It was an unscripted outburst, but when it came, it was welcomed with a standing ovation. Meet Patricia, a Ghanaian lady who attended the Maker Faire Africa 2009 event at AITI-KACE in Accra Ghana. She was serving as a Twi interpreter but took time to deliver an unexpected speech that left the audience motivated and [...]

I managed to take over a 100 photos last Sunday which was the final day of Maker Faire Africa 2009, at AITI-KACE in Accra Ghana. I have created a full album dedicated to the flicks. Enjoy the sights you missed if you were not there. I should find time to give them proper captions over [...]

Having spent several years in art and advertising, digital photography was the only next logical step for Nana Kofi Acquah (NKA), a Ghanaian professional photographer, who refers to himself as a “world citizen”. Nana Kofi was one of the exhibitors at the recent Maker Faire Africa 2009 technology exhibition at AITI-KACE in Accra Ghana. NKA [...]

I consider myself a strong Mozilla fan and was thus excited to have met the team of Mozilla volunteers and enthusiasts that exhibited Mozilla souvenirs at the Maker Faire Africa 2009 technology fair. The team was made-up of young Ghanaians who are seeking to create a recognized Mozilla community in Ghana. The Mozilla Foundation is [...]

The first edition of Maker Faire Africa was successful by any standards. The 3-day event drew exhibitors from countries including: Brazil, Guatemala, Tibet, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Malawi, South Africa, Liberia, Pakistan, Uganda, Madagascar, India and Cote d’Ivoire. There were several guests from the USA especially and I got to meet many leading tech bloggers for [...]

Thursday night was special for me because several guests attended the monthly Ghanablogging.com meeting. Smoothies on Osu Oxford street was the venue and techies, bloggers, entrepreneurs, photographers were among those present. Total attendance: 23. The discuss varied from the introduction of maneno.org by Miquel Hudin Balsa, popularity of blogging in Ghana, comparison with Nigeria, to [...]

There is a technology-related event coming-up in Accra Ghana this weekend. Find excerpts below from makerfaireafrica.com Maker Faire Africa (MFA), a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention, will take place August 14-16 at the AITI Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Ghana’s capital, Accra. – This event is free to the [...]

Clearly, all is not well with Virgin Nigeria. Being a VN frequent flyer and a fan of Richard Brandson, I have always monitored the progress of Nigeria’s national flag carrier. There are various accounts as to the true state of affairs but it is obvious that the centre is not holding. “Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited [...]

My review of the Ghanaian movie “The Perfect Picture”. This movie is indeed picture perfect. Read why.

I discovered a Google Maps beta feature that had been on my PDA for several months now, just last night. I had only been using my I-Mate JAQ3 as a digital assistant, without using the phone functionality – no thanks to Tigo’s network access expiry. Tigo Ghana has a way of disabling one’s access to [...]

Are you you a fellow blogger in Ghana? If yes, you might want to meet like-minded people in Accra and Tema. Some bloggers are arranging for a meet-up sometime this week here in Accra, Ghana and I hope to be there too. Why? Just some social networking, discussion about blogging and some excitement. If you [...]

If there are any problems with the organization of the MTN Africa Cup of Nations (Ghana 2008) tournament, the artificial scarcity of match tickets will definitely be one of them. One simply can’t seem to get cogent information as to the whereabouts of the match tickets. They have suddenly grown wings and are now elusive [...]

Something new is coming to town this April 2008. E-zwich. What is E-Zwich? E-Zwich is the brand name for the National Switch, under the new Universal Electronic Payments (UEPS) technology which would ensure that all commercial banks, rural banks and savings and loans institutions in Ghana implemented a common payment platform and biometric Smartcard. To [...]

The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Nations Cup (ANC) is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been held every two years. The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also [...]

It is that time again – when football fever holds the entire nation for weeks. This time, its an African tournament – the MTN Africa Cup of Nations (Ghana 2008) and here in Ghana, the fever is rising by the day. The whole of Africa (especially the 16 participating nations) is gripped and ready with [...]