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This month
Map Kibera
Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, widely known as Africa's largest slum, remains a blank spot on the map. Without basic knowledge of the geography and resources of Kibera it is impossible to have an informed discussion on how to improve the lives of residents. This November, young Kiberans create the first public digital map of their own community.
October 2009
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September 2009
July 2009
Festival des Journées d'Afrique ::: Danses et Rythmes du monde
June 2009
AfriGadget » Blog Archive » Distilling water from volcanic steam vents
There seemed to be an ownership structure amongst the users, some were better constructed, had longer pipes, were better protected and maintained. We were told that the systems were installed fifteen years earlier and it did not look like any modifications had been done since then.
May 2009
April 2009
Maker Faire Africa
Maker Faire Africa (MFA), a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention, will take place August 13-15 at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Ghana's capital, Accra.
March 2009
Crammed / Staff Benda Bilili 'Très Très Fort'
February 2009
Wooster Collective: JR Finishes His Most Ambitious Project Yet In The Slums In Kibera, Kenya
Today, after more than a year of planning, 2000 square meters of rooftops have been covered with photos of the eyes and faces of the women of Kibera.
January 2009
December 2008
BBC NEWS | Technology | Web tool maps Congo conflict
A web-based reporting tool is allowing Africans caught up in political unrest to report incidents of killing, violence and displacement. The website is called Ushahidi, which means ''testimony'' in Swahili and was first developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fallout.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Getting high on HIV drugs in S Africa
un dernier moment de plaisir avant de mourirAids patients themselves have been found smoking the drugs instead of taking them as prescribed.
