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“The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has agreed to launch the country’s first scientific journal, which they expect to attain international standards and become a reference point within central Africa.” via @SciDevNet I am a strong advocate for investment in research and development in developing countries. Professional journals are a part of [...]
I was accepted a couple months back to present recent research at this year’s African Studies Association in Washington, D.C. However, I had to decline due to my research not being finished thanks to a jam-packed Fall 2011 semester. Things have done a 180°. The chair of my session has asked me to reconsider and [...]
Since July 9th, 2011, when South Sudan decided to secede from larger Sudan to become the newest country in the world, we’ve been waiting for it to be made official on Google Maps. That day is finally here. What I find exciting about this is that a concentrated effort is being made by the World [...]
In January I posted about the 2011 Educational Symposium for Research and Innovations (ESRI) at George Washington University, where I am undergoing graduate studies. I will be presenting my research on “A Comparison of Educational Development in North and South Nigeria: Implications of Gender Disparity” during Session C on Saturday, March 5th from 1:15 p.m. [...]
I was notified this morning that my proposal titled, “A Comparison of Educational Development in North and South Nigeria: Implications of Gender Disparity,” has been accepted to be presented at the 2011 Educational Symposium for Research and Innovations (ESRI) at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. over March 4-5, 2011. The full paper will be [...]
Update: Ian Thorpe blogged “There’s no such thing as a free journal” over at KM on a dollar a day referencing this blog post. I highly recommend reading Ian’s take on the journal business. Absolutely great post. The most important tip is that one must realise that academic publishing is a game. New academics therefore [...]
“Sponsoring organisations of Balesa and El-Adi boarding facilities could not incur watering expense since the nearest water point is 98 kilometres away across the desert in Horr town. Parents have shifted together with their children in search of water for livestock during the December holidays and they might not return quickly for opening of schools…”–Marsabit [...]
Starting Dec. 30, the Satellite Sentinel Project — a joint experiment by the U.N.’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme, Harvard University, the Enough Project and Clooney’s posse of Hollywood funders — will hire private satellites to monitor troop movements starting with the oil-rich region of Abyei. The images will be analyzed and made public at www.satsentinel.org [...]
I thought some might enjoy this relic from my 2005 trip to Sudan, Uganda, & Kenya when I was sent to set up solar-powered Internet stations in Southern Sudan. (Yes, I was exhausted from travel the time this picture was taken.) Due to the recent attacks of the LRA near Adjumani, Uganda, I had to [...]
Chinese President Hu Jintao has officially asked South Africa to join the group of emerging economies known as BRIC: Brazil, Russia, India, and China. It’s a very interesting development, not only for economy-watchers around the world, but also for those interested in international development and virtually every other sphere of international work including education. Why [...]
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