Jiliana added, “we came together. Ory, David, and I were in Kenya at various times [during the crisis]. In the early days it was the three of us who were in Kenya…the programming and the setup was done by the guys overseas. What we did was enter content, and blogged on our own blogs and told other people about the [Ushahidi] platform.”

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In the midst of all the coding hack-fest that was Facebook Developer Garage here in Uganda yesterday, I managed to corral Jon Gossier–founder of AppAfrica, based right here in Kampala–for a quick one-on-one about all things tech …

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For those you living in the US this Thanksgiving, you maybe wondering what Thanksgiving has to do with you. Nelima, of MinneAfrica asked this question on Twitter today:
“What should Thanksgiving mean to Africans (foreigners) …

One of the biggest hurdles to development in Sub-Saharan Africa is lack of access to banking. We have lamented the degree to which this gaping hole stymies the Diaspora and their efforts to send money …

>I love what I am seeing. This month the World Bank posted its newest installment on the African Diaspora and its influence and impact. Among other exciting statments they made the below:
Engaging the African Diaspora …

A WHOLE LOT OF FIBRE
In Part One of this series, I posited that the fight for broadband dominance in East and Southern Africa was only between O3b Networks’ proposed launch of 16 LEOS and the …

If you’ve been keeping pace in the Afri-tech space lately, you have probably heard about two of the biggest projects battling for the Broadband Title by being the first to bring ubiquitous broadband access to …

I met Nakku Senkeeto on the first day of the UNAA Conference. To be specific, she was the first person I introduced myself to. However, it took four tries to arrange a sit-down conversation with …

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We’ve got loads of all the action from the 20th UNAA Convention in Orlando. If you missed the festivities, fear not. I lugged my shooter around and caught all the action from all the booths, …