Good news, PD is jetting off into the sunset in effort to cover the latest, biggest, baddest confabs about and/or in Africa. Yours truly just landed in Johannesburg, just in time to catch Barcamp Johanessburg this…
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Women of Kireka fundraising effort crosses first milestone
September 30, 2008 Diaspora at work International Development UgandaThis 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…
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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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