Remembering those we’d rather forget
My friend Dumisani Nyoni was frustrated by coverage of the death of P.W. Botha, the former president of South Africa under Apartheid. Botha, unlike his… Read More »Remembering those we’d rather forget
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Ugandan microfinance on PBS
My friend Clark Boyd, who did a great deal of innovative work on the BBC/WGBH collaboration “The World”, has an amazing story airing on many… Read More »Ugandan microfinance on PBS
Is $5m the cost of good governance in Africa?
Mo Ibrahim knows a few things about how money works in Africa. He built a hugely succesful mobile phone business – Celtel – in countries… Read More »Is $5m the cost of good governance in Africa?
Turmoil in the ZheZhe
The Russian blogosphere has been in turmoil for the last week with the news that LiveJournal, the site used most frequently by Russian-language bloggers, was… Read More »Turmoil in the ZheZhe
Celebrating the small steps
Ory Okolloh gave a remarkable speech a month ago at the Digital Citizen Indaba at Grahamstown, South Africa, explaining the reasons she and a collaborator… Read More »Celebrating the small steps
Idea Festival – “The New New Media”
JD Lasica – founder of OurMedia – started the Idea Festival session on “The New New Media” off with a loud and fast video, giving… Read More »Idea Festival – “The New New Media”