Posted by Africa Gathering on Wednesday, June 30, 2010,
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We're all set for another great event at Africa Gathering in London this weekend. Just so you know, we will be at: Cruciform Building
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Posted by Africa Gathering on Wednesday, March 24, 2010,
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We're delighted to announce the speakers for the Gathering we're holding in Washington DC this April. Speakers will include: Friday Night Business Networking Event Stephen King Senior Director, Investments, Omidyar Network Bill Zimmerman Limbe Labs Tidjane Deme Google, Country Manager, Senegal Saturday Gathering EventShawn Sarwar - VaxTrac Jenny Stefanotti - Harvard University Nii Simmonds - Wall Street without Walls Danya Steele - E... Continue reading ...
Posted by Africa Gathering on Thursday, March 18, 2010,
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Are you coming to the Washington DC event in April? We know exactly how hard it is to prepare for a visit to an unfamiliar city, so if you are from out of town, here's a list of a few local hotels that you might consider contacting about your stay. Thanks to Africa Gathering Sponsor Molly Mattessich from Africa Rural Connect for helping us out with this.
The Dupont Hotel1 day Single Room Advanced booking: $195 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington DC, DC - (202) 483-6000 Hotel Monticell... Continue reading ...
Posted by Africa Gathering on Wednesday, March 17, 2010,
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We're pleased to announce our venue for the Washington DC event this April. Letelier Theater3251 Prospect St NW Washington, DC DC 20007
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Posted by Africa Gathering on Monday, March 15, 2010,
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Simeon Oriko - Mobile Cloud Computing from Africa Gathering on Vimeo. Simeon spoke passionately at the Gathering about "African Solutions to African problems", explaining that in his opinion "Africans think differently than others". He focussed on mobile cloud computing: "the power and the beauty of this concept is the number of users it can reach, especially in Africa, whereby most of us cannot afford a laptops but can afford a mobile phone". Continue reading ...
Posted by Africa Gathering on Wednesday, March 10, 2010,
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Renewable Energy Ventures Kenya from Africa Gathering on Vimeo. Joseph Nganga came to the gathering to talk about how by "creating demand for new technology, we encourage investors to invest in this space and drive innovation", adding that there is limited focus on household level technology - though there should be, for all sorts of reasons from education to Health benefits. Continue reading ...
Posted by Africa Gathering on Monday, March 8, 2010,
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Nkeiru Joe - Vrije Universiteit Brussel from Africa Gathering on Vimeo. Nkeiru came to the gathering to talk about connectivity and international law. She metioned that as of 2009 only 7 African States were members of the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) and that she hoped that would change. She went on to say that Africa needs some kind of cross-cultural data and information exchange - if progress is to be achieved, you can't exist in isolation Continue reading ...
Posted by Africa Gathering on Friday, March 5, 2010,
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Agosta Liko - Pesa Pal from Africa Gathering on Vimeo. Pay Pal, used and loved by millions in the 'Northern Countries', is sanctioned in pretty much all of Africa. So what can Africans use to pay for services online? Here Agosta Liko addresses this issue with the advent of his new service Pesa Pal. Can Pesa Pal further open up the fast developing Africa online and mobile payments systems? Continue reading ...
Posted by Africa Gathering on Thursday, March 4, 2010,
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Mark Kaigwa - Got Issuez from Africa Gathering on Vimeo. Mark came to the Gathering to talk about "Got Issuez", a company that is helping Kenya crowd-source its way to better customer service. Continue reading ...
Posted by Africa Gathering on Wednesday, March 3, 2010,
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Victor Ngeny - FrontlineSMS:Credit from Africa Gathering on Vimeo. Victor Ngeny from FrontlineSMS:Credit came to the gathering to explain how the organisation is aiming to offer just about every financial service in 160 characters or less. Continue reading ...
Posted by Africa Gathering on Monday, March 1, 2010,
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Kris Senanu from Kenya's Leading ISP "Access Kenya" came along to speak to the gathering about the Dawn of a New Age in Kenya, passionately speaking about how he believes that "...this is Africa's time when it comes to investment growth."
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Posted by Africa Gathering on Thursday, January 14, 2010,
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 When we first started Africa Gathering, we had no idea that so many people would be interested in our events or that we'd be running so many events around the world. In order to help us connect with our users better, we have upgraded our site. Tell us what you think! The Africa Gathering Team Continue reading ...
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