Genevieve Bell, a legendary anthropologist who works with Intel, is presenting at the same conference I’m speaking at this week, and it’s a rare treat… Read More »Genevieve Bell complicates the mobile phone
For those of you who weren’t able to be at the TED Global conference in Arusha earlier this year, there are multiple opportunities for you… Read More »African video worth watching
When I was in Zimbabwe last September, debate over a proposed interception of communications bill was the major topic of conversation in the Zimbabwean internet… Read More »Can Zimbabwe monitor email? It may not matter.
I used to spend a lot of time in American embassies. For much of its existence, Geekcorps was funded primarily by USAID, so meetings in… Read More »Arx Americana
What does maize cost in Ghana today? That’s a useful question to ask if you’re a farmer in Burkina Faso, wondering if it’s worth selling… Read More »The price of maize
What if Zimbabwe declared “cyberwar” and no one noticed? Evidently, Global Voices is one of the sources of “‘virulent propaganda’ to delegitimise ‘our just struggle… Read More »Zimbabwe blacklists Global Voices