The Africa Thread
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- detritus
A bit of an odd-one, for a wholly-unrelated white ginger nonent in London who has never even been to the continent proper, but this is a thread dedicated to Africa, to her developments and news and positive bethingings.
Why? Because it's interesting (to me at least) and as a continent of over a billion souls, has a weirdly low profile in today's news, except where mishap or tragedy are concerned.
Design, business, tech, culture, whatever. I assume it'll get defiled, but if you can - please try and make it smart or witty defilement.
- detritus0
An interview with Africa's Richest Man.
- detritus1
As posted by ApeRobot in the VotD Thread a couple of weeks back...
- detritus-3
Oh, and the main thing I wanted to mention - I was hoping this thread would have fuck all to do with charity or outreach from external virtuous parties.
- I've been getting the same buzz reading about Africa that I had nearly 15 years ago reading about China and India in the likes of The Economistdetritus
- Curious about downvotes - care to explain?
I only mean I'd like to hear about things FROM Africa herself, not some imposed external impression.detritus
- i_monk0
Africa is not poor, we are stealing its wealth:
- robotron3k-3
I want Africa to be more interesting but they never get off their phones...
- Mobile phone technology is opening up comms in rural Africa, that's why. East Africa has one of the most powerful broadband systems anywhere...hans_glib
- sureshot2
- oh didnt notice the nipples.sureshot
- it's alright if they are african nipplessarahfailin
- Is this what you're talking about Detritus?canoe
- uan1
Africa Leads the World on Drone Delivery: Flights to Begin in Tanzania in 2018
- Greedo2
This is from last year, but i thought it was pretty ingenious.
Fog harvesting:
- Fax_Benson0
Not a positive story (yet) but maybe the first of more. Cape is about to literally run out of water.
- subscribe or GTFO.lvl_13
- ah yeah, it let me in first time, so I thought it must be an open article.Fax_Benson