In the midst of all the coding hack-fest that was Facebook Developer Garage here in Uganda yesterday, I managed to corral Jon Gossier–founder of AppAfrica, based right here in Kampala–for a quick one-on-one about all things tech and…
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Conference: Facebook Developers Garage Kampala Kicks Off Dec. 13
December 12, 2008 Education Events & Conferences technology UgandaWill you look at this. I was at dinner this week here in Kampala and ran into Jon of App+Africa fame. Turns out there’s a conference tomorrow. You know, the one we told you about a couple…
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Art Beat: Fred Mutebi to participate in WorldFest 2008
October 24, 2008 Art & Entertainment Diaspora at work UgandaAs you might know, PD loves us some Fred Mutebi, Uganda’s print-maker extraordinaire. Fred’s camp just sent us a press release to let us know that Fred and the Let Art Talk crew will participate in…
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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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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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20th UNAA: Image Gallery from Convention is up…
August 30, 2008 Diaspora at work Events & Conferences UgandaWe’ve got loads of all the action from the 20th UNAA Convention in Orlando. If you missed the festivities, fear not. I lugged my shooter around and caught all the action from all the booths, to…
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There is a healthy aloe vera based products market here in Scandanavia.…
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Dis-Organization mars the 1st EAI Conference in Kigali, Rwanda
June 26, 2008 Events & Conferences International Development Politics RwandaThe afternoon sessions here after lunch were for the most part held hostage as the EAC heads of state left hundreds of attendees waiting in vain. It’s just now approaching 6pm here in Kigali and we’ve…
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I was sitting at the airport in Detroit when I realized that I’ve been doing quite a bit of traveling in the past 12 months. Not a heavy amount to some globetrotter friends I know, but…
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There is rising moment in the blogosphere on the subject of how Africa should be helped. And in increasing numbers, learned scholars, members of the African diaspora and donor organizations are starting to realize that writing…
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