February 2010
16 posts
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“Our big announcement today is that we are launching Maps domains for 30...”
– Official Google Africa Blog: New Maps domains in 30 African Countries
“After hearing about the coup in sounds-like-Nigeria Niger last Thursday morning,...”
– wronging rights: Fun with Google Alerts
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“War, war, war. Stand up … and defend yourselves. Kill before they kill you....”
– one of the text messages circulated in Nigeria during the Muslim/Christian violence in Jos that killed hundreds. Via IAfrica, who comments that “the communication infrastructure has played a part in all major cases of recent atrocities in Africa… in transmitting vile messages.” (via abbyjean)
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Congolese Space Program "A Great Success" //... →
Apparently the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a space program complete with rat astronauts. I’m feeling a little mixed about this. While I appreciate the hobbyist DIY nature of no budget space exploration, I can’t help but feel a little frustrated by the whole thing.
It reminds me a little of the slightly more successful Zairean Nuclear program written about in Howard...
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WatchWe can unpack this video later. For now, just enjoy. (via Alvaro)
“How possible is it that we are being compared to Somalia (a country with an...”
– The Shocking Reality of Zambia’s Web Presence. | Zedcloud.com
Zambia is one of three countries in the world that has no government web presence. This is kind of shocking.
“A strange thing has happened in the Zambian blogosphere. Rather than grow, it...”
– Zambian Economist: State of the Zambian Internet
Go read the rest of The Zambian Economist’s State of the Zambian Internet commemorating his third anniversary as, and I’ve said it before, Zambia’s best blog. Some issued discussed: “authoritarian incompetence” when it...
