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March 14th, 2007

Ghana: 50 Years of Freedom

Oluniyi David Ajao · 10:53 · Sub-Saharan Africa

lingua → fr

Ghana, the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence, was 50, on 6th March 2007. Although the celebration, Ghana@50, of the west African nation is year-long, the climax was on Independence Day, when a national parade of Ghana's Armed Force was held at the Independence Square in Accra. Ramblings of an ... 3 comments · read »

February 23rd, 2007

Nigeria: Internet Exchange, Making Money, Abuja, Political Endorsement, And the Niger Delta

Oluniyi David Ajao · 08:30 · Sub-Saharan Africa

We begin this week's blog round-up with Timbaland's entry about Nigeria Internet Exchange. It so happens that I desire to create an Internet utopia in Nigeria. I have a dream of providing Internet access to every Nigerian citizen. This became stronger when I was having a discussion with a friend yesterday ... 7 comments · read »

January 17th, 2007

West Africa: What is NOSPETCO?, Aid Does Not Work, Dogon Architecture and Tourism As A Therapy

Oluniyi David Ajao · 07:57 · Sub-Saharan Africa

lingua → zhs · zht

As we delve into the West African blogosphere this week, our first stop is Nigeria. One issue that is attracting so much attention among Nigerians bloggers is NOSPETCO. What is NOSPETCO? According to the Nigerian blogger Deolu Akinyemi, If you have never heard of Nospecto before, it is an investment opportunity where ... 10 comments · read »

December 21st, 2006

The Shadowy World of 419, Posing With a Crocodile And Santa Claus in Ouagadougou

Oluniyi David Ajao · 05:03 · Sub-Saharan Africa

What happens when scammers go digital? The result is the shadowy world of 419. Scribbles from the Den, a Cameroonian blog, has a post about these scammers “I Go Chop Your Dollar”: 20/20 Goes into the Shadowy World of Nigerian Internet Scammers: The email usually pops unannounced in your mailbox with ... 0 comments · read »

December 5th, 2006

Bloggers in West Africa, harsh migration, low bandwidth and Who Killed Deyda?

Oluniyi David Ajao · 07:53 · Sub-Saharan Africa

We get to know more about two bloggers in West Africa this week. Keith Smith in Burkina Faso shares his photos, and George Ngwane in Cameroon re-publishes an interview with a local newsmagazine. Blogger, Keith Smith, has been a missionary in Burkina Faso since 1989 and has been blogging at Under ... 1 comment · read »

November 10th, 2006

Flood in Burkina Faso, Power supply in Ghana and an Idyllic Transfer of Power Turned Sour

Oluniyi David Ajao · 06:38 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Under the acacias blogs about a recent flood in Burkina Faso - Update on Gorom-Gorom flood and emergency aid: The Broken Dam I went to see the dam on Wednesday. It is about 1km long, mostly built of stone and mud, with a cement spillway in the centre. It is about 3m ... 0 comments · read »