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    Andrew Heavens

  • Sudan faces split into two one-party states (06.07 08:00) An internationally brokered peace deal that was supposed to transform Sudan into a unified democracy could be about to split Africa's largest country into two one-party states. In six months time, people from Sudan's oil-producing south are due to vote in a referendum on whether they should secede and form Africa's newest nation -- a plebiscite promised under a 2005 accord that ended decades of n... ]\" id=\"f_223995135\"> Sudan faces split into two one-party states
  • When is an election boycott not an election boycott? (10.04 17:15) When it takes place in Sudan. Preparations for Sudan’s general elections — due to start tomorrow — were thrown into confusion over the past two weeks as opposition parties issued contradictory statements over whether they were boycotting the polls. Some announced a total withdrawal, protesting against fraud and unrest in Darfur, only to change their minds days later. Others pulled out from parts... ]\" id=\"f_208793041\"> When is an election boycott not an election boycott?
  • Ethiopian 'aid for arms' story sparks storm (07.03 10:01) The BBC sparked a storm this week with a story claiming millions of dollars sent to help starving people in Ethiopia's 1980s famine were used to buy arms by rebels. The rebels, who now dominate Ethiopia's government, and some aid groups dismissed the story. Bob Geldof, the Irish rock star who helped raise a lot of the money in the 80s with his Live Aid campaign, said it was simply not the case...... ]\" id=\"f_203584808\"> Ethiopian 'aid for arms' story sparks storm
  • I am a British journalist (25.01 17:18) A visiting friend recently left us with a copy of Chris Cleave's bestseller The Other Hand. I particularly enjoyed the following scene, in which the heroine, a Nigerian refugee, is deported back to Abuja accompanied by her friend, a women's magazine editor. The military police were waiting for me in a small room, wearing uniforms and gold-framed sunglasses. They could not arrest me because Sarah... ]\" id=\"f_192454486\"> I am a British journalist
  • Cultures collide in the Ethiopian blogosphere (19.01 16:36) What happens when cultures collide? One of the best places to find out is the Ethiopian blogosphere, with its writers spread across the Ethiopian Diaspora, from China, through Europe to the United States of America. Bloggers spent the past few weeks writing posts inspired by the differences between Ethiopia and the far-flung nations which many Ethiopians now call home. Zewge A. Assefa, the write... ]\" id=\"f_190507917\"> Cultures collide in the Ethiopian blogosphere
  • Searching for reasons to be cheerful in Sudan (09.01 18:42) Only the most foolhardy commentator would dare to say anything optimistic about the coming year in Sudan, four months away from highly charged elections and 12 months from an explosive referendum on southern independence. So here goes — five reasons why Africa’s largest country might just manage to reach January 2011 without a return to catastrophe and bloody civil war, despite the worst predicti... ]\" id=\"f_187809389\"> Searching for reasons to be cheerful in Sudan
  • Sudan story of the day (09.03 15:32) President Al-Bashir to address huge women mass rally Thursday Khartoum, March 9 (SUNA) - President of the Republic Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir is to address at the Council of Ministers Thursday a huge women mass rally, which is organized by the Secretariat General of the Working Women Association in Sudan in rejection of the allegations of the so-called International Criminal Court and to affirm... ]\" id=\"f_22207411\">Sudan story of the day
  • Reporting on Sudan: a master class (15.01 09:59) Me: Hello Mr (senior government figure). I've heard you've been arrested...Although I suppose the fact that you've just answered your mobile phone suggests that you haven't been arrested... Is that right? Senior government figure: Yes. ... ]\" id=\"f_18686860\">Reporting on Sudan: a master class
  • Sudan skeletons (13.01 07:34) Reuters didn't want this story yesterday. So here, in an exclusive Meskel Square production, is: Centuries-old skeletons found at UK's Sudan embassy By Andrew Heavens KHARTOUM, Jan 12 (Meskel Square) - Builders uncovered fragments of three, centuries-old skeletons buried deep in the grounds of Britain's embassy in Sudan, officials said on Monday. The contractors discovered the small pieces o... ]\" id=\"f_18564294\">Sudan skeletons
  • If you thought you had problems ... (11.01 15:34) ... here's a rough list of the issues facing Sudan in 2009 that I put together for a feature I was writing . No doubt many are missing. Feel free to add more in the comments section. The wildcards The International Criminal Court This is the only thing people are talking and thinking about in Sudan right now. What will happen when, as widely expected, the global court turns Sudan's president i... ]\" id=\"f_18564295\">If you thought you had problems ...

    Benin Mwangi

  • German Ambassador Ploetner Pays Courtesy Call on President Nasheed (08.03 17:33) Ambassador of Germany, Jens Ploetner, Pays Courtesy Call on Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed Ambassador of Germany to the Maldives, Mr. Jens Ploetner, has paid a courtesy call on President Mohamed Nasheed. The meeting was held this afternoon at the President’s Office. Meeting between German Ambassador Ploetner and Maldives’ President Nasheed In the meeting, President Nasheed and Ambassador Plo... ]\" id=\"f_205007908\">German Ambassador Ploetner Pays Courtesy Call on President Nasheed
  • Theia Liveaboard Currently Cruising the Maldives (08.03 17:33) Theia Currently Cruising the Maldives The newly-launched liveaboard, Theia, is currently cruising the Maldives, having set off on Wednesday, February 24 with 9 scuba divers. The orientation dive was held at Maagiri Thila, and a second dive on the first day was held at Boduhithi Thila. Boduhithi Thila Dive Site Map Manta Rays Spotted at Rasfari North After the dive at Boduhithi Thila, Theia cru... ]\" id=\"f_205007909\">Theia Liveaboard Currently Cruising the Maldives
  • 5 Year Record for Tourist Arrivals in January (08.03 17:33) Despite the recent economic crisis, the Maldives tourist industry is going strong! The Maldives President’s Office has reported that 67,478 tourists arrived in the Maldives during January 2010, making it the country’s strongest January in five years. ***Check out Maldives Dive Travel’s BEST PRICE GUARANTEE for unforgettable liveaboard diving holidays!*** Moosa Zameer, Head of Planning and Statist... ]\" id=\"f_205007910\">5 Year Record for Tourist Arrivals in January
  • Maldives Fish: Seamoth (Pegasidae) (08.03 17:33) Seamoth (Pegasidae) Most scuba divers that visit the Maldives are anxious to observe large pelagic species, such as manta rays, whale sharks, napoleon wrasse and reef sharks. However, the vast array of smaller Maldivian fish provide an unending amount of eye candy for underwater explorers. Seamoth, or Pegasidae The seamoth, or Pegasidae, is a small Indo-Pacific family that includes 2 genera and 5... ]\" id=\"f_205007911\">Maldives Fish: Seamoth (Pegasidae)
  • Amazing Liveaboard Holiday at an Unbeatable Price – Act NOW! (08.03 17:33) Take advantage of the low price currently available in March for the Galileo Southern Atoll Explorer Tour! Mark your calendars – March 11 – 22! But, BOOK NOW! Limited Availability. This once-in-a-lifetime, 11-night safari begins with a 50-minute flight from Male to Kaadhdhedhoo in the Huvadhoo Atoll (also called Suvadiva Atoll), the world’s largest atoll. This is a particularly untouched part of ... ]\" id=\"f_205007912\">Amazing Liveaboard Holiday at an Unbeatable Price – Act NOW!
  • Maldives Diving Special Offers (08.03 17:33) Current Special Offers on Maldives Diving Holidays Maldives Dive Travel is currently offering a selection of great special deals, making your diving holiday more affordable than ever before. Check out the following deals and book your 2010 scuba diving holiday in the Maldives now. Carina – Special Marine Biology Scuba Cruise, 8-22 February, 2010 Diving Holiday on the Carina Liveaboard Explore t... ]\" id=\"f_205007913\">Maldives Diving Special Offers
  • Maldives Dive Sites (08.03 17:33) Maldives Dive Sites The following is our definitive guide to the five best Maldives Dive Sites. At these Maldives Dive Sites, you can expect to see some of the finest marine life in the world. Maldives Dive Site #1 – Fotteyo Kandu Many scuba divers consider Fotteyo Kandu to be the best Maldives dive site and it is also rated among the top 5 dive sites in the world. The mouth of the channel is expo... ]\" id=\"f_205007914\">Maldives Dive Sites
  • Moorish Idol (08.03 17:33) Moorish Idol The majestic Zanclus Cornutus, more famously known as the moorish idol, is one of the most popular fish among saltwater aquarium enthusiasts all over the world. The only member of the Zanclidae family, the moorish idol is commonly sighted in the exotic Indo-Pacific waters. The moorish idol is often mistaken for a butterfly fish, due to some very similar features. Moorish Idols Moori... ]\" id=\"f_205007915\">Moorish Idol
  • Explore Untouched Parts of the Maldives on Galileo (08.03 17:33) Special Explorer Cruise on Galileo Liveaboard Maldives Dive Travel is proud to announce a very special “Galileo Explorer Tour” from March 11-22, 2010. This once-in-a-lifetime, 11-night safari begins with a 50-minute flight from Male to Kaadhdhedhoo in the Huvadhoo Atoll (also called Suvadiva Atoll), the largest atoll in the world. This is a particularly untouched part of the Maldives with only a ... ]\" id=\"f_205007916\">Explore Untouched Parts of the Maldives on Galileo
  • Theia Liveaboard takes Maiden Cruise (08.03 17:33) Long-Awaited Theia Sets Sail on Maiden Cruise Luxury liveaboard safari ship, Theia, made her maiden voyage on January 11. The long-awaited super cruiser is a beautiful ship reminiscent of private yachts often seen cruising the Mediterranean or Caribbean. Theia Liveaboard Theia Liveaboard Features Theia has 8 cabins on board, of which 2 are luxurious ocean view suites located on the upper deck a... ]\" id=\"f_205007917\">Theia Liveaboard takes Maiden Cruise

    Steve Ntwiga

  • musical link: Franco Revival, Makmende (30.03 23:20) Casa Ntwiga is enjoying a Franco Luambo Makiadi revival thanks to the new must-absolutely-read-but-impossible-to-comment-on blog Franco et. TPOK Jazz Restored. To get you on your way, here is 16 minutes 55 seconds of stupefying, posted before, but now enjoying almost non-stop airplay here. This diversion, for those of you who may have missed it, is also definitely worth taking the time to read. ... ]\" id=\"f_205007926\">musical link: Franco Revival, Makmende
  • links: AfriGadget at Ignite Toronto (22.03 16:45) Aside from running this blog, I do a couple of other things that I find interesting. One of these is writing for a blog named AfriGadget with Paula, Frerieke, Hash, Afromusing, and JKE, a group of 5 very interesting, very cool people. The focus of the blog is ingenious applications of technology in Africa - we think that the stuff that we see and take for granted everyday around us is actually qu... ]\" id=\"f_204404756\">links: AfriGadget at Ignite Toronto
  • musical link: one of the greatest sound checks of all time … (16.03 05:27) I have been sitting on this particular post for almost 3 years now but it is time to let it have its moment in the sun. Here is a sound check by Malage, Shiko and Soukous Stars before a performance that they gave in New Jersey almost 4 years ago now. The recording was done by Scott Shuster who has a YouTube channel filled with gems like this. You can tell a man is prepared when he has an audio lin... ]\" id=\"f_203586330\">musical link: one of the greatest sound checks of all time …
  • musical link: Guest Post - David Ochan - When a reject is good enough … (06.03 07:41) Les Mangelepa was a splinter group from Baba Gaston Ilunga Wa Ilunga’s Baba National. I came to know band members of Mangelepa when they briefly lived as our neighbours at Golf Course Estates in Nairobi. They always sounded as if they were quarreling amongst themselves, but the moment they start singing, it was pure joy to hear them. And, whenever Les Mangelepa composed a song, they also invented... ]\" id=\"f_202566990\">musical link: Guest Post - David Ochan - When a reject is good enough …
  • musical link: TKZee - a bounty (26.02 21:03) Hey good people A bounty awaits anyone who can do all of the following - let me know the name of this track - link me to anywhere on these inter-tubes where I can buy it I know that the track is by TKZee and I know that it is in the both the intro and outro (that’s how good it is!) to the video of their new single Sdudla that you can find here but aside from that I know nothing. TKZee - Like a pa... ]\" id=\"f_201296658\"> musical link: TKZee - a bounty
  • musical link: Orchestre Safari Sound with King Kiki, Bunny Mack and Harry Belafonte (18.02 06:32) For those of you who may remember Ochestre Safari Sound that eventually through splits and revolution gave us “kamanyola bila jasho“, here is some music from Kikumbi Mwanza Mpango, better known as King Kiki. (There is some back story here and more here). Sorry for the purists among you but these are strictly fron vinyl as far as I can tell. And then, even more back story, with a heck of a dishear... ]\" id=\"f_199769178\"> musical link: Orchestre Safari Sound with King Kiki, Bunny Mack and Harry Belafonte
  • musical link: Tom Browne (09.02 06:29) Tom Browne and Tonni Smith make it do something in 1980’s Funkin’ For Jamaica. For those of you so inclined, catch the real thing here... ]\" id=\"f_197863303\">musical link: Tom Browne
  • links: Time Magazine - Then vs. Now. (06.02 17:15) A very interesting piece by Mike Johnston of the Online Photographer comparing Time Magazine circa 1968 with Time Magazine today. He hits the nail on the head on the reasons I stopped reading Time/Newsweek and started (sorta) reading The Economist (albeit online). He also posted another piece that is definitely worth the price of admission, Never meet your heroes, a take on why people important to... ]\" id=\"f_195576147\">links: Time Magazine - Then vs. Now.
  • musical link: luvin’ naija right now (04.02 02:55) I am really feeling my Naija peeps right now … P-Square: Danger Wale: Sweetie Does anyone else recognize the old Bunny Mack track that we talked about last year? Afrikan Boy: Naija Town When he signs “I don’t need no visa”, that cracks me up big time! Afrikan Boy - Lagos Town from afrikanboy on Vimeo. Not sure when normal service will ... ]\" id=\"f_195576148\">musical link: luvin’ naija right now
  • Merry Christmas (25.12 05:24) Enjoy the holiday and do not forget the meaning of it all. I could not have said it better than they have here.... ]\" id=\"f_185291890\">Merry Christmas

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    J. Nambiza Tungaraza

  • Kama unaweza mambo ya programu… (19.07 14:39) Kama unao ujuzi wa mambo ya teknolojia ya kompyuta au simu za mkononi na misimbo yake, kuna shindano hapa kwa Apps 4 Africa: Apps 4 Africa is a contest to highlight the talent of local developers in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania and to leverage the power of digital technology to make a better world. The challenge is to build the best digital tools to address community challenges in areas ra... ]\" id=\"f_223344237\">Kama unaweza mambo ya programu…
  • Accomplice in murder (16.07 14:46) Hali ya kusikitisha pale kwa Michuzi Jr. Watu kadhaa wamesimama kwa amani wakiangalia binaadamu mwingine akiuwawa kwa kuchomwa moto. Kwa namna moja au nyengine wale waliosimama wanaweza kuchukuliwa kama ni washiriki katika mauaji. Hawakuchukua hatua chanya katika tukio zima. Polisi wako wapi? Picha kutoka GlobalPublishers ... ]\" id=\"f_223344238\">Accomplice in murder
  • Mishahara ya Viongozi (11.07 08:09) Nigependa kuziona nchi zaidi kwenye picha hii, pamoja na yetu. Habari zaidi bofya hapa.... ]\" id=\"f_222748572\">Mishahara ya Viongozi
  • Haya... (18.06 12:49) Pichani Mkazi wa Kijiji cha Gomelo, Kata ya Kisaki , Tarafa ya Bwakila, Wilaya ya Morogoro Lukwangule katuletea picha ya wagonjwa wa kuharisha na kutapika wakiwa kwenye wodi. Najua ipo njia na uwezo wa kuondoa adha ya teremka tukaze katika karne hii... ... ]\" id=\"f_218883904\">Haya...
  • zittokabwe.wordpress.com (26.05 13:41) Ndugu msomaji, nimekuwa na blogu hapo kabla lakini sikuweza kuifanyi kazi kama invyostahili. Nimeamua kuanzisha blogu hii mpya ili liwe jukwaa la kujadiliana jinsi ya kuimarisha demokrasia nchini kwetu Tanzania, Afrika Mashariki na Afrika kwa ujumla. Karibu kwa maoni, ushauri na hata makatazo! - Posti ya ukaribisho katika blogu ya Mh. Zitto Kabwe Zaidi bofya hapa. Natafuta tafuta wabunge weng... ]\" id=\"f_215222697\">zittokabwe.wordpress.com
  • PUBLIC OPINION AFRO ORCHESTRA (17.05 14:06) David Marama wa Public Opinion Afro Orchestra kaongea na Michelle Smith wa Radio Adelaide. /www.archive.org/download/MaramaInterview/Marama.mp3,autoPlay:false}),clip:{autoPlay:true},canvas:{backgroundColor:0x000000,backgroundGradient:none},plugins:{audio:{url:http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.audio-3.0.3-dev.swf},controls:{playlist:false,fullscreen:false,gl... ]\" id=\"f_213536540\">PUBLIC OPINION AFRO ORCHESTRA
  • MKUTANO WA UANAHABARI WA KIRAIA WA GLOBAL VOICES 2010 – Santiago, Chile (16.05 08:00) Simba, Nambiza, Bwaya Kundi dogo la wanablogu kutoka Madagaska, Afrika Kusini, Tanzania, Naijeria, Kenya na Ivory Coast wakijadili jambo. Mkutano wa Uanahabari wa Kiraia wa Global Voices 2010 uliofanyika mjini Santiago, Chile ulipita vizuri. Nilibahatika kukutana na wanablogu wawili wa Tanzania, Christian Bwaya na Deogratias Simba ana kwa ana kwa mara ya kwanza. Ilikuwa ni furaha tupu ... ]\" id=\"f_213536541\">MKUTANO WA UANAHABARI WA KIRAIA WA GLOBAL VOICES 2010 – Santiago, Chile
  • Eureka! (16.05 07:56) Immaculate Virgin - Sanamu ya Bikira San Cristobal Hill (Cerro San Cristobal) Ni mara chache sana huwa ninafikiwa na kuitambua hali ambayo ilinifikia nilipokuwa juu ya kilima cha San Cristobal. Pengine hali hiyo haijawahi kukufikia – au haujawahi kuitambua katika maana hii - na kama bado basi lazima itakufikia. Pamoja na shughuli za mkutano, maongezi, matembezi na kadhalika, bila ya kut... ]\" id=\"f_213536542\">Eureka!
  • MITAA (16.05 07:54) Mzee akibarizi bustanini Mwanamke wa shoka na mbwa koko (kuna mbwa koko wengi sana Santiago!) Moneda Palace- Hapa ndio ofisi ya rais wa Chile, anaingilia mlango wa pembeni upande wa kushoto kwa miguu kila asubuhi, na ndio hapa alipofariki Rais Salvador Allende wakati wa mapinduzi ya kijeshi mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 70. *************** Wapendanao kila sehemu ... ]\" id=\"f_213536543\">MITAA
  • WAPIGA RANGI VIATU (16.05 07:51) Mtindo huu wa kupiga rangi za viatu hauniridhishi. Naona kama vile mpiga rangi hujisikia vibaya. Kama ada kila mtu hubeba gazeti na kuanza kusoma pindi mpiga rangi anapoanza kazi. ... ]\" id=\"f_213536544\">WAPIGA RANGI VIATU

    Joshua Goldstein

  • A Tragedy In Kampala (12.07 11:53) Two bombs shook Uganda's capital last night in the middle of the World Cup finals match. While I was safe at home in Nairobi, the incident brought back fragmented memories of a peaceful, quiet town. I spent over two and a half years in Kampala, a place where I grew in many important ways.The attacks are all the more dreadful when one remembers that Kampala is one of the few African capitals where ... ]\" id=\"f_222747101\">A Tragedy In Kampala
  • Welcome to Apps 4 Africa! (30.06 22:38) ]\" id=\"f_221452546\">Welcome to Apps 4 Africa!
  • Kibera's Most Detailed Security Map (28.06 09:02) ]\" id=\"f_219867396\">Kibera's Most Detailed Security Map
  • What Open Data Means to Marginalized Communities (14.04 08:49) ]\" id=\"f_207764953\">What Open Data Means to Marginalized Communities
  • What's Keeping Africa's Craigslists from Scaling? (13.03 18:02) From what I can tell, the dearth of East African craigslists (Google Trader in Uganda; N-Soko and others in Kenya) have not yet gone to scale, and few are utilized outside of capitals (I remember Google Trader having more SUVs than matoke listed).Is it simply a matter of time before this applications reach scale, or is there a deeper structural problem? Perhaps some insight can be gleaned from the... ]\" id=\"f_203584769\">What's Keeping Africa's Craigslists from Scaling?
  • Saturday Links 2.27.10 (27.02 15:20) ]\" id=\"f_201295915\">Saturday Links 2.27.10
  • The Imagery of Universal Justice (08.12 19:38) In The Atlantic, Adam Hochschild has a great piece on the story of Thomas Lubanga, a former DRC warlord who is the first ICC defendant to face a proper trial. When the ICC outreach team visited Bunia, the town in eastern DRC that has been ravaged by war, they realized that the scales of universal justice are quite similar to another set of scales more commonly seen in a town known for its gold de... ]\" id=\"f_181549198\">The Imagery of Universal Justice
  • Mobile Web East Africa (07.12 15:23) Mobile Web East Africa is a very cool conference taking place in Nairobi of Feb. 3-4. The event focuses on harnessing the potential of the internet and applications on mobile devices, and could not come at a better time. The faster connectivity associated with the launch of the SEACOM cable is reaching Kampala and Nairobi, and the price point of new and smaller mobile devices is falling.The conf..... ]\" id=\"f_181070524\">Mobile Web East Africa
  • Mobile Phones and Customary Law in Afghanistan (23.11 14:49) I 2006, I was working for USAID in northern Uganda as the 20 year conflict in the region was winding down. While negotiators in Juba were sorting out a lasting peace, our group was convening community leaders from the various regions to discuss tricky disputes around issues like land re-settlement and water supply. This was challenging because northern Uganda is a vast place, and getting leaders... ]\" id=\"f_177651866\">Mobile Phones and Customary Law in Afghanistan
  • Feedback Loops, A Neuro-Scientist and western Kenya (10.11 14:12) This summer in Kampala, in between hazardously driving a Benz and awkwardly singing Kenny Rogers with the vice president of Kenya, I had an amazing opportunity to research and co-author a paper with nuero-scientist cum philanthropy feedback loop expert Marc Maxson. Marc is manager of performance analytics at Global Giving, one of the most important 'start-ups' in the marketplace for aid. In his s... ]\" id=\"f_168512319\">Feedback Loops, A Neuro-Scientist and western Kenya

    David Ajao

  • Nigerians, NCC wants to track your movement (20.07 07:07) I was attracted by the headline of a news report on 234next.com, this dawn: Commission to tackle kidnapping with technology The spate of kidnapping in the country can be curtailed by embracing the use of telecommunications technology. The acting vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) expressed this view yesterday, following the release of the four recently abducted journali... ]\" id=\"f_223343597\">Nigerians, NCC wants to track your movement
  • Big Brother All Stars (18.07 19:02) The 5th edition of Big Brother Africa tagged Big Brother All Stars starts tonight at 1700GMT. M- Net made a dramatic announcement confirming that the show is set to be a fully fledged ALL STARS version, featuring some of the most unforgettable, outspoken, entertaining previous housemates. Big Brother All Stars will see 14 housemates from 14 African countries come together to compete 24/7 for 91 d... ]\" id=\"f_223343598\">Big Brother All Stars
  • Interview: Ahmad Mukoshy shares the vision behind Yrn.me & Yarnable.com (16.07 10:55) Ahmad Mukoshy is a young Web Developer based in Sokoto, northern Nigeria. He describes himself as: … a young 20 year old Nigerian serial entrepreneur who founded of Yarnable, an elegant micro-blogging platform and YRN.ME a URL shortener. I recently granted him an interview after meeting him at BarCamp Nigeria 2010. He shared the motivation behind his social networking websites, his plans for the ... ]\" id=\"f_223343599\">Interview: Ahmad Mukoshy shares the vision behind Yrn.me & Yarnable.com
  • Blogging in Africa: Oluniyi speaks to Radio Netherlands (08.07 09:05) I was interviewed via telephone by Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) in June 2010, and was asked some questions about blogging as part of their Blogging for a living: it’s catching on in Africa. “Blogging for a living” was part of an episode of Bridges with Africa. Image via RNW Bridges with Africa is RNW’s radio programme linking Africans in Africa and Africans in the diaspora. Every week we bri... ]\" id=\"f_221453383\"> Blogging in Africa: Oluniyi speaks to Radio Netherlands
  • South Africa 2010: We can’t play football but we can dance! (07.07 10:15) South Africans may not be the best football players but they surely can sing and dance. I watch TV reports about South African workers on strike, with amusement. Labourers who have dropped their tools to make a point often sing and dance as part of their protest marches. Many of the songs might be “war songs” but the mere fact that music is involved, thrills me. This is unlike another African cou... ]\" id=\"f_221453384\"> South Africa 2010: We can’t play football but we can dance!
  • President Goodluck Jonathan on Facebook, but… (05.07 01:21) President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has been making waves among the young Nigerian populace on social networking website Facebook in recent times. Through a Facebook page opened on 28th June 2010, he has systematically been sharing his belief in Nigeria and his dream for Nigeria. Things seem to be looking very good for him so far. For a page unleashed barely a week ago, he has done tremendou... ]\" id=\"f_221453385\">President Goodluck Jonathan on Facebook, but…
  • How to watch free channels on DStv Africa. Channels & Settings. (02.07 12:36) For those who do not know already, there a few unencrypted channels on Eutelsat W4 and Eutelsat W7, both located at 36° East. DStv was formerly on W4 but is now beaming its signals from W7. The information I am sharing relates to how to view the unencrypted channels that share the same satellite as Multichoice’s DStv, and not how to illegally hack into DStv’s encrypted channels. DStv decoders are... ]\" id=\"f_221453386\">How to watch free channels on DStv Africa. Channels & Settings.
  • South Africa 2010: Will Ghana keep the African dream alive? (26.06 19:29) Enthusiasm for the six African countries that qualified to play in the on-going FIFA World Cup 2010 was very high. Considering the tournament was being hosted in Africa for the first time, the general feeling among Africans was that retaining the cup in Africa would be the best way to crown the historical event. It was heart-warming to observe many Africans rally around the South Africa, Nigeria,... ]\" id=\"f_219868251\">South Africa 2010: Will Ghana keep the African dream alive?
  • A review of DStv Mobile and Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition (20.06 20:08) DStv Mobile is not exactly a new service. It was initially launched in 2007 but with FIFA World Cup around the corner, Multichoice (operators of DStv) found a need to re-launch the DStv Mobile service. The re-launch is a born out of a collaboration between DStv, MTN (Africa’s leading telecom operator) and Nokia (world leading mobile phone manufacturer). The technology behind DStv Mobile is simple... ]\" id=\"f_218882690\">A review of DStv Mobile and Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition
  • South Africa 2010: Meet AfricaUnited (10.06 22:20) MTN, the leading cellular network in Africa, is an official sponsor of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. They have been leveraging their pan-African presence with ads & promos all geared towards increasing their market share. Since MTN is pan-African, supporting a particular national team would make no sense. Thus, AfricaUnited is born. MTN is an official sponsor of 2010 FIFA Wo... ]\" id=\"f_217529553\">South Africa 2010: Meet AfricaUnited

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    Steve Sharra

  • Malawi has an app for that: Charting a developing nation’s IT future (25.07 18:44) The dominant discourse in the study of development is about how much aid developed countries give to developing countries, and very little discussion of how much wealth goes the other way: from developing countries to developed countries. To their credit, African scholars and activists, a handful of politicians, and a few global justice activists make this point, albeit infrequently, with the... ]\" id=\"f_223996530\">Malawi has an app for that: Charting a developing nation’s IT future
  • The Vuvuzelization of world football: Ghana & the real story of SA2010 (29.06 11:39) With Ghana as the only remaining African team at the ongoing 2010 World Cup, as I write, the question for many people inside and outside Africa has been about the miserable performance of the five other African representatives. The 2010 World Cup was billed as the African World Cup, and hopes were high that a good number of African teams, amongst the six, would do better than in previous World... ]\" id=\"f_219868732\">The Vuvuzelization of world football: Ghana & the real story of SA2010
  • Powering a Development Idea: OVOP Prospects in a Malawian Village (07.06 17:20) ]\" id=\"f_216959547\">Powering a Development Idea: OVOP Prospects in a Malawian Village
  • What Would Gandhi Do? Zimbabwe, Neo-imperialism and the Lessons of Nonviolence (19.10 07:34) The theme for this year’s Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) annual conference, held from October 8 to 10 at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, could not have been more apropos. Phrased as “The Power of Nonviolence,” it compelled me to think about the ways in which Nonviolence theory and praxis could be brought to bear in the search for solutions to one of Africa’s most... ]\" id=\"f_154954428\">What Would Gandhi Do? Zimbabwe, Neo-imperialism and the Lessons of Nonviolence
  • Mourning an Inspirational Malawian: Henry Chabwino Malunda, an Obituary (07.08 00:41) ... ]\" id=\"f_80066362\">Mourning an Inspirational Malawian: Henry Chabwino Malunda, an Obituary
  • On the 50-50 Campaign: Letter to Malawian Voters (17.05 19:51) Dear Malawian Voters,On the surface, Malawian women appear poised to transform the political landscape on Tuesday, May 19th, when Malawians go to the polls to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections. For the first time in our country’s 45-year history, a woman is running for president, and two women are running mates on presidential tickets, one of them on the incumbent’s ticket. The... ]\" id=\"f_25412688\">On the 50-50 Campaign: Letter to Malawian Voters
  • A Guest is Like Morning Dew (12.04 01:12) (Note: Following the “Last Lecture” given by the late Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch, the Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU), the university’s student government, has invited Michigan State University professors to come up with their own versions of a hypothetical “last lecture.” My lecture, presented below, is the third and last in the series for the 2008.... ]\" id=\"f_23548154\">A Guest is Like Morning Dew
  • Auntie Zeituni and Obama’s African Burden (03.11 14:53) I was still digesting the news of Obama’s Auntie Zeituni, living in the US illegally since 2004, when the doorbell rang. It was after 5pm on Saturday afternoon, and I wasn’t expecting anybody on a cold November day at the onset of the Michigan winter. I went to see who it was, and was greeted by a tall elderly man, in a baseball cap. “I support Obama,” he announced, “and I am here to ask you to... ]\" id=\"f_15051437\">Auntie Zeituni and Obama’s African Burden
  • Peace Studies and ‘Africa’: International Day of Peace Reflections (21.09 10:16) When I stumbled upon peace studies as an academic discipline in 2003, I saw the myriad questions I had developed over a life time, some of which I was unaware of, begin to gel into an intelligible, coherent pursuit. I wondered why it had taken me five years into graduate school to learn of the existence of peace studies as a discipline. And had it not been for a dissertation research fellowship,..... ]\" id=\"f_13385540\">Peace Studies and ‘Africa’: International Day of Peace Reflections
  • I Live Here: New Book on Chechnya, Burma, Mexico and Malawi (14.08 19:52) From Jenise Morgan, Random House: I LIVE HERE (Pantheon Books/ October 14, 2008/ $29.95) is a visually stunning paper documentary, in which the lives of refugees and displaced people become at once personal and universal. It is a raw and intimate journey to crises in four corners of the world: war in Chechnya, ethnic cleansing in Burma, globalization in Mexico, and AIDS in Malawi. The voices..... ]\" id=\"f_11559704\">I Live Here: New Book on Chechnya, Burma, Mexico and Malawi

    Ndesanjo Macha

  • Google Sponsors Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge (17.11 13:19) What is Wikipedia Kiswahili Challenge?:We invite you to take part in this challenge to create Wikipedia articles in Kiswahili. We hope to make the online experience richer and more relevant for 100 million African users who speak Kiswahili. Winners of the prizes will be determined by a point system taking into consideration the number of articles submitted and the quality of the articles. We will ... ]\" id=\"f_177411996\">Google Sponsors Kiswahili Wikipedia Challenge
  • PamojaConnect: Connecting the web, SMS, twitter, Googla Map for Villagers in Africa (13.03 21:02) PamojaConnect (Pamoja means together in Kiswahili) is a new project intending to connect the web and SMS:It connects on the web and through mobile-sms allowing everyone to be part of the conversation. One of the cool things is that with just a low-end mobile phone someone in a remote village I can send a text message to PamojaConnect. For instance, that message could tell about the work their Self... ]\" id=\"f_22207412\">PamojaConnect: Connecting the web, SMS, twitter, Googla Map for Villagers in Africa
  • Legal and Policy Framework for Information Society In West Africa (12.03 16:48) I am attending a workshop on Legal and Policy Framework For Information Society in West Africa in Saly, Dakar . There is a blog for the workshop. Kwami of PenPlusBytes (Ghana) is twittering.... ]\" id=\"f_22207413\">Legal and Policy Framework for Information Society In West Africa
  • African Blogs Are Not Only About Politics... (11.03 13:05) So African blogs are not only about politics and technology. Read about the Literary Blogren in Uganda:Uganda's bloggers are increasingly using their blogs as forums for literary expression, and online poems, short stories and multi-part novellas are becoming increasingly popular.And Kenyan poet and artist bloggers:The need to start blogs, as most poet bloggers shared with me, was mainly due to th... ]\" id=\"f_22207414\">African Blogs Are Not Only About Politics...
  • Photos From Waxal Award Ceremony (11.03 10:26) Waxal Award ceremony took place March 9, 2009 at Just4U restaurant in Dakar, Senegal. Check this photo of the winners and Ndo Kanaute performing during the ceremony.... ]\" id=\"f_22207415\">Photos From Waxal Award Ceremony
  • Waxal: Blogging African Award For Journalists (11.03 10:20) Here are the winners of the award...Waxal (pronounced WA-HAL), which means “speak” in Wolof, captures the essence of the evolution of the worlwide web as a platform for conversation and for raising marginalized voices. The first edition of the award recognizes the use of new media by professional journalists in Africa and by African media organizations working to promote the production of alternat... ]\" id=\"f_22207417\">Waxal: Blogging African Award For Journalists
  • Digital Citizen Indaba and Highway Africa (01.09 22:11) Digital Citizen Indaba (where I will deliver the keynote) and Highway Africa coming up in South Africa.See you there!... ]\" id=\"f_4262267\">Digital Citizen Indaba and Highway Africa
  • TEDGlobal 2007 Arusha, Tanzania (05.06 16:15) I am in Arusha, Tanzania attending TEDGlobal 2007. I am liveblogging in Kiswahili at Jikomboe. For english speakers, read Ethan Zuckerman, the god/budha of liveblogging.... ]\" id=\"f_1762197\">TEDGlobal 2007 Arusha, Tanzania
  • Reuters Newsmakers: Dealing with Darfur - what is at stake? (21.05 02:10) Dealing with Darfur - what is at stake?, a Reuters Newsmakers event - May 24, 2007.More information soon.... ]\" id=\"f_1762198\">Reuters Newsmakers: Dealing with Darfur - what is at stake?
  • Congo: Conservation 2.0 (20.05 20:37) Conservation 2.0 in Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo), cross-posted at Global Voices Online. ... ]\" id=\"f_1762199\">Congo: Conservation 2.0

    Sudanese

  • Yes, I’m Still Alive (And I’m a Live Wire) (30.05 03:52) No. I’m not dead. Yet. Although this blog sort of has been for the last six weeks. I’ve been busy traveling, and I finally experienced snow for the very first time in my life. Ever. Heck, I even lost my snowboarding virginity up in Northern California, at Olympic Valley, nearby Lake Tahoe. Fun. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to build that snowman I’ve been wishing to build since childhood. Ne... ]\" id=\"f_216060145\">Yes, I’m Still Alive (And I’m a Live Wire)
  • Interview with Sudan Votes Monitor’s Founder (13.04 19:27) Kodus to Fareed Zain for this groundbreaking effort. It’s not going to have a big impact, but it is certainly an encouraging start that deserves praise. Thanks for your work Fareed! Listen to the audio interview here. ... ]\" id=\"f_207765959\">Interview with Sudan Votes Monitor’s Founder
  • The Sudan Elections Debate (13.04 12:40) Good discussion you should watch to get an idea on what’s happening. If there’s anything that I find really disturbing, it is the insistence of the two featured Northerners on applying Sharia law. They don’t even seem to have a clue about what democracy really means. Democracy isn’t just “the rule of the majority.” It is the rule of the majority without infringing on the rights of the minority. On... ]\" id=\"f_207765960\">The Sudan Elections Debate
  • Why I Won’t Vote (11.04 20:42) When I was busy keeping track of the last US presidential race, I was baffled by the apathetic attitude displayed by some of my American friends towards their country’s future. One of them is a US Marine I went to school with, who fought in Iraq. I’ll never forget what he told me. Me: So, dude, who are you voting for? Obama or McCain? Friend: Man, I ain’t voting for nobody. F*ck that shit! Me: Erm... ]\" id=\"f_207031706\">Why I Won’t Vote
  • Two Months, and STILL No US Visa (08.04 12:24) That’s it. Enough of this shit. I’m not going to remain patient about it anymore. How much longer do I have to wait, lovely US State Department? Huh, HOW MUCH LONGER?! For the first time ever, I am actually getting a taste of the nasty ordeals some friends have described to me in dealing with US Embassies or attempting to travel to America. Given that I’ve only had the best experiences when travel... ]\" id=\"f_206359149\">Two Months, and STILL No US Visa
  • Can Science Answer Moral Questions? (25.03 13:08) Not too long ago, I published a post entitled Morality Does Not Come from Holy Books. It Comes from Us. The post drew lots of interesting comments, some of which I think adequately challenged, not my argument itself, but a big troublesome consequence it leads to that I failed to adequately address: moral relativism. I am not a fan of post-modernism’s relativism. Morality can be and indeed is objec... ]\" id=\"f_204404757\">Can Science Answer Moral Questions?
  • CrUSAders Scold Settlement-Loving Zionists (24.03 20:08) Let’s face it. Claiming that Jews control the US government is utter nonsense. They don’t. They do however have very significant influence through AIPAC in regard to matters related to the state of Israel, which brings me to the shift that I haven’t been alone in noticing lately. It started with this, but now it’s progressed into this: President Obama and his aides have cast the settlement of the ... ]\" id=\"f_204404758\">CrUSAders Scold Settlement-Loving Zionists
  • Home, After Five Years (13.03 14:54) Two months ago, and after nearly five continuous years of being abroad, I returned to Khartoum for a short and much-needed visit that turned out to be rather rejuvenating. As soon as I was out of the airport cruising in my uncle’s pick up truck, the change was instantly noticeable. It was already night time, and yet, it didn’t feel gloomy. Unlike before, most main streets were bright with lamps th... ]\" id=\"f_202567011\">Home, After Five Years
  • When They Come to Practice Voluntarily (08.03 12:28) Here’s a quote I read recently that I absolutely fell in love with. It’s from the book In the Mystic Footsteps of Saints, by the Naqshbandi Sufi, Shaykh Nazim Adil Al-Haqqani. “Don’t worry about bringing people “in line” but rather concern yourself with making sure that your own practices are becoming a means for attaining inner peace and are not becoming an end in themselves. If your practice bri... ]\" id=\"f_202567012\">When They Come to Practice Voluntarily
  • Egyptian Appeal Court Cancels Sentence Against Blogger Wael Abbas. Plus, Other Cool News. (21.02 15:01) Good news: Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas, whom I had the pleasure of meeting three months ago in Beirut, will continue to walk free after the utterly nonsensical case brought against him. Also, more news worth celebrating: Internet sensation, Kina Grannis has finally released her album. To all of you lovers who went against the wishes of the holy bearded ones, and recently celebrated Valentines, I ... ]\" id=\"f_199769186\">Egyptian Appeal Court Cancels Sentence Against Blogger Wael Abbas. Plus, Other Cool News.

    Tyler Reed

  • How Venture Capitalists Calculate Valuations (22.07 22:31) One of my favourite blogs about venture capital called Both Sides of the Table, written by Mark Suster who has recorded a brilliant video about How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders? I think this is one of the most important videos any entrepreneur should watch, if he or she is raising capital for their business. Everyone always focuses on the skill of successfully pitching ventur... ]\" id=\"f_223996571\"> How Venture Capitalists Calculate Valuations
  • Entrepreneurs – Find Mentors & Advisors (31.05 17:29) When I first got into business, I had quite a few mentors and advisors that I could reach out to. These mentors and advisors ranged from family members and friends to fellow businessmen and other people in various industries. I have always enjoyed learning from other people’s experiences and taking their advice and seeing where it applies and how I can use it. However, over time I slowly stopped r... ]\" id=\"f_216505949\">Entrepreneurs – Find Mentors & Advisors
  • Thoughts on Silicon Cape in Gauteng (24.02 23:36) The Silicon Cape Initiative has gained significant traction and coverage since it’s initial inception and launch event, which attracted several high profile speakers and attendees from all over South Africa. The basic vision for the Silicon Cape Initiative is to establish both a brand and geographical region, in this case the Western Cape, much like that of the infamous Silicon Valley where techno... ]\" id=\"f_200455990\">Thoughts on Silicon Cape in Gauteng
  • Thoughts on RICA (02.10 11:04) If you missed it, a new piece of legislation came into effect in June that requires all cellphone...... ]\" id=\"f_144194773\">Thoughts on RICA
  • Presentation: Internetix - What If A Phone Was A Library (28.07 17:58) I had the privilege of being invited to speak at Internetix, an annual conference hosted by Internet...... ]\" id=\"f_65166866\">Presentation: Internetix - What If A Phone Was A Library
  • Presentation: Future of Mobile Targeting (20.07 20:02) Below is the presentation I gave at the 2nd Annual Mobile Marketing Summit hosted by Marketing Mix....... ]\" id=\"f_51144402\">Presentation: Future of Mobile Targeting
  • MobilePress has broken the 25 000 downloads mark, I am... (29.06 18:17) MobilePress has broken the 25 000 downloads mark, I am really chuffed. I can’t wait to get analytics enabled for all those mobile blogs.... ]\" id=\"f_44652084\">MobilePress has broken the 25 000 downloads mark, I am...
  • Thoughts on Venture Capital (23.06 12:38) The most common topic discussed in the South African start-up community has been around the lack of...... ]\" id=\"f_27633418\">Thoughts on Venture Capital
  • Back to Blogging (18.06 22:24) It has been a while since I last published a post on any of my blogs. I have decided to move my...... ]\" id=\"f_27633419\">Back to Blogging
  • TinyImpact Interview - From the Couch (22.03 22:17) I just thought I would share a recent interview I had with the guys from the online video show From the Couch while I was down in Cape Town the other day. David Perel rushed down to the Cape Town airport to ask me a couple of questions. I told him what I’ve been up to and finally broke the news about TinyImpact otherwise known as Project Wolf. Enjoy. ... ]\" id=\"f_23548142\">TinyImpact Interview - From the Couch

    Vickie Remoe-Doherty

  • Sierra Visions Introduces TBCS Interns 2007 (23.08 04:33) After over 500 applications to join our TBCS Summer 2007 Internship Program Sierra Visions wishes to introduce our first group of interns. Please check back soon to meet the rest of them....... ]\" id=\"f_3175012\">Sierra Visions Introduces TBCS Interns 2007
  • CELTEL LTD SL: A leader in Corporate Social Responsibility In Sierra Leone (05.06 22:04) CELTEL & SIERRA VISIONS INC WANT YOU TO COME BACK HOME & BUILD YOUR NATION(Sign Up to Join Sierra Leone's Brain Grain--Give Business, ICT, Customer Service, Sales,Marketing, Communications, HR Management skills & More to Sierra Leoneans....Sign Up Here) Back In Business Last year the GoSL and the UK DFID embarked on the Sierra Leone: Back in Business Campaign; an effort to bring investors back... ]\" id=\"f_1762142\">CELTEL LTD SL: A leader in Corporate Social Responsibility In Sierra Leone
  • The Fallacy of the American Dream (03.05 00:47) I was on a bus from Maryland to New York and somewhere between exit 5 and 6 on the NJ Turnpike the Chinatown bus had to make a detour because of the holiday traffic. We ended up driving through what seemed to be the most banal towns in America…... ]\" id=\"f_1260984\">The Fallacy of the American Dream
  • Volunteering in Sierra Leone: A MUST DO (03.05 00:47) Between time spent with family, going to the beach and all night booty shaking at Paddy's there is a lot that someone can do in Sierra Leone. Since the summer of 2003 I have been back home 4 times. I spent both the summer of '03 and '04 at home and christmas 04 and Christmas 05. So its easy to see that i'm clearly addicted...... ]\" id=\"f_1260983\">Volunteering in Sierra Leone: A MUST DO
  • Claiming Ishmael Beah... (03.05 00:47) On March 5th 2007, I had the opportunity to sit in on a reading by author of a Long Way Gone; Ishmeal Beah. I was a tad bit late so I missed the reading itself. The room was packed full with standing room only for me and my two salone friends who were unlucky enough to be late. The room was full of mostly white folks and my two friends and I accounted for 50% of the Sierra Leonean population in th... ]\" id=\"f_1260982\">Claiming Ishmael Beah...
  • Should Sierra Leoneans start blogging, Or leave it to the foreign bloggers? (03.05 00:47) Foreign Bloggers in Sierra Leone: the good, the bad, and the culturally insensitive I have been blogging for a year or so now and its been great. Recently I got an email from http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/ and was asked to be a volunteer author/blogger for Sierra Leone. My responsibility would be to do a round up of interesting Salone related issues that bloggers were discussing. That means I ... ]\" id=\"f_1260981\">Should Sierra Leoneans start blogging, Or leave it to the foreign bloggers?
  • Sierra Leone Independence Celebration (03.05 00:46) A SIERRA LEONE CELEBRATION WEEKEND (NYC)Best Selling Author Ishmael Beah celebrates Sierra Leone Independence with a special reading for the Sierra Leone Community on April 28th 2007, 6pm @ Lava Gina, NYC... ]\" id=\"f_1260980\">Sierra Leone Independence Celebration

    Victor Kaonga

  • Karonga-Chitipa Road: A Glimmer of Hope after 46 years of Independence (06.07 16:03) Just in the last week of June 2010, I took a risk by taking a saloon car from Karonga to Chitipa, the northernn-most district bordering Tanzania. This was upon encouragement from a few friends in Karonga and Chitipa who assured me that the road is now usable by such small cars following some construction works underway on the traditionally 100-km road. There is excitement in Chitipa and Karonga f... ]\" id=\"f_221454649\">Karonga-Chitipa Road: A Glimmer of Hope after 46 years of Independence
  • Fake Gays in Malawi (11.06 07:14) I got serious reactions to my earlier posts on gays in Malawi. I even rejected some comments since they only aimed at misrepresenting and attacking my personality. I am sure some of the comments were coming from people who have no idea of the situation in Malawi. I had argued that while I acknowledge there are gays and lesbians in Malawi, the noise underway involved players whose genuineness I dou... ]\" id=\"f_217530159\">Fake Gays in Malawi
  • Malawi misses out on Online for Technology for Transparency (30.05 17:23) If there is one online tool that has attracted many Malawians then it is Facebook. It appears to be the “in-thing” for many who are increasingly accessing the Internet. Then there are tweets. In the 2009 presidential and parliamentary elections, twitter.com was heavily used for the first time to share developments in Malawi. The same applies to blogs where not less than a hundred and fifty Mal... ]\" id=\"f_216060269\">Malawi misses out on Online for Technology for Transparency
  • More reactions to Gay Sentencing (28.05 18:42) If there is something that has recently generated a lot of reaction then it is the gay issue in Malawi. A friend of mine that runs a news portal told me that he recieved over 7,000 emails within 2 days of sentencing Tiwonge and Steve. Most of the emails being calls for Malawi to release the gay couple. I am sure most of these came from outside the country.A senior church pastor (that I know very ... ]\" id=\"f_215638723\">More reactions to Gay Sentencing
  • Another side of Sentencing Gay Couples in Malawi (21.05 06:06) The Bristish Government and US Embassy in Malawi made the press releases below on 20th May 2010: CONVICTION OF MR TIWONGE CHIMBALANGA AND MR STEVEN MONJEZA In a joint statement today, Henry Bellingham MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Stephen O’Brien MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for International Development... ]\" id=\"f_214407928\">Another side of Sentencing Gay Couples in Malawi
  • Just Something for my Family (18.05 22:26) I have been a bit too busy with commitments away from home. So I am away again this week. As I write, my mind goes back to my family. I miss them. Travel and hotel life yes is exciting but has own demands. So far we have been working really hard all through the day learning and sharing knowledge. And then on the sidelines during breaks, I have meetings with a couple of people, networking, etc.I al... ]\" id=\"f_213980826\">Just Something for my Family
  • Bhatupe releases an album in Switzerland (13.05 15:12) ]\" id=\"f_212797390\">Bhatupe releases an album in Switzerland
  • Notes and Lessons from Santiago, Chile (10.05 09:12) In a song by Mtebeti Wambali Mkandawire, there is a phrase “kwenda nkhuvina” which means travelling is like dancing where you may not know how far your steps would take you to. This is true for me. I had no idea that I would ever set my feet on Chilean soil in Southern America.... ]\" id=\"f_212393372\">Notes and Lessons from Santiago, Chile
  • Global Voices Citizen Media Summit in Chile (09.05 20:04) ]\" id=\"f_212393373\">Global Voices Citizen Media Summit in Chile
  • Billy Graham Launch My Hope Malawi Project (06.05 21:59) I got this press release which I thought I should publish here. It has been signed by EAM General Secretary Rev Francis Mkandawire and the My Hope Project National Coordinator Rev Patrick Semphere.OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE MY HOPE PROJECTThe Evangelical Association of Malawi in partnership with Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is pleased to announce the Launch of My Hope Malawi Project Crossroad... ]\" id=\"f_211638728\">Billy Graham Launch My Hope Malawi Project

    Zimpundit

  • Politics of change and change of politics: Zim elections '08 (11.04 20:12) I finally got the chance to put down my views on recent developments in post for Pajamas Media. Here's an excerpt.Zimbabweans are on edge because maybe, just maybe, the crisis of sorts that has riddled the nation could very well be over. The hunger, poverty, displacement, and disenfranchisement could all end. And that hope, that glimmer of an end, is all the more reason to be on edge because the ... ]\" id=\"f_7764049\">Politics of change and change of politics: Zim elections '08
  • Up on Global Voices (01.05 16:36) Zimbabwe's bloggers have a wealth of information on the week that was in the troubled southern African country. There are reports of more arrests and torture, an emergency monetary policy statement, and an indepth look at the myopic bigotry of some in the west with regard to Mugabe. First however, a look at how South Africa's increasingly complicit role in Zimbabwe's crisis came back under the ... ]\" id=\"f_9562445\">Up on Global Voices
  • Mugabe, the West, and servile Zimbabweans (24.04 14:19) I've always found it baffling when people (particularly westerners,) discover with shock and a degree of condescension that Mugabe has, and dare I say it, remains deeply beloved by many a Zimbabwean. Fact; the quality of life of the majority of my countrymen downright plummeted during and since our colonization by the British. Oh please, you really want to tell me you believe that hogwash about ... ]\" id=\"f_1325669\">Mugabe, the West, and servile Zimbabweans
  • Up on Global Voices (16.04 15:31) Please check out the redesigned Global Voices site. It is also where I have put up my latest post: As the poor get poorer, the rich are only going to get richer in Zimbabwe. In this post, Mugabe Makaipa describes how Zimbabwe’s stock market has grown 12,000% over last year as it has become chief among the few safe places that people can hedge against inflation. With inflation skyrocketing, unempl... ]\" id=\"f_1325670\">Up on Global Voices
  • Conflicted: need some feedback (09.04 14:11) An online newspaper, Zimdaily, has apparently launched a campaign to out the children top ZANU-PF politicians. The idea is to encourage western host governments to expel these children back to Zimbabwe because of their parents purported anti-western politics.if reality is anything to go by, Mugabe and his crooks in government favour western standards of 'everything' compared to Zimbabwe, a countr... ]\" id=\"f_1325671\">Conflicted: need some feedback
  • Need I say more?... (01.04 09:23) Hat tip: This is Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe, South Africa,... ]\" id=\"f_1325672\">Need I say more?...
  • Life in Zimbabwe (26.03 22:18) In Zimbabwe, a nation dominated by government owned media, keeping up with the political realities is an impossible and risky undertaking. Media in Zimbabwe is dominated by a state owned daily newspaper, and state owned radio and television. All reports carried by state media are unsurprisingly partial to the government. There’s a vacuum for balanced reportage on the country. Western media on ... ]\" id=\"f_1325673\">Life in Zimbabwe
  • Epistemology; why it is so difficult to understand the Zimbabwean crisis (22.03 15:09) When I started writing, I wanted to aire the rarely heard Zimbabwean perspective to a much broader audience. I wanted to express the thoughts and feelings that are mundanely exchanged between my fellow countrymen yet remain utterly inexistant to the rest of the world. I have had to make several protestations to my readers (most of whom are western) that they should not assume they can fully un... ]\" id=\"f_1325674\">Epistemology; why it is so difficult to understand the Zimbabwean crisis
  • This is disgusting (20.03 23:43) My friend Sokari the author of Blacklooks alerted me to this galling endeavor. Apparently someone thinks it's time to hold the world's first Miss Landmine pageant. The idea in their own words);the MISS LANDMINE project puts the global landmine problem and its survivors in the spotlight in a new, celebratory and life-affirming way.Why?Angolan culture has a relaxed and open attitude to physical... ]\" id=\"f_1325675\">This is disgusting
  • Crossposted: Man killed, opposition tortured in Zimbabwe (20.03 14:44) The Zimbabwean government, backed into a desperate corner by a growing groundswell of protests, lashed out violently last week brutally crushing a prayer meeting planned by a coalition of civic organisations inlcuding the opposition. The fateful prayer meeting, slated for the Zimbabwe Grounds last week in the historically significant Highfields suburb in Harare had been planned by the Save Zimb..... ]\" id=\"f_1325676\">Crossposted: Man killed, opposition tortured in Zimbabwe

Emmanuel K. Bensah Photos

 
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