Congrats to Solome Lemma and Africans in the Diaspora: “AiD was formed with the belief Africans abroad and on the continent have an important role to play in development in Africa” said Solome Lemma, AiD’s founder…
September 2014
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There is, of course, an uncomfortable neo-colonialism to this mission, one reinforced by countless pictures of the white pastor greeting a room full of black Africans. Yet according to some observers, the obvious racial overtones may…
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Scott Gilmore’s piece on the ebola crisis: But, as grim as the death count sounds, it fades when compared to the 564,000 Africans who died from malaria last year. And this carnage is mostly confined to…
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Over the last few months I’ve noticed the sunset moving across Toronto’s skyline. I know that the Northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun while heading into the winter months, but it is another thing watching…
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2015 International forum for young leaders call for applications
September 12, 2014 Events & Conferences International DevelopmentI had the pleasure of chairing the 2013 Echenberg Fellows program. If you are reading this and you would like a chance to engage with a group of your peers doing amazing things around the world,…
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Remit.ug featured in Masters thesis on mobile entrepreneurship by Guy Shmuel
September 12, 2014 Projects technologyGuy Samuel interviewed yours truly about our little remittances startup a few months back for his Masters thesis in International Relations at Institut Barcelona. Remit.ug is exemplary of the benefit that can be created when mobile…
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The Economists review of my book reveals how white people still refuse to believe black people about being black | Edward E Baptist | Comment is free | theguardian.com
September 8, 2014 International DevelopmentEdward E. Baptist responds to the Economist’s deplorable review of his new book about slavery: If you write about the history of slavery, you become used to the pattern: No matter how many accounts you cite…
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O3b Is Now Bringing Its High Speed Satellite Internet To Emerging Markets
September 5, 2014 technologyMost satellite internet and data services are from satellites in geosynchronous orbit – a little over 22,000 miles above the Earth’s surface. That distance increases the time it takes for data signals to travel. O3b’s satellites,…
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