Grandiose Parlor

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“Right now, the circumstances under which you are born determine your life - I want to see that change. As Africans, we need to take responsibility for the future of the continent.”
This was the closing statement of Ory Okolloh a Harvard-trained Kenyan lawyer and blogger at Kenyan Pundit, I just read the summary of […]

Ethan Zuckerman, one of the bloggers attending the TEDGlobal07 conference in Arusha,-Tanzania writes:
Franco Sacchi, an Italian filmmaker living in Boston, has just produced a remarkable film about Nollywood. Nollywood is the third largest film industry in the world, after Hollywood and Bollywood. The Nigerian film industry makes 2000 films a year, as of 2006, which […]

Arusha, TEDGlobal ‘07, more pictures from White African
George Ayittey is the author of the book Bono has on his face - or covering his mouth. This picture is symbolic to those who have the read the book and aware of Ayittey stance on African economics and Bono’s “Africa needs aid” mentality. Get the book if […]

The TEDGlobal2007 conference is days away, it starts June 4 - smack in the Tanzanian resort town of Arusha.
When I applied for a fellowship to avoid paying the four-figure gate-tab, I didn’t think much of the event. Even though I won the one of the 100 fellowship slots, it won’t be of any use to […]

“Negative images of Africa dominate the news: famine and disease, conflict and corruption. But Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former Finance Minister of Nigeria, says there’s a less-told story unfolding in many African nations: one of reform, economic growth and business opportunity.”
Enjoy the video, courtesy of TED.

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