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Posts Tagged ‘Kenya’
Sighting Mount Kilimanjaro
We were cruising at an altitude of about 34,000 feet from the coastal town of Mombasa headed for Nairobi when the voice of the Kenya Airways pilot broke into the quietness of the flight. I took it to be another routine announcement but it turned out to be different: '...for those seated on the left side of the plane, if you look out through [...]
Erik introduces iHub @ Skunkworks in Nairobi, Kenya
I was privileged to be at last night's Skunkworks meeting. The 2-hour meeting held at KCCT Teleposta Towers focused on a new project aimed at physically bringing the tech community in Nairobi & environs together. The audience included staff from Kenyan Youth Fund, staff from Kenyan ICT Board, freelancers, application developers, 4 members [...]
Kenya’s Tourism Industry is back & a trip to Nairobi National Park
Kenya's tourism industry is back at full steam with earnings from tourism back to where they were before the 2007-2008 Kenyan electoral crisis. I watched Kenya's Tourism Minister, Najib Balala, confirm the growth in an NTV news report a few days ago. Information available from Kenya's Ministry of Tourism website further confirms the sharp [...]
Kenya: Mobile Web East Africa 2010. Free MobileWorld magazines.
Nairobi, Kenya - Mobile Web East Africa, an event that focuses on "harnessing the potential of the internet and applications on mobile devices", starts tomorrow 3rd February 2010 and ends on 4th February 2010, at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi. The innovative event already has a long roll-call of speakers and facilitators, and has special [...]
Mobile Web East Africa 2010 for Nairobi Kenya
Mobile Web East Africa takes place between 3rd and 4th February 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. From the organizers: Following the unrivalled success of Mobile Web Africa, which was a true "sell-out" conference held in South Africa in October, Mobile Web East Africa is the next in a series of progressive and innovative events to focus on one of the [...]
Big Brother Africa 4 (2009): The Revolution. Housemates. Forum.
MNET's Big Brother Africa 4 reality show starts 5th September 2009 with very high expectations due to the hype from MNET. The show would last for 91 days. From Wikipedia: As with all Big Brother series, Big Brother Africa: The Revolution will include surprises and unexpected innovations. However there are several main differences in the [...]
Why I blog about Africa
I recently got tagged by a fellow blogger at "Nigerian Curiousity", prompting me to blog on the topic "Why I blog about Africa". I am qualified to say I blog about Africa. I was born in Nigeria, and presently live in Ghana. I take interest in everything African and attempt to share my views on African issues whenever I have the platform to do [...]
As Xenophobic as South Africans
No one hates foreigners like South Africans do. South Africa is said to be officially the most xenophobic nation in the world. So much for being xenophobic and all that but why go to the criminal extent of murdering about 50 immigrants? South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki was reported to have described the saga as "disgraceful" but I say it is [...]
Celtel Ghana
With its 75% acquisition of Ghana's Second National Operator (SNO) - Western Telesystems Limited from the government of Ghana for US$120 million, Celtel now has an operation in Ghana. Celtel International is the African arm of Zain. According to Zain's website: Zain (formerly MTC Group) acquired African mobile telecoms leader Celtel [...]
Paypal expands to more African countries
Paypal has expanded even further in more countries in Africa, and other parts of the world. I have highlighted the African countries below: The new markets that can now use PayPal to send money online include: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Belize, Benin Republic, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and [...]
Earthquake in East Africa: Congo DR, Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi affected
Breaking News: Earthquake in Africa "An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rocked the area around Lake Tanganyika in East Africa on Monday, U.S. Geological Survey preliminary reports say. Details are still emerging about injuries or damages to buildings. The quake was felt in Kenya in the centre of the capital, Nairobi, where hundreds [...]
