Letting Africa Down – It’s Intellectuals
April 9, 2012 – 10:26 am | No Comment

An Open letter to Africa’s Academics, Scholars and Intellectuals from George Ayittey:
Upon reviewing the current upheavals in North Africa and elsewhere on the continent, I felt it is necessary for us – African academics, scholars and intellectuals – to take stock …

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Let Africa Trade With Africa
April 9, 2012 – 10:39 am | No Comment
Let Africa Trade With Africa

In Africa, non-tariff trade barriers raise transaction costs and limit the movement of goods, services, people and capital across borders. To further development, African governments must embrace regional integration, break down these barriers and help …

Francis Kéré on the need for Traditional Building Techniques
December 3, 2011 – 9:41 am | No Comment
Francis Kéré on the need for Traditional Building Techniques

Francis Kere at Design Indaba:
Looking at the housing situation in West Africa, architect Francis Kéré says that Africans should stop copying the Western way of building but adapt it to their own needs, the needs of the community …

Did You Know those facts about the African Mobile landscape?
June 21, 2011 – 11:20 am | No Comment
Did You Know those facts about the African Mobile landscape?

An overview of the mobile technology landscape in Africa with statistics and facts about mobile phones in Africa.

Alex presents: Commando
February 23, 2011 – 9:59 pm | No Comment
Alex presents: Commando

This is the first clip in a series of video’s for Mama Hope’s “Stop the Pity. Unlock the Potential.” campaign. To learn more about campaign visit: http://www.mamahope.org/Unlock-the-potential-.html
We say: “Awesome commercial” and give your marketing team …

How Not to Write About Africa – Binyavanga Wainaina – narrated by Djimon Hounsou
April 29, 2010 – 10:47 am | One Comment
How Not to Write About Africa – Binyavanga Wainaina – narrated by Djimon Hounsou

CHETAH BLOG Commentary: This video is obviously a satire but makes a great point. “Cheetah Blog” was born because one young African, tired of all the negative reporting on his continent, decided to re-imagine, …

WAKA WAKA – This Time for Africa – by Shakira – South Africa 2010 World Cup Official Song
April 27, 2010 – 11:22 pm | No Comment

ShakiraOfficialForum — April 21, 2010 — We are pleased to share with you the final version of the song “Waka Waka”, chosen by the FIFA to be the Official Song of the upcoming World Cup. …

Kenya’s First Viral Music Video: An Auto-Tuned, Blaxploitation-Themed Epic
March 26, 2010 – 11:16 am | No Comment
Kenya’s First Viral Music Video: An Auto-Tuned, Blaxploitation-Themed Epic

Just a Band’s music video (or, more accurately, short film set to music) is a pastiche of blaxploitation like Shaft, crime-centric American film ranging from Tarantino to the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage,” and a …

Nigerian Remix of the Official 2010 World Cup Song
March 26, 2010 – 10:59 am | No Comment
Nigerian Remix of the Official 2010 World Cup Song

Nigerian Remix of the Official 2010 World Cup Song.  Enjoy!
Video author’s disclaimer: I do not own any form of copyright claims on the materials used in this video, strictly just for fun. Check …

Ingenious Africa
March 10, 2010 – 12:59 pm | No Comment

13 x 1/2 hour series shot across the continent of Ingenious Africa, focuses on the African continents amazing ability to solve problems, overcome obstacles, create new technologies, draw on some ancient wisdom as well as …

Akon – Oh Africa
February 4, 2010 – 6:21 pm | No Comment
Akon – Oh Africa

Just beautiful!
The video was premiered at the Grammy Awards and features South Africa’s famed Soweto Gospel Choir, Liverpool hitman Fernando Torres, Chelsea forward Didier Drogba, Senagal-born rapper Akon and American singer Keri Hilson.
All proceeds …