O how I long for my "Mothers" milk. It tasted good. It tasted right. The fruit of her land was juicy, succulent and tasted real. Out here, the fruit of this land is dry,…
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Podcast: PD Catches up with the BarCampAfricaUK Organizers
November 2, 2009 Events & Conferences International Development technologyYesterday I got a chance to talk to the team behind the upcoming BarCampAfricaUK [ SOLD OUT ]. BarCampAfricaUK is just another town hall meeting spurred by social media conversations and the subjects of ICT, development…
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This weekend Cameroon will host the country’s first BarCamp in Douala on November 7, 2009 at Le Meridien Hotel. Be sure to check out their blog and Twitter streams for live updates on the nearly sold…
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Diaspora at Work: ‘Made in Africa’ promotes wealth, self sufficiency in Africa
October 6, 2009 Diaspora at work International Development VideoEmbedded video from CNN Video As previously mentioned, team PD is packing up shop and heading to dreary London to brighten things up at Africa Gathering this weekend. We are planning on meeting up with these…
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Three reasons Africa’s diaspora isn’t more involved in Africa’s development
October 2, 2009 Diaspora at work International DevelopmentThere are three major reasons why we are not engaged in development projects beyond mere remittances. By "mere" I don't mean to belittle the estimated $40 billion in annual remittances we send to Africa. Only to…
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Project Diaspora at Africa Gathering in London October 9th & 10th
September 23, 2009 Events & ConferencesIf you happen to be in London in October, make sure it's on the 8th and 9th. The Project Diaspora team is gate-crashing the 2nd Africa Gathering event. If you have been procrastinating and haven't bought…
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Diaspora at Work: Naijaborn.com co-founder Francis O. Oghuma
September 21, 2009 Diaspora at work NigeriaA couple of weeks ago, I was I had an email correspondence with Francis O. Oghuma, one enterprising Nigerian, and co-founder of Naijaborn, a social network dedicated to the vibrant Nigerian diaspora community. He recently emailed…
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Events: L’Altruist hosting benefit for Palm Out Poverty Initiative
September 19, 2009 Events & ConferencesAll For Africa Promo Video from allforafrica on Vimeo. Just got word that on Thursday, the 24 of September from 7 – 11 pm, L’Altruist in New York is having a trés chic benefit event for…
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Teaming with Samasource Puts Africa’s Rising Digiratti to work
September 18, 2009 Diaspora at work Kenya UgandaThis morning I had an opportunity to be featured on The Hugh Macken Live radio show. Actually should I say, Leila Charayath Janar—who I interviewed last year at the Facebook Developer’s Garage in Uganda, was the…
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On the African Diaspora and Cloud Intelligence [ updated ]
September 10, 2009 Diaspora at work Events & Conferences technologyDiaspora and the Cloud – Cloud Intelligence Symposium at Ars Electronica from TMS Ruge on Vimeo. No longer is Africa’s rich cultural heritage, development and identity championed and hijacked by those from outside and treated as…
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