tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84325425039494831342024-03-07T22:53:43.989-08:00BafricaBusiness in Africa - Investment and TravelJussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-50327433148969129442013-05-21T12:52:00.000-07:002013-05-21T12:54:27.451-07:00Obama skips Kenya<blockquote class="tr_bq">
United States president Barack Obama will not be visiting Nigeria as recently speculated in the media. Obama and his wife Michelle will only visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania between June 26 and July 3.</blockquote>
<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201305210117.html">http://allafrica.com/stories/201305210117.html</a><br />
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Obama is the first US President that has ancestors in Africa.<br />
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/21/obama-africa-tour-kenya-loser">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/21/obama-africa-tour-kenya-loser</a><br />
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6XYObsuYEYc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-79322165669928405102012-10-03T10:30:00.003-07:002012-10-03T10:33:23.838-07:00Uganda orders investigation of network made by Huawei<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The Ugandan government has ordered a probe into the national fibre optic project currently being developed by China’s Huawei Technologies in the country.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2012/10/uganda-orders-investigation-of-huaweis-fiber-optic-grid/">http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2012/10/uganda-orders-investigation-of-huaweis-fiber-optic-grid/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=170740&seqNum=7">http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=170740&seqNum=7</a><br />
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The cost of building network into remote places like Uganda may be high as they may lack necessary infrastructure (like roads, electricity grid etc.).<br />
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According to New Vision in Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni has sent a letter to Prime Minister Amama that reportedly says he had “received intelligence information that Huawei used inferior cable type G-652 instead of type G-655.”</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2012/10/uganda-orders-investigation-of-huaweis-fiber-optic-grid/">http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2012/10/uganda-orders-investigation-of-huaweis-fiber-optic-grid/</a><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda</a><br />
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It is not easy to operate in LDC and doing business in Africa is expensive.<br />
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<br />Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-83136792540043198832012-06-16T03:45:00.001-07:002012-06-16T03:46:43.195-07:00Ethiopia outlaws Skype<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The telecoms law strictly prohibits VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) which includes audio and video related social media communication, and the transfer of information packages through the fast growing global cyber networks.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.africareview.com/Business+++Finance/New+Ethiopian+law+criminalises+Skype/-/979184/1426020/-/ln43ps/-/index.html">http://www.africareview.com/Business+++Finance/New+Ethiopian+law+criminalises+Skype/-/979184/1426020/-/ln43ps/-/index.html</a><br />
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Outlawing any form of communication is very bad for business and fundamentally destroys any possibilities for economic growth, which Ethiopia desperately needs.<br />
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In the last five years websites and blogs critical of the government have been frequently blocked and all Amharic language broadcasts targeting Ethiopia jammed.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.africareview.com/Business+++Finance/New+Ethiopian+law+criminalises+Skype/-/979184/1426020/-/ln43ps/-/index.html">http://www.africareview.com/Business+++Finance/New+Ethiopian+law+criminalises+Skype/-/979184/1426020/-/ln43ps/-/index.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://bafric.blogspot.fi/2012/03/linux-in-zambia.html">http://bafric.blogspot.fi/2012/03/linux-in-zambia.html</a>Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-738246191252405732012-03-11T05:04:00.000-07:002012-03-11T05:05:19.225-07:00Linux in Zambia<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The wireless networking is done using standard Wi-Fi kit. An omni-directional high-gain antenna on top of a water tower blankets a 3km radius at the heart of Macha with network signal, while beyond that directional antennas extend the range point to point.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/how-linux-is-changing-lives-in-zambia-1067863">http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/how-linux-is-changing-lives-in-zambia-1067863</a><br />
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Linux and Ubuntu allows Zambia to be networked with low cost networks.<br />
<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201203110129.html">http://allafrica.com/stories/201203110129.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">http://www.ubuntu.com/</a><br />
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<a href="http://bafric.blogspot.com/2011/11/microsoft-launches-annual-sponsorship.html">http://bafric.blogspot.com/2011/11/microsoft-launches-annual-sponsorship.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.zambian.com/">http://www.zambian.com/</a><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XgY4UvFWbs0" width="480"></iframe>Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-19728770416718345672011-11-23T03:31:00.001-08:002011-12-01T09:50:58.212-08:00Cumulative CO2 emissions and DurbanIt is very important for justice that West pays compensation for those CO2 emissions that it did during early industrialization as it was then when West secured access to superior productive resources.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_in_Earth's_atmosphere">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_in_Earth's_atmosphere</a><br />
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Climate change is being caused by total CO2 emissions and not annual. Therefore the basis of calculation for compensation should be CO2 emissions caused by person historically during last 300 years.<br />
<a href="http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/historical-trends-in-carbon-dioxide-concentrations-and-temperature-on-a-geological-and-recent-time-scale">http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/historical-trends-in-carbon-dioxide-concentrations-and-temperature-on-a-geological-and-recent-time-scale</a><br />
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<a href="http://insights.wri.org/news/2011/11/climate-finance-cop17-durban">http://insights.wri.org/news/2011/11/climate-finance-cop17-durban</a><br />
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<a href="http://globalcitizen.net/Data/Pages/1291/papers/2009103014156814.pdf">http://globalcitizen.net/Data/Pages/1291/papers/2009103014156814.pdf</a><br />
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<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2009/06/01/204179/us-responsible-for-29-of-carbon-dioxide-emissions-over-past-150-years-triple-chinas-share/">http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2009/06/01/204179/us-responsible-for-29-of-carbon-dioxide-emissions-over-past-150-years-triple-chinas-share/</a><br />
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<a href="http://timeforchange.org/cumulative-co2-emissions-by-country">http://timeforchange.org/cumulative-co2-emissions-by-country</a>Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-49384499580240978052011-11-11T11:44:00.001-08:002011-12-02T10:54:01.812-08:00Finnish bloggers blogging about AfricaEmma writes about her experiences in Africa (in Finnish).<br />
<a href="http://www.rantapallo.fi/myexploration/">http://www.rantapallo.fi/myexploration/</a><br />
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She has many pictures.<br />
<a href="http://oceanchild87.blogspot.com/2011/11/afrikka.html">http://oceanchild87.blogspot.com/2011/11/afrikka.html</a><br />
<br />Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-74516432665578373502011-11-05T13:22:00.000-07:002011-11-05T13:30:29.946-07:00Microsoft launches annual sponsorship program for entrepreneurs in Tunisia<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The aim of this annual program, organized in partnership with HP Tunisia, Tunisie Télécom, El Ghazela Technological Park and the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, is to support ten startups operating in the field of developing information technology programs and solutions.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.africanmanager.com/site_eng/detail_article.php?art_id=17486">http://www.africanmanager.com/site_eng/detail_article.php?art_id=17486</a><br />
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Annual program is organized by <a href="http://enveconomics.blogspot.com/2011/11/eco-datacenter-dream-by-hp.html">HP</a> and Microsoft.<br />
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He added that the program aims to sponsor startups, provide the necessary support for job creation and promote digital economy, in addition to the development of new generations of applications and services at lower costs.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.africanmanager.com/site_eng/detail_article.php?art_id=17486">http://www.africanmanager.com/site_eng/detail_article.php?art_id=17486</a><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pyH2SCLVSzA" width="560"></iframe>Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-29730006749280536702011-10-23T13:26:00.000-07:002011-10-24T03:01:09.520-07:00Gaddafi Dead<blockquote>
While Gadhafi’s strongman governing style may not be missed, his economic contributions to the continent certainly will.</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.tadias.com/10/20/2011/gadhafi-killed-senior-libyan-officials-say/">http://www.tadias.com/10/20/2011/gadhafi-killed-senior-libyan-officials-say/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.afrol.com/articles/37701">http://www.afrol.com/articles/37701</a><br />
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He may have been feared and loathed by some of his own citizens and leaders from the developed world, but there was a group of people who loved Col Muammar Gaddafi and his money.</blockquote>
<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201110230161.html">http://allafrica.com/stories/201110230161.html</a><br />
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Gaddafi's legacy continues to haunt Libya.<br />
<a href="http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/18-10-2011/119357-nato_devil-0/">http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/18-10-2011/119357-nato_devil-0/</a><br />
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<a href="http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/24-10-2011/119418-gaddafi_murder-0/">http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/24-10-2011/119418-gaddafi_murder-0/</a><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Kp0Iw1zuh-Q" width="560"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JcZmBjynDiY" width="480"></iframe>Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-5100821326901245422011-10-08T12:31:00.000-07:002011-10-08T12:33:33.007-07:00Africa in Finnish Music<blockquote>
Well, it's been almost three years since the first one! The first entry is a song called "Afrikka" (Africa) performed by Lea Laven. It was released in 1983 on her album "Lahjan sain", but even if it clearly had hit potential, not as a single.</blockquote>
<a href="http://finnpicks.blogspot.com/2011/09/africa-afrikka.html">http://finnpicks.blogspot.com/2011/09/africa-afrikka.html</a><br />
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<b>Africa</b> (Afrikka) in Finnish Music (Performed by <b>Lea Laven</b>).
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EPN7ngfghpI" width="480"></iframe>Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-21542865625263980302011-10-02T05:11:00.000-07:002011-10-02T05:17:15.708-07:00Africa's economic outlookChina creates new opportunities for Africa.<br />
<a href="http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2011/09/us-embassy-used-ghana-police-to-arrest.html">http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2011/09/us-embassy-used-ghana-police-to-arrest.html</a><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HYBvb9B9XZg" width="480"></iframe>Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-416548161754158392011-10-02T05:09:00.000-07:002011-10-02T05:09:03.314-07:00Climate change and Cocoa production<blockquote>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Cocoa production is expected to drop significantly in the coming months as a result of climate change which is threatening many countries across the world, according to a new report released yesterday, September 29, 2011.</span></blockquote>
<a href="http://www.modernghana.com/news/353380/1/gloom-over-cocoa-production.html">http://www.modernghana.com/news/353380/1/gloom-over-cocoa-production.html</a><br />
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Cocoa is an important export product for many African nations.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-4BRcpxqGt0" width="480"></iframe>Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432542503949483134.post-51889689772568783472011-09-28T11:08:00.001-07:002011-09-28T11:08:58.163-07:00Bafrica - Business in AfricaBafrica is about <b>Africa</b> and <b>Business</b>.Jussihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391533355892211903noreply@blogger.com0