Ghana’s got oil! (Oh no!)
My friend Henok Mehari sent me a link to this story from the BBC about the discovery of substantial oil reserves off the Ghanaian coast.… Read More »Ghana’s got oil! (Oh no!)
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Judging a magazine by its cover
Bono wants the world to care more about Africa. So do I. After that, it gets a bit harder to see eye to eye. Bono… Read More »Judging a magazine by its cover
World Economic Forum: High Points at HippoCon
There are moments at the World Economic Forum that everyone would like to go a bit faster. These usually involve a Very Important Person saying… Read More »World Economic Forum: High Points at HippoCon
World Economic Forum: towards an electranet?
One of the morning’s sessions at the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Cape Town promised to address a topic I’ve been thinking about the past… Read More »World Economic Forum: towards an electranet?
Next steps for m-banking in Africa
I saw John Gage, Sun Microsystem’s official international man of mystery, in Arusha last week, and now at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town.… Read More »Next steps for m-banking in Africa
Big ideas at the World Economic Forum, Cape Town
If this morning’s session had moments that reminded me of the hyper-optimism of TED, a session this afternoon on risk on the African continent had… Read More »Big ideas at the World Economic Forum, Cape Town