This just in, Siena at Women of Kireka tells us that the fundraising drive has hit a milestone. Over $1000 has been raised in just over a week. If you haven’t yet sacrificed your cup of…
September 2008
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Google’s O3b Networks -vs- EASSy. Fight! Part 2
September 29, 2008 Kenya south africa Sudan tanzania technologyA WHOLE LOT OF FIBRE In Part One of this series, I posited that the fight for broadband dominance in East and Southern Africa was only between O3b Networks’ proposed launch of 16 LEOS and the…
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The Women of Kireka gaining a wave of online support
September 20, 2008 Diaspora at work Economy Health UgandaWhen I met first Siena Anstis this summer at Cafe Pap in Kampala, I was a rock star. No really, she really thought I was a musician, Bobby Wine to be exact. Here, she tell’s it…
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Google’s O3b Networks -vs- EASSy. Fight! Part 1
September 19, 2008 Kenya Rwanda Somalia south africa Sudan technology ZimbabweIf you’ve been keeping pace in the Afri-tech space lately, you have probably heard about two of the biggest projects battling for the Broadband Title by being the first to bring ubiquitous broadband access to…
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Diaspora at Work: Nakku Senkeeto finds her way back home
September 17, 2008 Diaspora at work Events & Conferences UgandaI met Nakku Senkeeto on the first day of the UNAA Conference. To be specific, she was the first person I introduced myself to. However, it took four tries to arrange a sit-down conversation with her.…
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The BBC Africa takes a look at Africans that are taking over the grunt work in Canada’s logging industry. The article highlights a key factor that makes life for Africa-educated Diaspora difficult. It’s hard to find…
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Conference: Tech4Africa 08 Cancelled, MobileActive08 “still in the zone.”
September 9, 2008 Events & ConferencesThis sad news just in, the guys behind Tech4Africa had to cancel the event due to lack of adequate sponsorship. Even with a flurry of last minute donors, the funds weren’t enough to cover the budget…
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Conference: MobileActive08 Kicks off 13-15 October in Jo’burg, South Africa
September 8, 2008 Events & Conferences south africa technologyIs it me or is “Jo’burg” starting to feel like the Silicon Valley of Africa. Just earlier today I was letting you guys know about Tech4Africa, and now here comes another conference with even bigger heavy…
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Conference: Tech4Africa ’08 kicks-off Oct. 3-4 in Jo’burg
September 8, 2008 Events & Conferences south africa technologyIt’s a little known secret around here at PD that I am a tech nerd, or should I appropriately say that I love following all things tech. I especially love following any manner of tech centered…
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Diaspora at work: From village tinkering to Winnipeg success
September 6, 2008 Diaspora at work UgandaBack when I was a barefoot wee lad growing up in Biizi—a sleepy village outside of the even sleepier town of Masindi, Uganda—my friends and I never ran out of creative ways to entertain ourselves. Between…
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