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

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Why I blog about Africa Why I blog about Africa

I blog about Africa because I believe that the dawn of our day in the African sun has begun. I cannot hasten the sunrise alone or brighten the rays. But I blog about Africa, so that I am among those early risers who’ve heard the morning drum. I join this chorus of voices to welcome a new era, and new optimism. I may be one man with a song, but together we are a chorus with an anthem!

Interested in Citizen Media?
Tuesday, 29 Jul, 2008 – 20:34 | Comments Off
Interested in Citizen Media?

Uganda’s own Scarlet Lion has created a Google group just for you…
Citizen Media in Uganda
From Glenna:
After I had received a bunch of inquires from people around the globe about
Citizen Media in Uganda, I thought it …

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 …

Have I mentioned how much I like Glenna? Have I mentioned how much I like Glenna?

Umh… yeah she rocks.
Snarky, smart and extreamly well informed.
I missed her during her recent posting hiatus. Also her photography is quite nice. She is nominated in the The Kampalan’s Best of Blogs… for photography. …

Ugandan Insomniac fearlessly treading….
Sunday, 3 Feb, 2008 – 0:19 | Comments Off

If you did not check her out the last time I blogged about her… go check her out… right. freakin. now.
Not for the the easily queasy… her latest blog fearlessly looks at the disrespect with …

White African: On Technology and Transparency in African Tourism
Friday, 25 Jan, 2008 – 21:51 | Comments Off
White African: On Technology and Transparency in African Tourism

Yeah… READ IT HERE
Great post by White African on ways to address the coming financial hit that all this violence will wreak on Kenya. Do you have ideas on how to leverage technology to make …

Never Man… time to start reading!

Ohhh… YAY! I found more fiction Never Man. A blog dedicated to the novel of the inimitable Ernest Bazanye. Well respected in the amongst the UG Blogren, he shows his mastery of the …

Loving the Space Between
Saturday, 22 Dec, 2007 – 19:59 | Comments Off
Loving the Space Between

So Dennis Matanda’s “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”… is ready to challenge your preconceptions, piss you off, state the un-stated, and has no issue with sarcasm or telling it like it is. His …

Fighting the Good Fight Fighting the Good Fight

Today on my daily blog troll I discovered a link to Paradox Uganda… So firstly thanks to the Ugandan Insomniac for posting it. Anyway, I was reading about the Ebola outbreak and all the fear …

Fiction Alive and Well amongst the UG Blogren

So I am noticing a trend in my exploration of the UG blogosphere… and that is… there are some talented but twisted folks writing out there! I happily tripped on to Nada Yada’s amazing tale …

Uganda 2.0 [Part 1]
Saturday, 24 Nov, 2007 – 20:28 | Comments Off
Uganda 2.0 [Part 1]

It’s easy to miss the signs if you don’t know what you are looking for, and it’s quite easy not to hear the chorus amid all this CHOGM cacophony, but if you stop for just …

Sleepless in Kampala
Saturday, 24 Nov, 2007 – 18:48 | Comments Off

Well, I am continuing my search for blogs to love here in the ugblogosphere… and to what did my wondering eye but appear but one crazy female who needs some sleep! I stumbled across her… …

Poor Little Sad Abandoned Blog…..
Tuesday, 20 Nov, 2007 – 6:55 | Comments Off

Today I was looking for blogs that covered business and agriculture in Uganda… and I found this poor fella. Poor thing… ignored and rejected for over 2 years. Let’s all take a moment to mourn …

Falling in Love from Afar
Sunday, 18 Nov, 2007 – 5:29 | Comments Off
Falling in Love from Afar

We here at Project Diaspora are a diverse group. I have travelled far and… well… near. But my world has mainly encompassed the America’s (North and Central). I come to know Uganda through my good …