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Great TED talk by Peter Eigen, founder of Transparency International

I was pleased to learn via @afrinomad today that my father, Peter Eigen, has been included in the TED Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. In his talk at TEDxBerlin, he talks about...

Somalia Agriculture and its Current Problems

Somalia has been without a functioning central government or systematical law and order for almost two decades. The National Association of Somali Science and Environmental Journalists (NASSEJ...

The largest Market in Horn of Africa is under fire

The National Association of Somali Science and Environmental Journalists (NASSEJ) is very sorry and like to announce that largest market in East and Horn of Africa region is under a huge fire over...

It's time to upgrade or switch to Firefox. Google is phasing out support for Internet Explorer 6.0 and other old browsers

Keeping your web browser up to date is always a good idea to make sure websites function properly for you, but now you will soon start having problems with Gmail and Google Apps if you don't,...

Want to teach people how to run their own online groups? Use our elearning materials!

Attached is a zip archive (2MB) containing the materials Kabissa used in 2007 to facilitate a pilot elearning course titled Running Online Groups. Although we decided not to go on with providing...

Become a Member of Youngstars Foundation!

Are you a young person who cares about what is happening in your community and Africa at large? Are you committed to working with others to overcome injustices? Do you want to learn from other young...

Have an extra One Laptop Per Child laptop you are not using? Donate it to Haiti!

I got an interesting email just now from Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of the One Laptop Per Child project. I've pasted it below - if you have any extra XO laptops lying around and no longer need...

Call for case experiences on capacity development for Capacity is Development Knowledge Fair in Marrakesh

The United Nations Development Programme is pleased to announce the opening of the 'Capacity is Development' Knowledge Fair and invites you to share your experience. The knowledge fair seeks to...

Africa Policy Outlook 2010 from Africa Action

One year after President Obama was sworn in to office, and less than a week before his State of the Union address, Africa Action today released its Africa Policy Outlook 2010 at http://tinyurl.com/...

Africa Gathering: New year, new website, new gatherings...

Africa Gathering, the grass-roots tech/Africa Conference that helps people share ides for positive change, are celebrating the announcement of their 2010 event dates, with the launch of a new...

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Sports Development in Kibera

If you have ever wondered how sports can change the lives of young people, this article will give you an insight in to just what can happen. I was chatting to my colleague, Vincent Kegode, about the...

Vote in the 2010 Bloggies!

Kenya blogger and Maneno user, Rebecca Wanjiku is a Finalist in the Bloggies for Best African Blog for her blog, Wanjiku's Take.... Go and vote her, it only takes a minute and you don't have to vote...

The next stage of development in the East African ICT Sector – the evolving Mobile Web

Following on from the impact that SMS, Voice and Mobile Money has had on the African continent the next stage of mobile technology evolution appears to be in the process of development – with the...

Summaries now available for 2009 featured dialogues

With the help of our volunteers, summaries have been written for each of our featured online dialogues in 2009! Please read and share these summaries. Thank you to all of the featured resource...

Nigeria: CEPA is set to eliminate all forms of abuse

Centre for the Protection of the Abused (CEPA) is committed to providing protection to victims of abuse and to those vulnerable to abuse. The specific objective is to eliminate all forms of abuse...

Value for Money

Vision Africa's chairman, Bob Dowty, has updated his blog. His new post ponders whether our organisation needs to change its model or whether we can continue to be successful AND grow...

Autumn Newsletter Now Available

The chairman of Vision Africa, Bob Dowty, has pulled together our latest newsletter. There are updates on projects, information about the social networking sites we're using and the story of an...

Get ready for more connections through Kabissa

As you know, Kabissa has evolved into a network connecting people and organizations for Africa. Today we made some changes to our online platform that will result in more email messages appearing in...

Movie Premiere

Vision Africa is extremely excited to have posted its first video on YouTube.

Volunteering Opp: Find Physiotherapy Equipment for a Rehab Centre, and Sewing Machines for a Vocational Program in Buea, Cameroon

Nest of Hope, an NGO located in Cameroon, has partnered with the Associated Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped (ARCH). The ARCH is quite large and has well over 200 patients, most of which are...

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