Latest posts by Ndesanjo Macha from October, 2008
South Africa: Photos From Rage 2008
Ismail attended Rage 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa: “Rage is a yearly gaming expo held in Johannesburg South Africa, i took some pictures when i attended last week.”
Africa: Africa's Only McCain Supporter
David Sasaki posts a video of Africa's McCain supporter: In the spirit of post-partisanship, here is a video of what very well might be Africa’s only McCain supporter. If I remember correctly, I think his name is “George Kennedy”.
D.R of Congo: What Do You Think of the New Wildlife Rangers Website?
Wildlife rangers in Virunga National Park in the Democratice Republic of Congo have launched a new website: “It is now exactly 2 weeks and 1 day since we launched and we would love to know what you all think of the site. What do you like the most? What needs...
Africa: African Bloggers’ Conference 2009
What is Kelele?: “Kelele is an annual African bloggers’ conference held in a different African city each year and run by an organising committee in that city. Kelele will be held for the first time in August 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya.”
Seychelles: Seychelles Joins Pan-African e-Network
“Seychelles is the second African country, after Senegal to join the $1 billion pan-African e-network project initiated by the Indian government,” writes Gervais from Seychelles.
Madagascar: BarCamp Madagasca
Sixthman attended BarCamp Madagascar: “SA lot of people attended the barcamp and most of them were … bloggers. This was an opportunity for me to see some of them that I only knew by pictures through blogs like avylavitra, DotMg or Jentilisa – who talked about the Global Voices Online...
Liberia: Rebuilding National Media
David blogs from Monrovia about rebuilding Liberia's national media: “Developing Liberia’s national media is key to 1.) promoting democracy, 2.) promoting national identity, and 3.) fighting corruption. We have been visiting all the different players involved in Liberia’s media development. First stop was the Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism...
Madagascar: Reporting from the edge of the world
Ethan writes about reporting from remote parts of Africa :”How do we get stories from places like Ilakaka, remote locations in Africa with no permanent press presence? Historically, we’d have to wait for something bad to happen – a mining disaster, an outbreak of disease. I see the photos in...
Cameroon: Three Blogs to Watch
You should pay attention to these three Cameroonian blogs: “In my continuing series on Cameroonian blogs, I will take a quick look at three English language blogs that are steadily carving a place for themselves on the African blogosphere.”
Cameroon: Do You Know the Bloggeroonians?
Ourma blogs about “Bloggeroonians”: “While most of the bloggers listed on this site are foreigners living here in Cameroon, Dibussi Tande and Global Voices have highlighted a number of Cameroonians doing the blog thing from overseas.”
Uganda: LGBT activists forced into exile
Sokari writes about the plight of LGBT activists in Uganda: “Following the arrest of Georgiana and Brenda, 5 members of SMUG, knowing they were a target of the police and fearing further arrests, had to escape from Uganda and are now all having to live in exile.”
Liberia: Liberia's History 101
David Sasaki is in Monrovia, Liberia to teach Liberians how to blog. He writes a short history of the country: “Liberia’s history – and specifically its relationship with the United States – is fascinating. The country was founded and colonized in 1847 by freed Black slaves from the United States....
Kenya: Website to Showcase the Real Nairobi
Frank writes about 24 Nairobi project in Kenya: “Check out this cool website called 24 Nairobi which contains nice pics.Its aim is to showcase the real Nairobi apart from the Western sterotype of African cities.”
Kenya: Ushahidi Updates
Ushahidi, the crisis monitoring mashup originally developed to monitor post-election violence in Kenya is evolving: Steve Mutinda put together a working Ushahidi Java application – and surprised me with it, this Saturday. It works well, and he and Wilfred Mworia are hard at work on the Ushahidi API to ensure...
Africa: Social Media in Africa
Jonathan analyses advances in social media on the African continent: “Contrary to popular belief, Africa is not completely absent from the Internet. In fact, the continent at large is undergoing a connectivity revolution unlike anything it has ever seen.”
Liberia: Five Liberian Journalists Reprimanded
“The Press Union of Liberia has reprimanded five journalists for ethical misconduct following their admission of guilt in a recent investigative mission to Margibi County,” Liberian Times reports.
Kenya: Role of technology in post-election crisis
Juliana Rotich and Josh Goldstein have written a paper on the role technology of post-election crisis in Kenya.
Senegal: Confusion about Ramadan
Ria writes about Islam and the confusion about Ramadan in Senegal: “Thus for some, Ramadan ended yesterday; for most it was today, declared a national holiday by the Government. One final confusion: the festival to mark the end of Ramadan is called Korité in Senegal, but is known elsewhere in...
Lesotho: Creating electricity from wind turbine
Andrew is trying to create his own electricity in Lesotho: “To bring real electricity we needed bigger 12v batteries. I got one, and the priest has one. The batteries are nice, but my little solar panel is just too small to give them a good charge. That is why we...
Madagascar: Solar power for rural clinics
Noel blogs about the use of solar power in rural clinics in Madagascar: “Solar power has been given to these clinics four years ago and people have become very thankful. After all, rural clinics in the country actually do see around 400 patients each month. That’s a huge amount of...
Sierra Leone: One year and counting…
It has been one year now since last year’s elections in Sierra Leone. Nasratha tries to assess the differences between the new and the old regime.
