US President Barack Obama signed into law Monday a measure aimed at expanding electricity to millions of households in sub-Saharan Africa, a measure supporters say will save lives and accelerate growth on the continent. Source: Obama signs…
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Obama acceptance speech interrupts UNAA Conference Registration
August 28, 2008 International Development UgandaIt almost would seem improper to not take a moment to acknowledge history in the making tonight. I didn’t know if I’d actually get a chance to watch Barack Obama‘s acceptance speech, but I didn’t expect…
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Ghanian-born lead singer of Soulfege, Derrick Ashong, aka DNA, waxed poetic in support for Obama’s presidential run at a recent rally in Hollywood, CA. DNA was interviewed, ok “ambushed” by an identified reporter only referred to…
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The power of a hashtag to go global on a very local issue is very inspiring to me. That said, global narratives can be for good, as in #BringBackOurGirls or disastrous, as in the case of…
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The Romney Campaign Is Still Going Strong In Africa
July 9, 2013 #AfriFAIL International DevelopmentA couple of people sent me this link on Twitter. My first thought was, as usual, a slow boil of the sort that produces a 1000-word rant in the space of an hour. Since I’ve done…
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On Miley Cyrus and ‘otherization’ in international development
June 21, 2013 #AfriFAIL International DevelopmentDodai Stewart at Jezebel has a great piece on cultural appropriation in pop culture. Stewarts arguments against cultural appropriation apply to aid and development critique. In the above titled piece, Stewart digs into Miley Cyrus’s latest…
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TMS Ruge is the founder and CEO of Raintree Farms, an agriculture export business and cofounder of Hive Colab, Uganda’s first technology hub. Ruge, a recipient of a 2012 Champion of Change Award from the Obama White…
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Diaspora African Women’s Network 5th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser
November 9, 2012 Diaspora at workAs a member of the Diaspora African Women’s Network (DAWN) 5th Annual Host Committee, I am pleased to invite you to our 5th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser on November 15, 2012. In just a few weeks,…
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