Africa 3.0: What’s all this connectivity good for?

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Brand Nigeria Under Attack?

I was stopped in my tracks tonight by this ad:

Which is intentionally playing on fears of identity theft, unsecured data transmission and Nigeria’s unfortunate reputation as being full of internet con men. This on the …

2010 Uganda Women Poetry Competition

Saturday, November 7, 2009

More info here: Push Your Pens to the Pinnacle!
Beverley Nambozo Poetry Award is here again this time linking poetry to financial literacy and so we invite you to push your pens to …

Trailer for Kujilana Project
Thursday, 21 May, 2009 – 21:28 | Comments Off

These folks are headed to Mozambique in June. They are very interested in connecting with any members of the Diaspora in preparation for their trip; as well as after. Drop us a line if you …

Animated:Kenya, December 6th Animated:Kenya, December 6th

A little bit of Hollywood is coming to the suburbs of Nairobi. Animated:Kenya will be held December 6th at Sarit Center, Westlands. Their mission?
To break the myths about Kenyan Animation.
It is time to break …

Buika: Reason Enough to Watch the Latin Grammys Buika: Reason Enough to Watch the Latin Grammys

Latin Grammys not on your radar? Can’t think of a reason why Africans might give a flying fig about which Grupera, banda or random Cumbia cantante is winning an award tomorrow night? Ah, well do …

Art Beat: Fred Mutebi to participate in WorldFest 2008
Friday, 24 Oct, 2008 – 14:31 | Comments Off
Art Beat: Fred Mutebi to participate in WorldFest 2008

As you might know, PD loves us some Fred Mutebi, Uganda’s print-maker extraordinaire. Fred’s camp just sent us a press release to let us know that Fred and the Let Art Talk crew will participate …

UNAA: Where’s the fun?
Friday, 12 Sep, 2008 – 21:58 | Comments Off
UNAA: Where’s the fun?

So today we got accused of making the convention look boring. So yes… we have to admit that we in fact did not attend as many of the fun social actives as there were on …

Let Art Talk Let Art Talk

We here at Project Diaspora believe that the real hope for change in Uganda and the rest of Africa lies with its people both at home and in the Diaspora. So it was with no …

Fred Mutebi: Honored by Fulbright Office of Alumni Affairs Fred Mutebi: Honored by Fulbright Office of Alumni Affairs

This announcement was just released yesterday by the US Embassy in Kampala, Uganda regarding Fred Mutebi.
FRED MUTEBI
April 2008 State Alumni Member of the Month.
Mr. Fred Mutebi, a 2003 alumnus of the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program, has …

Forest Whitaker and “Let Art Talk”
Saturday, 15 Mar, 2008 – 21:09 | Comments Off
Forest Whitaker and “Let Art Talk”

Our friend Michael Kirkpatrick sent us this little bit of news. We are thrilled to see Fred Mutebi’s work as well as the work he is doing with “Let Art Talk” (in the organization he …

Fred Mutebi: Artist and Social Activist
Saturday, 8 Mar, 2008 – 15:59 | Comments Off
Fred Mutebi: Artist and Social Activist

So, I get this random e-mail. It says “Do you know this guy?” Mind you this e-mail was not even sent to me, it was a forward from TMS Ruge. Which he got randomly from …

African Reading Challenge Review 1: Half of a Yellow Sun African Reading Challenge Review 1: Half of a Yellow Sun

You don’t know, what you don’t know… until you do.
I joined this challenge, because I have been frustrated in my attempts to find note-worthy African authors. Clearly there are plenty, but without knowing who they …

Africa Reading Challenge List 2nd draft Africa Reading Challenge List 2nd draft

If you want to learn more about the reading challenge visit Dave… and he will tell you all about it!
Ok thanks to Mike, Dave, the Insomniac and olmoti8 I am ready to revise my list. …

HELP! I am Joining the African Reading Challenge. HELP! I am Joining the African Reading Challenge.

If you want to learn more about the reading challenge visit Dave… and he will tell you all about it!
Ok everybody… I need some serious help. I am both overwhelmed by the options and frustrated …