March 2009
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“In Ethiopia, where aid constitutes more than 90% of the government budget, a...”
– Why Foreign Aid Is Hurting Africa, Wall Street Journal, by Dambisa Moyo, author of Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa.
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WatchNathan Eagle gave an excellent 35-minute talk entitled Crowd-Sourcing on Mobile Phones in the Developing World, at the O’Reily Etech Emerging Technology Conference in San Jose, California earlier this month.
If you’re reading these words I presume you have at least a passing interest in modern Africa and the technology shaping it. If you’re not familiar with Nathan Eagle and...
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“St Patrick’s Day will see the launch of a daily shortwave radio broadcast...”
– Radio Today with United Radio: RTÉ expands radio in Africa
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Reigal: The African King of African Commenters
The more blogs and news sites I follow the more I find myself commenting on other people’s posts. By extension, I often spend as much time browsing the comments and commenters’ sites as I do reading the original article itself. I love the way The Economist handles comments. All posters must register to comment and receive a commenter profile. Click on a commenter and you can see...
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