Over at AfriGadget, we usually call something an AfriGadget if it is a DIY solution to a problem or situation to which there just isn’t any ready-made solution available. In places where you just can’t go to the next hardware … Read more →
Fellow blogger Mzeecedric and I are today attending AfrikaCamp which just started a few minutes ago. Please stay tuned for more as I will try to update this post throughout the day (see updates below). Oh and btw, there’s no … Read more →
Ndanka ndanka mooy japa golo chi nyaay is a Wolof proverb meaning “slowly slowly (it) catches the monkey in the bush” (~ no hurry in Africa). Ndanka ndanka…also is a running gag between my colleague Abdoulaye and me – and … Read more →
…it is an informal settlement, not an illegal. We had approached the mayor with a detailed baseline study of all problems, sorted to their priority and asked him for help. He replied that “it’s an illegal settlement”. – “No”, I … Read more →
It’s COLORWARS2008 on twitter, so please come and join (the) Afriteam! “Ati?! Corraarrwaaas?” – “Atiriiri…..” – “..but why should I join this team?” – Well, because a) why not? and b) let’s show them some *pamoja spirit* and what we‘re … Read more →