• Database of Social Conflicts in Africa Launched.

    Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas. and also an affiliate of the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at UT Austin; Idean Salehyan announced the launch of the Social Conflict in Africa Database (SCAD) The database is a resource for conducting...
  • How To: LIVE-Blog or Tweet From A Global Event/Conference!

    Whiles in Johannesburg, South Africa; Live-blogging from the “Sub-Saharan Africa Freedom of Expression & Internet Workshop”; a colleague whom I’ve known for a long time, joined twitter not long ago and I’m sorry to say; not too ICT-inclined sent me a message on Facebook asking; What are those stuffs...
  • Re-blogged: Thousands At Risk of Losing Their Homes in Accra, Ghana

    By Ryan Schlief This week, WITNESS, and other land and housing rights organizations, signed a public statement demanding a stop to the planned forced eviction of thousands in Ghana’s capital city Accra. The signature campaign was organized here at the World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal. The communities living...
  • Nokia E7 Ready For West African Market in April 2011

    I’ve always been a big fan of Nokia phones. As a matter of fact; my first phone I ever bought was a Nokia 1110 and later came the Nokia E71. In a previous review on; My Sleek Nokia E71; I actually described how I fell in love with Nokia’s...
  • Call For Applications: DABRA 2011

    The 2011 DIAGEO Africa Business Reporting Awards (DABRA) which was launched last week in Nairobi, Kenya is currently accepting entries into the various categories. The 2010 awards attracted 750 entries that were narrowed down to the finalists. Invitations are welcome from all African countries. Entries must reach the secretariat...
  • Report – Open Innovation Africa Summit, 2010

    The first-ever Open Innovation Africa Summit which was held in Naivasha, Kenya from Nov, 29th – Dec 1st, 2010 brought together over 200 thought leaders and innovators from 25 countries across the world to stimulate critical thinking about the role of innovation in sustainable socio-economic development and to contribute...
  • 2010 In Review

    The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meterâ„¢ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 6,600 times in 2010....
  • World AIDS Day – Infection Rates Declining, But Dwindling Funds Threaten Progress

    Re-blogged: The Christian Science Monitor – Africa World AIDS Day on Wednesday is a chance to assess the impact of six years of heavy US and international donor funding.   This year on World AIDS Day, we’re likely to hear more of the bad news than the good. This...
  • FCC's Mignon Clyburn Visited Ghana and Met With Journalists & Bloggers

    FCC’s Mignon Clyburn visited Ghana and met with Journalists and New Media Activists to learn more about how the internet is changing our media landscape. Gradually, Ghanaian bloggers and freelance journalists in Ghana are getting the necessary attention and recognition they deserve to keep on impacting their communities positively...
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