African ingenuity blogwatch: Coconut handbags, open source science archives, and more

Discussion of African branding practices.

Nigerian farmers take Shell to court.

Chris Blattman on How to Bump Your GDP.

South Africa has found an interesting way to bolster its gross domestic product: include illegal activities.

Nigeria: Central Banker Calls For Capital Market Reform.

Kenya: What We Search for on Google.

Ethiopia: Nation, Norway Sign Agreement On Hydropower Development, Academic Cooperation.

Ghana: Continent Urged to Engage in Partnership Without Borders.

Tanzania is sending one of the largest teams to the climate change conference in Copenhagen.

Promoting a Reading Culture in Schools.

Open Source Science Archives-Scientific African.

Coconut + Zippers = Handbags.

Zuku Slashes Kenya Internet Prices.

Gettin’ By- Fish Marketer.

M-banking: Going where no bank has gone before.

Namibia: The role of new media in 2009 elections.

Illustrated version of the harmonized draft constitution in Kenya.

African Mobile Market, Q2 2009 Numbers.

Announcing the TED Senior Fellowships.

Djorwe Temoa-Software Developer.

Afri-Pads.

2 Responses to “African ingenuity blogwatch: Coconut handbags, open source science archives, and more”

  1. Hathor Says:

    I was looking at the Afri-Pad construction and wondering have they tried out it with women with heavy flow. I dealt with this from 10 to 44. I wish that what they use for incontinence pads would had been available then. Tried every combo I could devise. So I was thinking that perhaps one pad should be filled with real fleece or some genuinely absorbent washable material and covered with nylon.

  2. Sappho Says:

    Good point.