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 …

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 …

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 …

Congratulations to all the members of the top 10! The work done by all these amazing people is inspirational and truly a model for all us that want to make a difference in the …

Wow is all I have to say. At the age of 15 this guy built his own windmill for his parents. Whoot! Nothing like a little African Ingenuity.

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More info on BarCamp Africa. So read all the latest news straight from the source!

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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 …

In the spirit of blog action day we here at Project Diaspora are going to do our little bit and join the conversation. Are you in?

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Not too long ago we interviewed Fred Mutebi and learned a bit about his Art Therapy program, Let Art Talk. This brief video gives a glimpse into the lives of two of the youth benefit …

Ghanian-born lead singer of Soulfege, Derrick Ashong, aka DNA, waxed poetic in support for Obama’s presidential run at a recent rally in Hollywood, CA. DNA was interviewed, ok “ambushed” by an identified reporter only …

Uganda’s Andrew Mwenda was at TED this year. The video was a gold find as he clearly touches on a few key points on African Aid that we’ve written about here at Project Diaspora. He lays the …

So my gut has always told me that throwing money at a problem never solves anything. I look at all the aid money that has been thrown around Africa, Central America, actually anywhere…. ever. …