Poison Fire follows a team of local activists as they gather “video testimonies” from communities on the impact of oils spills and gas flaring. We see creeks full of crude oil, devastated mangrove forests, wellheads that has been leaking gas and oil for months. We meet  people whose survival is acutely threatened by the loss of farmland, fishing and drinking water and the health hazards of gas flaring.      

Ushahidi which was launched in January this year to document post election violence in Kenya and which has since gone from strength to strength including winning a number of awards [Net Squared, Knight Batten Award] 

Nairobi: 03 September, 2008 Kidnapped two western journalists closer to freedom

WhiteAfrican.com is my favorite blog about tech in Africa. So it comes as no surprise that I learn about 5 Great African Blogs there - I am shamelessly reposting his list below, which I think is well worth a review by anyone interested in blogging in Africa. 

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Do you know how to make an "evaporated cooler" - one that will cool even in desert tempretures of 35c?  The technology is so simple I wonder why it is not being used anywhere with tempretures over 20c.  This one is showcased on Afrigadget......