A pen-and-paper post from the airport in Freetown
I got back into Dakar late last night, safe and sound, after waiting around the airport in Freetown because my plane was delayed for nearly 7 hours. I thought I would miss my connecting flight in...
View ArticleA day off in Dakar
I had a day off yesterday, and went via ferry to Goree Island, a UNESCO World Heritage site off the coast of Dakar. Goree Island was one of the major transit points for slaves shipped to the New World,...
View ArticleThe muscles from Brussels – not!
I’m headed to Brussels tomorrow to take part in the Euro Foo Camp event, which should be a blast. It’s my first time at such an event, so I really don’t know what to expect, but am ready for almost...
View ArticleArrived in Freetown
I’ve arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone and am now at the offices of the Sierra e-Riders. We’re going to have to cut our trip a day short after finding out that the airline doesn’t fly to Dakar on...
View ArticleCampcaster installed in Freetown
The days in Freetown were hectic, filled with lots of work combined with lots of waiting in traffic to get from one side of town to the other. Traffic was pretty bad, with a strangely functional form...
View ArticleDibi!
I’ve been in Dakar since Thursday, and I really love this place. I mean, how can you not love the local street food, served in what is called a ‘dibiterie’, shortened to ‘dibi’. A dibi serves lamb or...
View ArticleTraveling to Indonesia
I’ll be heading to Jakarta, Indonesia tomorrow to hold workshops on Campcaster with Indonesian radio stations. It should be really interesting from many angles, not least that Indonesia is a place I’ve...
View ArticleGhanaian Information Minister: Ghana has a pivotal role in FOSS
Over at the Free Software and Open Source for Africa website, they’ve put up the opening remarks by Ghanaian Communications Minister Mike Ocquaye kicking off last week’s MediaFOSS event. The speech had...
View ArticleHeading to Copenhagen
I’m heading to beautiful Copenhagen, where I’ve been invited to talk about the Campware Initiative at the Reboot conference later today. Then tomorrow I give a workshop on Campcaster and other open...
View ArticleSierra Leone helicopter crash kills 21
More tragic news from West Africa: Sierra Leone helicopter crash kills 21 One of the the helicopters used in the service from the Lungi airport in Freetown, Sierra Leone – the main link between the...
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