Category: Events

Vote to add Africa 2.0 panel to SXSW festival schedule

Over the past year and a half, I’ve come to love writing about African style and business issues and interacting with the many inspiring people and ideas which I’ve come across through this blog. In my experience, today’s technology has provided us with the most effective vehicles to communicate and has caused an acceleration of…
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“Africa:The Next Chapter” videos premiere

The good folks at TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) have debuted the first videos from the powerful TEDGlobal 2007 conference held in Tanzania earlier this year. Called “Africa: The Next Chapter”, the conference featured talks from many of Africa’s current innovators.  The first few uploaded videos include South African investment banker Euvin Nadoo – who I…
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Starchitect David Adjaye brings his building art to America

YG points to a new exhibit by UK-based Ghanaian star architect David Adjaye opening today at the Studio Museum of Harlem in New York City. The exhibit, Making Public Buildings, introduces Adjaye’s architecture to American audiences by carrying viewers through his working process-from inspiration to completion-through ten projects, both built and uncompleted. Having been awarded…
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Franco-Cameroonian sisters, Les Nubians, in Washington DC

If you’re in Washington DC this week check out these special performances by the Franco-Cameroonian sister duo, Les Nubians. If you’re not already familiar with Les Nubians here’s a short lesson. In 1999 Les Nubians United States debut ‘Princesses Nubiennes’ (Higher Octave/Virgin) became the most successful French-language album in more than a decade of Billboard…
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Global Hip-hop in your city

Nomadic Wax, the crew behind the Democracy in Dakar video series, are taking their global hip-hop on a mini US tour. The Global Underground tour features international hip-hop pioneers Chosan (Sierra Leone), LF and Laylo (Brazil/Dominican Republic), Foundation Movement (Puerto Rico/Liberia), Zuluboy (South Africa), DJ Boo (Philippines) an accomplished group of percussionists including Ernesto Abreau…
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Careers in Africa Recruitment Summit

Here’s some information about a business summit that looks very promising. Set you calendars. Global Career Company is pleased to announce the Careers in Africa Recruitment Summit scheduled to take place in Houston, Texas on 16-18 November 2007. The Careers in Africa Summit is a unique recruiting event, enabling leading companies to attract and interview…
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The Paris Hilton effect on Africa’s development

We live in a celebrity-powered society. I don’t like it, but it’s the truth. Whoever said everyone will get their 15 minutes of fame, was way off. It seems like the expiration date on fame is being extended longer and longer. Fame in itself is not a bad thing, however, the individualism, it comes with…
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Africa Enterprising articles part 2

The second edition of the Africa Enterprising blog carnival has been published on African Loft. The carnival features some very engaging content from many of the African blogging community The posts touch on topics such as trade vs aid in Africa, entrepreneurship in Africa, business and investment in Africa, and universal business tenets. Head over…
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Video: How to help Africa? Do business there

An insightful video of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s speech at the TED conference earlier this year. (via YG)