Alaa Abd El Fateh is an Egyptian blogger, open source advocate and democracy activist. Along with his wife, Manal, he maintains “Manal and Alaa’s Bit… Read More »Skypecast interview with Alaa Adb El Fateh, crossposted from Global Voices
A few weeks back, the elections in Ethiopia looked like a great victory for supporters of increased openness and democratization. Reporting on the apparent increase… Read More »Andrew Heavens blogs the violence in Ethiopia
I feel compelled to link to an article that’s getting lots of play in the African blogosphere this week. I found it through Ory, who… Read More »Scavenger hunts, ugly Americans, and other options
Great tidbit on Registan, found through yesterday’s Global Voices roundup – the fines for viewing political sites in Uzbek internet cafes are twice as high… Read More »Porn x 2 = Politics
So I’m recording the second skypecast for Global Voices, talking with Sokari Ekine about the “war on terror” and the line goes dead. Skype makes… Read More »SkypeOut. Cheap. Not Free.
Talk to anyone who lives in, works in, comes from or cares about Africa and eventually the topic of “brain drain” will come up. Large… Read More »Brain Drain and a Cross-Continent Debate