Is the US an obstacle in Somalia?
There are a number of African countries that face long walks towards a peaceful future after a history of conflict. The path for the Democratic… Read More »Is the US an obstacle in Somalia?
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
SMS in Amharic… and near-independent of Ethiopia Telecom
Two quick Timbuktu posts – Timbuktu Chronicles, that is. Emeka Okafor’s brilliant blog is one of my every day reads: it keeps track of engineering,… Read More »SMS in Amharic… and near-independent of Ethiopia Telecom
Satellite Human Rights and the importance of imagery
When my friend Janet Haven came to visit a few weeks ago, she came armed with a pair of images. Produced by mapping experts at… Read More »Satellite Human Rights and the importance of imagery
Translated voices from Senegal
Alice Backer has a terrific post on Global Voices, translating reactions to a slideshow posted on Seneweb.com. The slide show features images of Senegalese refugees… Read More »Translated voices from Senegal
Spend six months in Accra developing software…
I get a decent number of emails asking for opportunities to travel to Africa and work on technology projects. Since I haven’t worked with Geekcorps… Read More »Spend six months in Accra developing software…
Blogging anonymously from Ethiopia
I received a comment on yesterday’s post regarding the apparent blocking of Blogspot blogs in Ethiopia from Alex, who is evidently an Ethiopian blogger. He… Read More »Blogging anonymously from Ethiopia