Subsaharska
A blog by hudin
Blog description:
Dispatches about technology and digital trends in Africa
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Subsaharska ranks 1533 in Africa and 86 in Africa General. According to site visitors it ranks 1128, and 1136 according to page views:
According to blogroll links it ranks 2164 and 2146 according to the amount of links within Afrigator blog posts
Updates Ivoire
In talking with a number of the UN folks here in Abengourou (who in turn have talked to other folks/officials in the area and beyond) a larger picture of what is happening with d'Off d'10 emerges. As I mentioned earlier, there are some rather large problems with the Azito power station
Côte d'Off
I was spoiled. Côte d'Ivoire seemed like a tropical vacation initially. Hot yes, but not insanely humid in the current season. A pleasant breeze washes across many places (especially Abidjan) in the evening and it is in general, quite pleasant. I'm here for work, but despite
And let the online security crackdown begin
It would be funny in a macabre way if it wasn't so damned annoying and holding back commerce in Sub-Saharan Africa. Naturally, I'm talking about electronic baking transactions and how you run in to so many roadblocks along the way. For me, it's more of an annoyance as
Un peu d'aide avec Aviso Internet?
So, I've been settling in to my new home well. Admittedly, as I saw, all the action is down in Abidjan and Abengourou is a bit slower pace. It's relaxing though and as there is ready internet here, I have no complaints. There really aren't too many
Off to Côte d'Ivoire
For the first half of this year, I'll be based in Côte d'Ivoire. I'm really quite excited and am looking forward to working with the local tech and blogger scene in the country, which is quite strong and with some really talented people. While I've been to Congo and Ghana
Preparing my 46kgs
Two suitcases with 23kgs apiece to last me until the middle of the year. That's pretty much what I have to plan for right now. When one isn't as much of a geek, this is an easier thing to plan. When one is me, there is all
Here and There
Mokocharlie launches My Weku writes up a breakdown about a new African photo sharing site from developer Kwabena Aning in Ghana. Africa's Virtual Land Bumni Oloruntoba on A Bombastic Element points out a really well-done map showing the connectedness of various African countries. Die Explorer Die! Or, "The Explorer The" in German. Clement Nyirenda
Web without the webmaster
For those unfamiliar with it, The Daily WTF is a collection of ridiculous stories from technology. It has a decidedly geeky focus though, and at times, they mention a joke in some programming language that even leaves me scratching my head. But, there is an overarching theme to
Here and There
Has Blogging Changed? Observations from a blogger who has come back in to the blogging fold after other social media systems have picked up in popularity. Definitely food for thought. Charity, Who Cares? A really fantastic graphic about Americans and how they give to charities. Basically, they give a lot, but
Google Africa tweets, we follow
Just this last week, @googleafrica fired up and started tweeting. Now, this account has been around for a very long time and was completely unused. I can't really fault them for just wanting to hold it. Given the massive adoption rate that Twitter has seen, it was
