Category Archives: africa

The Unfolding of yellow-orange books

Posted on November 9, 2010 by jke

Bought this book (2nd hand) about (some of the) Writing systems of Africa (by Saki Mafundikwa) because of Emeka’s tweet, EY’s post on Sokari’s blog and Jepchumba’s review. Another book I’d like to mention is “The Unfolding of Language – … Continue reading →

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“the Africans”

Posted on September 29, 2010 by jke

Why are there books (like the selection pictured above) & online publications on post & neo-coloniaslim in Africa as well as important recent developments on the African continent on one hand IF on the other hand I am still terribly … Continue reading →

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Dein Tag für Afrika

Posted on May 17, 2010 by jke

Heute mittag trudelte der IKEA Newsletter ein, bei dem ich auf folgende Aktion stoß: Aktion Tagwerk. Nette Website, interessanter Wikipediaartikel dazu. Für Bildungsprojekte bin ich immer zu haben, auf meinem Webspace läuft auch das The Nest Home Blog, ein Kinderheim … Continue reading →

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SocialBar Frankfurt

Posted on March 11, 2010 by jke

The following blog post will be in German, as it is about an event that took place in Frankfurt this Wednesday evening. Following the Twitter back channel conversations during last week’s Ignite Frankfurt event (where attendees criticized the use of … Continue reading →

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my take on AfricaGathering in London

Posted on April 27, 2009 by jke

I’ve just returned home from London where I’d been attending AfricaGathering on Saturday 25 April 2009 which was held at Birkbeck College, University of London. A perfectly organised event (by Ed Scotcher & many helpful volunteers – thx!), the Gathering … Continue reading →

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