2009. 7m18s. English. While commercial ISPs are flourishing and the costs of getting online are falling in many parts of Africa, the situation with getting African universities online is a different story. The commercial internet and the university internet are two different things. Research and Education Networks (RENs), while well established in the developed world, are just taking root in Africa. Without RENs and the favorable terms of access to undersea and terrestrial fiber optic cables that make connectivity affordable to universities, how can students, faculty, and ultimately African research, be part of the rest of the world? By consolidating bandwidth, working on policy issues, and training a team of university IT administrators, African universities are going global. This video outlines how and why. The work of the three organizations profiled here – AfNOG, the African Association of Universities, and the UbuntuNet Alliance – has been supported by Connectivity Africa since 2004. For more information: www.afnog.org http www.ubuntunet.net Directed by Rana Ghose and Connectivity Africa.
Part 2 of a video collage of the Kamara family farming in The Gambia. … gambia africa farming farm peanuts
The Boys Return To Their Roots
Vibes session in Banjulunding march 07 … gambia africa music dance
go to www.myspace.com for more information … Sanyang Gambia Africa drums
Why don’t they believe that Africa is not just poverty and corruption, and that only people in the rural areas live in huts and farm for a living (like in many parts of Asia)
It’s seriously my biggest pet peeve when Americans ask me things like “You’re from AFRICA? OMG do they walk around naked? will i die from a disease as soon as i step off the plane? do you
have cars and streets? OMG do you ride a donkey to school?”
Ofcourse that’s an exaggeration but people ask me very ignorant questions sometimes, and I usually don’t like to boast but in this case I have to set the record straight and tell
them to stop being so close-minded because what the media portrays of Africa is not what ALL of Africa looks like.
I’m from Tunisia and its a beautiful country right by the Medditeranean and people there live in houses that are MUCH bigger than any on the ones I’ve seen in the u.s
and we drive the latest european cars and have perfectly modern infrastructure. Other countries in Africa that I’ve lived in also have beautiful cities, beaches, and are very diverse, I grew up
in Africa but went to International schools there and grew up with Australians, Japanese, Americans, Canadians, Europeans, etc.
Yes, there IS poverty in Africa but why does the media continue to spread the lie that all of Africa is like that??
Pics:
Zanzibar (Island off the coast of east africa:
http://www.wildland.com/trips/details/Images/tzh_zanzibar_beach_b.jpg
Tunisia (Northern Africa)
http://www.iho-ohi.org/wp-content/tunis.jpg
Gambia (west africa)
http://www.accurofinance.com/images/boxes/slides/gambia_beach.jpg
South Africa
http://www.localaccess.com/burger/south%20africa/south%20africa.jpg
http://www.experienceholidays.co.uk/dynamicdata/data/Southern%20Africa/CPT%20WFront%20South%20Africa.jpg
The most popular music in the Gambia is by far reggae music, and Sizzlers is the biggest and best dance (night club / party) in the country, each and every Sunday, all night long, on Kololi beach, underneath the stars. Free entry. Check it! … reggae music gambia africa sizzlers kololi beach elijah prophet gentleman superior morgan heritage capleton
We are looking at Ghana, Ziembewe, Egypt, Gambia, and probably some others. We want to experience culture and night life and get educated at the same time. We want to go for 10 days and want to cram a lot with not a lot of expense. The trip will be for next year not at a rainy season.
My husband is from The Gambia and we have family there. We have just about every other country listed.. why not there? I would certainly be interested in Q&A with them seeing as quite a few of the countries in the continent speak English. They also speak French, Spanish and their native tongues!
Hello fellows,
Be it you as an individual or creating a group among your work mates, family or classmates in developed countries. You can make a difference by contributing your free time to help organizations in my country the Gambia working for rural health developments. You can be counted as a wave maker!! Let me know if you are interested to join hand.