Honoring African Women
African bloggers are using the occasion of International Women’s Day – today – to honor great African women, whether these women are public figures, or… Read More »Honoring African Women
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Watching Invisible Belarus
I write a great deal about nations that get insufficient attention in the global media. I’d planned to write something soon about the upcoming elections… Read More »Watching Invisible Belarus
Why hope in Africa is not a paradox.
Lydia Polgreen, writing in the NY Times “Week in Review“, is fascinated by an apparent paradox – Africans, who objectively have some of the worst… Read More »Why hope in Africa is not a paradox.
More on Chinese TLDs
Steven Murdoch has done some experiments and written an excellent blog post elucidating the technical details behind the new Chinese top level domains. He makes… Read More »More on Chinese TLDs
Eating my words
As part of my talk in DC on Wednesday, I spoke about the Kenyan blogosphere, its dynamism and its relationship to the Kenyan press, which… Read More »Eating my words
Democracy and Technology in DC
I’m at the United States Chamber of Commerce at a half-day conference titled “Expanding and Strengthening Democracy – the Role of Technology“. It’s a pleasant… Read More »Democracy and Technology in DC