Dear God,   How do I put this? You blow my mind. You have millions of people to cater for, and yet you make time for little me. True, sometimes I get impatient (make that most times), but you keep your promises and deliver right when I need…

For today’s post, I’d planned to recap my “hectic” travel experience from Accra to Abidjan and then to Dakar. But the ‘powers of inspiration’ have something else on their minds. So instead, we’re going to talk about finding one’s place in a new country, culture, situation and so…

A TED spin on the birds and the beesSo, the TED Global talks are taking place in Oxford, England this year and as I was looking around at their latest pool of videos, I came across this short “Talks in Less Than 6 Minutes” piece. What’s the topic…

DiasporaCamp DC 2010 – Financial innovations for African small & medium-scale enterprises On July 25, 2009, about 80 young Africans and people interested in Africa congregated in Washington, DC for BarCamp Diaspora ’09 to exchange ideas on entrepreneurship, innovation and development under the theme “Investing our talent where…

Dettol. That’s what’s distinguishing Senegal from Ghana. Otherwise, I might as well be in Accra. Well, Adenta, Accra to be specific. I’ve pretty much just moved from the Adenta of Accra to the Adenta of Dakar. From outskirts of the capital to outskirts of the capital, or rather…

Dear United States of Africa,It’s been a good 50 years since the day you were born from that mustard seed of hope. You’ve come a long way since then. Today (July 2, 2060) historians are trying to pinpoint exactly the moment you were birthed. Was it the day…