It's ten days into 2012. Happy New Year to all readers and followers of this blog! I wish you good health and success in everything you do.One of the events I attended during the holiday season was an exhibition and fundraising beach soccer match organised by Keta Sunset Sports. Sunset Sports aims to use sports as a vehicle for youth development, impacting positively in the Keta Municipality, the Volta Region and Ghana at large.The club sees sports, fitness and physical education as the ideal way of cultivating a full productive life, embracing the maxim “Health must not be sacrificed…
BarCamp Ghana 2011: Getting Ahead Through Partnerships and Collaboration

gamelmag

15 Dec 2011 | 8:47 am

The "mother" of all BarCamps in Ghana will be taking place live at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT this Saturday. Join us in person or via Twitter and Facebook! After Barcamps in Kumasi, Cape Coast, Tamale and Ho, the movement is in Accra this Saturday for Barcamp Ghana. Barcamp Ghana 2011 will take place on December 17, 2011 at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICTThe theme is “Establishing Partnerships to transform dreams into action-based projects: Lessons from Mentors”. This Barcamp will concentrate on sharing, inspiring and creating…
BarCamp Ho: Harnessing Local Competencies and Opportunities for Global Impact

gamelmag

30 Nov 2011 | 4:08 pm

BarCamp Ho 2011 is a free networking event to bring people together for a day of discussion, demonstrations and dialogue about Ho, the Volta Region and beyond. BarCamp Ho 2011 will take place on December 3, 2011 at Centre for National Culture in Ho, Ghana. The theme is “Harnessing local competencies and opportunities for global impact”. The first Barcamp Ho event will create a supportive community for entrepreneurs, change makers, innovators and other leaders in Ho and the Volta Region. Ho is well primed to support development in Ghana and Togo as well. The BarCamp Ghana team has…
Taking The BarCamp Fever to the Regions of Ghana

gamelmag

24 Nov 2011 | 3:03 pm

Section from BarCamp Accra 2010 BarCamps the world over are space for idea-sharing, networking and fun. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you may be abreast with what barcamps in Ghana are all about. For starters, a barcamp is simply a conference whose content is mostly user-generated (so we call it an un-conference). That is attendees are allowed to dictate what should be discussed and in what way it should be discussed. This allows for highly relevant, engaging and focused discussions relevant to local communities. The result is that the passion, fervour and "vim" flowing from such…

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Will the lessons of responding to the famine in the Horn of Africa be learned for the Sahel?

admin

25 Jan 2012 | 11:34 am

Another famine is looming in Africa’s Sahel region – the third drought in the area in the last 10 years. And the big question facing the international community is whether the lessons of not responding soon enough to the drought in the Horn will be learned – and acted upon – here. We know already [...]
Disasters in numbers – 2011 wasn’t that bad a year, just 207 million people affected

admin

22 Jan 2012 | 4:35 am

Welcome to 2012. However, this year is unlikely to be better than 2011. The thing about major disasters is that whilst we don’t know exactly where the next one is going to hit, we can be certain that there will be a next one – and even take some well-informed guesses about where it might [...]
Approach to dealing with famine and crises has to change say Oxfam and Save the Children

admin

19 Jan 2012 | 6:53 am

A report this week by Oxfam and Save the Children has concluded that many lives were lost, livelihoods unnecessarily ruined and a lot of donor money wasted because the early warnings about the famine in the Horn of Africa were not heeded and not acted upon. Readers of this blog will not be surprised by [...]
US changes tack and goes for local procurement

admin

17 Jan 2012 | 12:21 pm

Early in February there’s a big change happening that could impact significantly on the way that development assistance is spent – and on the impact that it can have. The United States of America is changing its stance on procurement to allow US-donated funds to be spent on buying goods from developing countries. And it [...]
Refugee numbers – and fear of war – build in South Sudan

admin

14 Dec 2011 | 5:30 am

A year ago, in the run up to the independence referendum and then to independence itself, there was widespread fear that there would be war between Sudan and the new state of South Sudan. But in the event things passed off relatively quietly. Since July’s independence, there has been ongoing, but relatively low-level, fighting and [...]

Best Uganda Jobs
Jobs at Oxfam in Uganda- Media and Communications Officer

Harriet

27 Jan 2012 | 3:02 am

Job Title: Media and Communications OfficerBased in JubaRef: OGB/JUB/MCOThe Role:• The post holder will develop in-country media strategy in consultation with programme team and south Sudanese partners• An important contribution for this role will be support for the development of the new South Sudan Rights in crisis campaign.• You will work with staff across Oxfam international• Build Oxfam’s
Oxfam Jobs Vacancies in Uganda

Harriet

27 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am

Job Title: Information Technology (IT) OfficerBased in Juba with frequent travel to the fieldRef: OGB/JUB/ITOAre you a person with strong IT background, interested in broadening your scope and ensure delivery of effective and efficient information technology systems? We have a challenging opportunity just for you……The Role:• As the Country IT Officer you will have the responsibility for
Jobs at Oxfam in Uganda

Harriet

27 Jan 2012 | 2:57 am

Job Title: Public Health engineerBased in Juba with Extensive stay in the field, Fixed Term Contract- 1 yearsRef: OGB/JUB/PHEThe Role:• As a public Health Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and support to the team members to ensure project activities are implemented and their technical capacity is strengthened and reinforced in the field. • You will be expected to support the
Jobs at PEAS Uganda

Harriet

27 Jan 2012 | 2:55 am

Job Title: Senior Director of FinanceThis is an opportunity of an individual with strong ability to balance strategy and execution to become part of a fast – growing organizationThis role is responsible in providing support for all financial functions of PEAS Uganda secretariat/ head office and its growing network of schools across the countryResponsibilities:This position is strategic in nature
Jobs at Housing Finance Bank Ltd in Uganda

Harriet

27 Jan 2012 | 2:53 am

Job Title: O/c Board Affairs & Secretariat DeskJob Ref: LGS4.1Rank: Assistant Banking OfficerReports to: Manager, Legal and Compliance Duties and Responsibilities:• Provide legal & Advisory services to Management • Monitor the Bank’s compliance function in accordance with the legal regime governing financial institutions• Participate in drafting and reviewing the bank’s contracts• Implement best

The Nahmias Cipher Report
Aboriginal Anger on Australia Day

Ayanna Nahmias

26 Jan 2012 | 10:25 pm

26 January 2012 – Today is Australia Day which commemorates the establishment of the first settlement at Port Jackson, now part of Sydney, in 1788. Originally, instituted for the exclusive enjoyment of the white settlers, the country has more recently tried to promote the holiday as an opportunity for Australians to come together to celebrate [...]
Nollywood | Bollywood

Ayanna Nahmias

25 Jan 2012 | 1:14 pm

Lagos, Nigeria is one of the most populace cities in Africa. It is also the seat of the Nigerian film industry which began in 1992 and is known as Nollywood. It is the third largest film industry in the world after India‘s Bollywood and Hollywood in the U.S. Nollywood produces 2,500 films a year most [...]
Population Me

Ayanna Nahmias

21 Jan 2012 | 9:40 pm

I first heard this song as I was driving home the day I lost my job. My position was abolished due to a ‘reduction in work force.’ I was comfortably numb as I packed the detritus of an eight year tenure into the boxes maintenance provided. I hastily bid adieu to the people with whom [...]
Yu Jie, Chinese Dissident | U.S. Asylum?

Ayanna Nahmias

16 Jan 2012 | 9:43 pm

Yu Jie, age 38, is a writer and Chinese dissident who was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Yu has been a strong proponent of freedom of speech and an active participant in China’s human rights movement. In 2006 as vice-president of the Independent Chinese PEN Center he and two other dissidents met with President George [...]
Inspiration for Compassionate Living

Ayanna Nahmias

15 Jan 2012 | 2:15 pm

"There is only one way in which one can endure man's inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one's own life, to exemplify man's humanity to man." Alan Paton. In an effort to bring balance to our reporting for every post that we write about bad behavior, we will post another story about the good that man possesses and the manifestation of this kindness. These inspirational posts will hopefully help us to own ourselves and our actions.

Indepth Africa
Bashir ends Sudan’s long wait for goals

IndepthAfrica

27 Jan 2012 | 9:52 am

Ahmed Bashir scored Sudan’s first goals at the African Nations Cup for 36 years to give the rank outsiders a 2-2 draw with Angola in their Group B match on Thursday. Striker Manucho had twice given Angola the lead, the second from a penalty, in a pulsating game played in front of a disappointingly small [...]
Ivorians scrape past Burkina

IndepthAfrica

27 Jan 2012 | 9:50 am

Unimpressive Ivory Coast survived an early penalty appeal on their way to a flattering 2-0 win over Burkina Faso at the African Nations Cup which took them into the quarter-finals on Thursday. Salomon Kalou’s first-half strike and a bizarre own goal from Bakary Kone were enough to give the Ivorians their second straight win in [...]
Nigerian woman attends sham wedding of her partner to another woman in UK

IndepthAfrica

27 Jan 2012 | 9:46 am

A mother-of-four attended her partner’s wedding to another woman – moments before assuming the bride’s identity in a sophisticated immigration scam. Illegal immigrant Esther Ogunrinde, 30, even took her daughter – one of the four children she had with the groom – to the ceremony, in Moston, Greater Manchester. The ‘bride’, 28-year-old Zunica Sabina, was [...]
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Seeks African Union Support For 2012 Elections

IndepthAfrica

27 Jan 2012 | 9:43 am

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will make a pitch to his fellow African Union leaders gathered for next week’s summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to support his push for elections in 2012 without a new constitution or other key democratic reforms in place. Mr. Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party say the national unity government is dysfunctional [...]
Nigerian sect storms police station, gunfight erupts

IndepthAfrica

27 Jan 2012 | 9:37 am

Gunmen suspected of being members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram attacked a police station in Nigeria’s Kano state on Friday, police and witnesses said, leading to more than an hour of running gun battles. Kano state and its capital city of 10 million people have been under siege in the past few weeks by [...]

Newstime Africa
A call for justice – Sierra Leone’s Attorney General must act now as innocent farmer is detained without trial

Newstime Africa

27 Jan 2012 | 7:47 am

The Publisher and Managing Editor of the Sierra Leone Daily Mail online Newspaper, Mr Foday Morris Ceesay, has launched a campaign to fight for justice for all concerned in Rokel Village, Tainkatopa... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
China’s finger is now in virtually every Zimbabwean pie and the Chinese Yuan may soon become the official currency

Newstime Africa

27 Jan 2012 | 6:45 am

BULAWAYO, (IPS) – From downtown shops that stock cheap clothing and shoes that fall apart after one wear, to mining concessions in platinum, gold and diamonds – the Chinese finger is now in virtually... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Boko Haram and the dangerous frustration in Nigeria

Newstime Africa

27 Jan 2012 | 6:26 am

Boko Haram emerged out of the economic, political and religious frustration of northern Muslims – it will not be defeated unless these issues are addressed. “When you get a situation where a bunch... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sierra Leone becomes the first country in Africa to launch a transparency web portal to ensure a more open and accountable Government

Ahmed M Kamara

27 Jan 2012 | 5:51 am

The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, has taken the unprecedented step to launch a transparency web portal, the first in Africa, to facilitate a more transparent and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Arab spring gives way to military chill in Egypt

Newstime Africa

26 Jan 2012 | 6:04 am

CAIRO (IPS) – When Egypt’s dictator was ousted during a popular uprising last February, the military leaders who assumed control of the country pledged to “protect the revolution” and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Livity Africa
Wanted: Sales and marketing manager for Live Mag SA

Gavin

25 Jan 2012 | 8:06 am

An exciting new marketing and advertising sales role working on a new magazine title that is taking South Africa by storm. Originally from the UK, Live Magazine is a new SA-wide youth magazine title that launched across the country in mid-November. We are now looking for a marketing and advertising professional to develop, follow-up and close advertising leads, create and grow partnerships with brands, come up with creative brand solutions… as well as mentoring a young team of marketing interns. Working with the MD and Project Director, you’d be responsible for developing leads,…
Nicola Daniels: Live SA’s editor in CitiPress

Gavin

23 Jan 2012 | 10:56 am

From yesterday’s Citypress newspaper, Live Magazine South Africa’s editor Nicola Daniels is called ‘the future of media’.
Live Mag SA coverage in the Sunday Times

Gavin

8 Dec 2011 | 1:44 pm

Sunday Times, December 4th 2011
Behind the scenes at Live Mag SA

Gavin

30 Nov 2011 | 10:25 am

Meanwhile, while most of the team were beavering away producing issue one, seven intrepid recruits, mainly from Khayelitsha, were busy working on shooting, editing and filming video content for the launch of Live Magazine SA’s YouTube channel. Every week they’ll be uploading video specials: both related content from the print version and exclusive one-offs… check out their look behind the scenes at our HQ here Subscribe now at www.youtube.com/LiveMagSA
Live Mag SA is recruiting!

Gavin

21 Nov 2011 | 8:39 am

Wanted: magazine journalism mentor to help change the world Part-time role for someone who is passionate about magazines, able to relate to young people, and encourage, support and help nurture young talent. Live Magazine is a new SA-wide youth magazine title launching mid-November – all created by young people themselves. We are now looking for a magazine journalist to become our part-time editorial mentor, overseeing the team of trainee journalists as a mentor and facilitator. Live Magazine is a quarterly publication originally from London: a glossy youth magazine featuring an…

CP-Africa
Nigeria’s economy is expected to grow around 7% in 2012

Jen Ehidiamen

26 Jan 2012 | 3:19 pm

In spite of the shaking and conflicting start in the New Year, caused by the fuel subsidy removal and the nationwide strike that followed, a new poll shows that Nigeria’s economy is expected to grow around 7 percent this year! The non-oil sector, especially the telecoms, construction and retail, is expected to be a major [...]
Tullow Oil and Sunderland FC collaborate to promote Investment Opportunities in Africa

Busayo Sotunde

26 Jan 2012 | 2:04 pm

To encourage and facilitate more investment in the continent, Africa’s largest oil company, Tullow oil and English Football club (FC), Sunderland FC, have launched a new business initiative- ‘invest in Africa.’ The collaboration of the two companies is meant to promote Africa investment opportunities to the international business community through football, boost domestic job market, [...]
Have you checked out African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM)?

Jen Ehidiamen

26 Jan 2012 | 10:27 am

Are you an African based in Diaspora? Do you have a burning passion or interest to start up a venture in Africa? Then you might be interested in the African Diaspora Marketplace! Check it out: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Western Unionhave launched a second African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM). The ADM encourages sustainable economic [...]
Call for Entries: Young Journalists Award 2011

Jen Ehidiamen

26 Jan 2012 | 9:57 am

Press Release: 5th Young Journalist Awards Call For Entries Nominations are invited for the 5th Nigeria Young Journalist Awards 2011 from media organisations and individuals. The award, initiated by media career services, a media training and consultancy outfit dedicated to the development of the carer of journalists in Nigeria, is to recognise and encourage young [...]
How Africa Tweets: South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco lead tweeting on the continent

CP-Africa.com

26 Jan 2012 | 4:05 am

Nairobi, 26 January 2012 – Young people Tweeting from mobile devices are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, according to How Africa Tweets, new research launched in Nairobi today. In the first ever attempt to comprehensively map the use of Twitter in Africa, Portland Communications and Tweetminster analysed over 11.5 million geo-located Tweets originating on the continent during [...]

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