African Innovations
‘Made in Africa’ – a true story about digital innovation This movie will be a cliché-breaking documentary about African innovation culture. What do you think of when you hear the phrase ‘Made in Africa’ ? Safaris? Massai walking into the Sunset? Wooden masks and big colourful prints? Refugee camps and famine? Diamond mines and child…
From May 25th — 27th this year, the 6th eLearning Africa conference took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Photographs by Jonathan E. Kalan, PuraVidaPhotos, and Saleh David, True Vision, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. © ICWE GmbH – Find here more photographs from the event. Africa’s role is now shifting from spectator to active participant in the development…
Peter Kuria – founder and director of Shalin Finland – is the author and editor of “At the Bottom of The Energy Ladder: Problems and Solutions” to be published later this month. In his paper as published below, he gives a general overview of issues within the book. Carbon markets, climate crisis: What is…
The Ashden Awards bring to light inspiring sustainable energy solutions in the UK and developing world and help ensure that they are spread more widely. From an entrepreneur rolling out solar power across rural India to a school adopting clean energy and green learning in England, our winners are passionate about bringing change to their…
Welcome to the inaugural edition of our quarterly e-magazine ‘Wax & Gold’. This special issue focuses on the International Year for People of African Descent and coincides with the official launch of the Jethro Institute for Good Governance (J!GG). Following the successful launch of our website earlier this year, we invite you to join us…
Business in Africa keeps growing. We only hope that the growth comes with green and sustainable innovations. The following article was originally posted in Africa Banking Network; Author: Bas Vlogt International investors choose South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya as the best African countries on the continent for investment in 2011. A survey conducted by Africa Business Panel…
On 21 and 22 June, US First Lady Michelle Obama visited Jo’burg and Soweto in South Africa to talk and take part at The Young African Women Leaders Forum: Media coverage in and across Africa was quite decent, but whoever expected coverage in the main US newspapers or other western media was left with not…
Emmanuel Jal is a former child-soldier from South-Sudan, who is using Rap music to globally raise awareness about the destiny of war children. He has founded the organization gua Africa to create peace for kids, many of them former child soldiers; to build schools, and much more. Currently being in New York for the Tenth Session of…
Hey Nancie, I have been following your Blog – The Fashion Notebook – for a few months now and am repeatedly astonished about your creativity and obvious love for fashion. When have you started to develop this passion? I always loved fashion since I was young. But my perception of fashion then was more of creating…
The Kenyan core team around African Perspectives met yesterday eve to discuss further steps and sharpen the content of the profile. So what is this all about? … … you might ask yourself. Well, we all share a deep dedication and love for the continent that is subject to this platform. And we feel that…
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