Latest posts by Ndesanjo Macha from January, 2010
Africa: Introducing BlogCamps in Africa
Introducing BlogCamps in Africa: “Over the next six months keep an eye for Maneno sponsored BlogCamps in Africa to happen in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Ghana, and Guinea.”
Guinea: ICC Deputy Prosecutor to visit Guinea
“Fatou Bensouda, the Deputy Prosecutor is in Guinea on the 19th of January. The invitation was extended by the Guinean authorities according to a statement by special advisor to the prosecutor Beatrice Le Fraper,” reads a press release at Konakry Express blog.
Africa: New Maneno T-shirts and projects in 2010
Elia writes about new Maneno T-shirts and projects for 2010. Maneno is a multilingual blogging platform: “For the first half of 2010, Maneno is going to be based in Côte d'Ivoire. From there, we will continue to work on building out and promoting the Maneno platform…’
Africa: Notes on Queer Africa
Gukira discusses an intellectual project on Queer Africa: “The kind of queer history I am envisioning might trace the history of the “unattached” in African ethno-histories.”
Nigeria: Quiet optimism around polio elimination
Health Watch Nigeria discusses polio elimination in the country: “There is a sense of quiet optimism around those working on the Polio Elimination in Nigeria.”
Angola: Death in the Africa Cup's group of death
Four West African neighbours were drawn to play in group “B” of the African Cup of Nations, which pundits called the “group of death”: ‘The group of death referred to football rivalry. Now, it means real death,” writes George Fominyen following the attack on the Togolese national team.
Angola: Live feed of African Cup of Nations
Get live feed of the African Cup of Nations taking place in Angola: “For those who wish to watch African Cup of Nations 2010 online, there will be some sports online streaming sites which will provide live feed of the soccer games for free.”
Rwanda: Kigali to become first hot spot African city
“Kigali will soon go wireless after the government launched a $7.66 million wireless broadband (WiBro) facility that is set to make it the first “hot spot” capital city in Africa,” reports Sandra Nassali of UgaBytes Initiative.
Uganda: Obote knew about AIDS but kept quiet
Ugandan former president Milton Obote knew about HIV/AIDS but kept quite: “l happen to hail from Southern Uganda where HIV-AIDS was first discovered. Obote ll Government decided to sit on the medical findings under the late Dr.Eriab Muzira, claiming that it will discourage tourists. But when Museveni took over in...
Nigeria: Review of Nigeria's first multinational brand
Uche reviews Glo brand 2009 in Nigeria. Glo is the mobile arm of Globacom, Nigeria's first multinational conglomerate.
South Africa: Our president is addicted to marriage
South Africa blogger Khaya argues that his president is addicted to marriage: “As you may or may not know, the president of South Africa, Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, married again recently. We have also heard that he has also paid lobola (dowry) for another.”