Having kept my thumb on the political pulse of Sudan since the days of the admirable John Garang, yes, I’m keeping an eye on the elections currently underway. My thoughts? Well, considering that these are the first multi-party elections to happen in Sudan in nearly 24 years, I’m more surprised by how many people are [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Updates for those who need to know
While I try not to write all about ‘me’ and what I am working on, every now and then people like to have updates on what is happening. For those who want to know, read on… First and foremost, you might have noticed that JosefScarantino.com has received a fresh look. I was looking for something [...]
African Centre for Mobile Financial Inclusion gearing up for launch
Since late 2009 I have been working with an international group of ambitious mobile technology professionals in areas ranging from mobile banking to microfinance. We are banding together to form an organization called “African Centre for Mobile Financial Inclusion”. Our official launch is coming in May 2010, with our founder, Emmanuel Okoegwale from Nigeria, leading [...]
