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Quick Hits

– Challenges of getting Africa connected. What about an alternative (be sure to read the comments as well)? I’m just curious why I don’t see much attention on efforts to bring electricity to all African homes….well first, are there even focused efforts? If not, what’s the hold up?

– Nice gem from Benn Loxo […]

Quick hits

– Get your blog on at the Carnival for Africa Enterprising (deadline for submissions is tonight!).

– New website called Sambazanow that allows you to send mobile phone airtime to your people in Kenya (apparently cheaper than Mama Mikes).

The Alchemist

This article cracked me up. I should have learned not to succumb to books that are way too popular after my underwhelming experience with the Da Vinci Code, but succumb to the Alchemist I did. After I finished reading the book, I couldn’t help but be upset that I’d wasted my limited casual reading time […]

Free SMS in Kenya

On the heels of free wireless (for some only apparently), there’s a free sms promotion going on at this website.

EDIT: Looks like the promotion is now over.

EDIT 2 (June 15): The website is back up.

Mzalendo needs participant for reuters interview

See details here.

Quick hits!

– Presenting Jahazi (thanks Riyaz for initial heads up…man there’s lots of things buzzing in Nairobi, can’t wait to spend more time there). Can’t wait for it to go mobile and very happy to see Kenyan developers doing their thing.

– Also worth checking out, the Kenyan myspace – Nivipi.

– African blog spotlight: […]

More nostalgia…ASK show

Remember when you would count down days to the show?

I thought we had the coolest parents because we got to miss school to go to the show. My dad wasn’t into the idea of dealing with crowds so we became ASK members and went on members day, which was typically on a Thursday. […]

Remember this?

I was having a conversation last night that took me way back to 8-4-4 Fasihi nightmares. Anyone remember Kusadikika aka Kusad? Can’t believe that was thirteen years ago!

Anyway, we spent a while trying to figure out which book contained the phrase “Mdundo wa highlife.” We figured it out eventually, but I’m curious to […]