Blogwatch: African.Visual_Media

I am loving this site that afromusing pointed me too.
Strong images and media from an African perspective. Check it out.

Africa ++

After a couple of false starts and clashes of dates I had the privilege of being able to attend the Africa ++ events held in London. The purpose of dialogue in this group is to share ideas, thoughts and action plans that positively affect Africa.

Africa ++ till now has been solely run from London but this week saw the launch of their second office in South Africa. Kudos to Femi and Leslie for the hard work they put into this group.

Images of Africa

Love this photo taken by Jen Brea of Africabeat
This is the kind of quality I look forward to when “Images of Africa” is launched.

Afrosphere 20.04.08

Some of the stories across the Afrosphere that have caught my eye this week.

Africa

Mobile Phone Ingenuity in Africa, by Afrigadget.
Electricity is priceless. Energy Activism in Nigeria from Africa Unchained.
This is Zimbabwe reports on efforts to prevent the Chinese shipping guns to Zimbabwe.
Erik at White African comments on Internet Connectivity on the continent

America

Black Web 20 (will write more about this soon) tracks BlackBlogWatch recording African Americans blogs.
YPB and Lola report on Meeting David Wilson. A striking documentary on race in the US.
A bit late on this but Blackademics on an interview with poet Bomani Armah.

Finally in my quest to find and report on more North African bloggers I have come across the first of many at The Moor Next Door. An insight into the political nature of Arabic/Middle Eastern politics and the USA.

Afrosphere 12.04.08

Africa.

Afrigadget reports on an innovation to Power African schools with Playground Toys.
EthioBlog comments on the upcoming Ethiopian Elections.
Loving the essence captured in AfroSugar.
Emeka reflects on Paul Romer’s vision to build African City States

Europe

Admiring the Black Women In Europe Blog. A definite eye opener.

African Einstein

I wonder what people think of this desire to create, mentor an African Einstein?
Thoughts on a postcard.

Blogwatch: AfroSpear

AfroSpear is a blog that I started subscribing to last May. The collection of writers have the task of putting across intellectual thoughts on issues around what it means to be of African descent.

Although the majority of content I read tends to focus more on African American than global African issues, I love the provocative yet well written nature of the posts. One that caught my eye recently was the one on Modern Day Slavery in Africa. This is definitely one my favourite blogs in the Afrosphere.

Afrosphere 24.03.08

Africa

Ethioblog covers the forgotten war in the Ogadeni desert in Ethiopia.
African Loft notes the hope of white farmers to return to Zimbabwe.
Meanwhile the FT covers a story on a spending spree by Mugabe to get votes.
Emeka at Timbuktu Chronicles covers a number of financial stories affecting africa including the African Enterprise Fund, MyC4, The Commercial Agriculture Fund and The Diaspora Investment Fund.

Americas

Mumia Abu-Jamal  joins Dr Marc Lamont Hill as a guest columnist on his blog.
The BBC reports on African roots in South America
The Barbados Free Press comments on the demise of recently deposed PM Owen Arthurs.

Peace in Kenya

Ushahidi a site originally launched to cover a lot of the unrest and violence following the recent elections in Kenya. A lovely addition to this has been the peace efforts being made their now as well.

Love this video including Salim Mohammed who works out of the Kibera slum in Kenya.

Afrosphere 09.03.08

Africa

• Afrigadget reports on the solar charger for mobile phones
• Emeka reports on Aya, a book promoting a more positive view of Africa.
• White African reports on the growth of Google in Kenya

Caribbean

• Caribbean Tourism still below world average according to Caribbean Beat
• Nicholas Laughlin (Global Voices) covers 11 key moments in [Anglo] Caribbean blog history.
• Geoffrey Philp brings a smile with his Oonu Mek Mi Day post.
  

USA

• A very provocative post from Cobb on Obama’s integrity. The gloves are off now.
• An still on Obama the dialgoue between Marc Lamont Hill and Melissa Harris-Lacewell is an eye opener.
• Anthony Bradley shows an interesting video on the racist nature of Planned Parenthood. wow!
• African Loft ask is Lagos at a Tipping Point?

Other

• Lola  asks What’s Right with Black People?