On September 2, 2013 in Stockholm, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), (collectively, the “Founding Partners”) launched Securing Water For Food: A Grand Challenge for Development (GCD). This is the third…
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Ashoka is putting on what looks like a great webinar and Twitter debate on how entrepreneurship can help Africa’s youth create new possibilities for employment. December 5th, 2013 at 10:00 am EST. Use hashtags #SocEntChat and #AfricaYouthFwd.…
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Howard French on the possibilities of a New Congo rising after the defeat of M23. Of course, the ultimate step toward a coherent Congolese state is the provision of services and the collection of taxes. Congo…
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Untitled from druga stefania on Vimeo. Afrimakers is an initiative that wants to enable African makers to use digital fabrication for solving local challenges like access to clean water, energy, information. The idea is to plant…
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Frank Swain say’s he’s no longer going to speak at TEDx events and I whole-heartedly support him. I’m not averse to speaking for nothing. I’ve done Cafe Scientifique, SciBar, Skeptics In The Pub. I’ve spoken at…
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Kourage Athletics Kickstarter campaign for Kenyan-made running apparel
November 13, 2013 International DevelopmentI first heard about Kourage Athletics a few years back. This is the type of business model that makes sense to me and automatically invokes the – of course that totally makes sense, why hasn’t any…
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Africa’s Diaspora aren’t looking for jobs, they want to create them
November 8, 2013 Diaspora at workAmini Kajunju, President and CEO of the Africa-America Institute has an op-ed and interview on CNN about the potential of Africa’s Diaspora. Lastly, diasporans can bring their talent, energy, skills and technological know-how to furthering economic…
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The concept is as simple as ordering take-out: pick your adventure from the convenience of your home by giving money and telling Pelton where to go and what to do, and Pelton and his team will…
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Apple, Inc. today released its Report on Government Information Requests. A quick scan shows most of the countries that requested user data were Western, with USA requesting more than just a truckload of personal data. Missing from the…
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Africa’s tallest apartment building was built for luxury but filled with garbage | The Verge
November 4, 2013 Art & EntertainmentThe Verge covers Philip Bloom’s short film on Johannesburg’s most iconic residential tower. Johannesburg’s Ponte Tower was built in 1975 as a monument to luxury. The enclosed space at the center of the cylindrical apartment block was to…
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