42 country, 100 exhibit Africa Pavilion unveiled for 2010 Shanghai World Expo
50 African nations and the African Union will present their interpretations of the “Better City, Better Life” theme in Shanghai, China at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo running May 1 to October 31....
View ArticleBill Gates: Mobiles not PCs for global health in developing markets
via mobihealthnews.com Microsoft Chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates recently sat down at UC Berkeley to discuss the need for personal computers versus cell phones in so-called developing markets....
View ArticleWhy Africa aid campaigns FAIL (free ebook)
On April 27, 2010 the popular website Mashable ran a post titled 1MillionShirts Leverages Social Media to Help Clothe Africa. The post was about a new charitable campaign launched by a pair of US-based...
View ArticleAfrica’s New Trade Frontier (infographic) – The BRICA Group
click to view larger The above infographic gives an overview of Africa’s changing trade partnerships. The infographic comes courtesy of The BRICA Group, a new collaborative venture in partnership with...
View ArticleTop 100 global thinkers of 2010
Foreign Policy Magazine has named their top 100 global thinkers of 2010. The list, which I’ve outlined below, is a mix of policy makers, advocates, and media professionals among other global...
View ArticleSouth Africa formally invited to join BRIC group of emerging global powers
South Africa has been formally asked to join the BRIC group of major emerging markets, comprising Brazil, Russia, India and China, bolstering its position as Africa’s champion. Chinese President Hu...
View ArticleTrailer: When China met Africa (documentary)
‘When China met Africa‘, a new documentary film produced by Marc Francis & Nick Francis and Miriana Bojic Walter, tells the story of China’s entrance into Zambia and the cultural and business...
View ArticleUsing Twitter for Nigeria election reform
At the center of grass roots efforts to keep Nigeria’s notorious election process clean is a small, indistinguishable man armed with a cell phone…Amara, wearing a t-shirt with the phrase “Light Up...
View ArticleNigerian internet usage skyrockets. Government begins smart cities initiative
Ventures Africa reports Nigeria’s Ministry of Communications Technology has initiated a Smart States initiative aimed at reducing Right of Way (RoW) fees and standardizing state levies and taxes on...
View Article3 ways tech can help the UN achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Virtual reality Storytelling at the UN’s 2015 NGO Conference Travel in New York City is a mess this week. At least for regular folks anyway. But it’s for a good reason. The United Nations head of...
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