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?
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