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
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
A bitter fight brewing: Ethiopia and Starbucks clash over coffee
Some readers have complained that I don’t pay enough attention to issues surrounding intellectual property. And it’s certainly true that I’m not as focused on… Read More »A bitter fight brewing: Ethiopia and Starbucks clash over coffee
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?
Vote for the BOBs
Deutsche Welle’s annual blog awards – “The Best of the Blogs” – is open for voting again, and some of my favorite everyday reads are… Read More »Vote for the BOBs
Zinhle Thabethe – We are not the same
Zinhle Thabethe is an AIDS activist from Durban, South Africa. She was diagnosed with HIV five years ago and told she needed to get treatment… Read More »Zinhle Thabethe – We are not the same
Neema Mgana builds a network, which builds a clinic
Neema Mgana came to Pop!Tech last year as part of the African fellows program, a program that Global Voices helped organize with Sun Microsystems and… Read More »Neema Mgana builds a network, which builds a clinic