Archive for 'Africa'

From Activist to President: Why Youssou Ndour shouldn’t be President of Senegal

From Activist to President: Why Youssou Ndour shouldn’t be President of Senegal

Don’t get me wrong, I like Youssou Ndour. I have met him. I think he is a man of high calibre with extensive influence in Senegal and an international profile. His music has spoken to an [...]

My Top 50 Africans of the year 2011

My Top 50 Africans of the year 2011

“Across Africa, we have seen countless examples of people taking control of their destiny, and making change from the bottom up.” President Obama 2009 Here is the list of some of the amazing people we were [...]

West and Central Africa winners of Apps4Africa announced

West and Central Africa winners of Apps4Africa announced

Since October 2011, Jonathan Gosier, TED Fellow and CEO of AppAfrica International supported by Spotone Global Solutions, led by group CEO Marieme Jamme, have been travelling across Africa to organise brainstorming sessions for the 2011 Apps4Africa [...]