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Focus on Cameroon’s ICT Entrepreneurs, Part 2

{ Posted on Nov 14 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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For the second interview of this series, I had a chat with Mambe Nanje Churchill, the young CEO of the AfroVisioN group here in Buea. In the short time AfroVisioN has been in business, they've put together an impressive ...Read More »

Focus on Cameroon’s ICT Entrepreneurs, Part 1

{ Posted on Nov 12 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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When one thinks of ICT (information and communications technology) leadership in Africa, it’s often the established hubs in Kenya, Egypt, South Africa and Nigeria that spring to mind. There’s no denying that a healthy mix of talent, ideas, infrastructure, ...Read More »

Making Every Vote Count

{ Posted on Oct 31 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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On the eve of this historic presidential election, I thought I’d post an entry about the lengths to which an expat goes to get his ballot counted—and of the people who proved to be indispensable along the way. Awhile back I ...Read More »

Crowdsource Mapping Cameroon

{ Posted on Oct 08 2008 by Bill Zimmerman }
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First, a confession: ever since I was a kid I’ve been obsessed with maps, mapmaking, route finding, terrain, satellite imagery—you name it. Once, for a middle school science project, I painstakingly traced the elevations of a contour map I ...Read More »
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