Timbuktu Chronicles

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Friday, April 24, 2009

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More on South-South collaboration Third World Tech highlights Brazilian "direct seeder" technology.
Tackling infrastructure development-AIDG
Making Tin Can Antenna's
Targeting small-holder farmers-African Executive
Breathable fabrics from Breathtex.
Betcy real estates,Lekki Nigeria.
Exporting cassava crackers-Spore
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Emeka Okafor is an entrepreneur and venture catalyst who lives in New York City.He is the curator of Maker Faire Africa.He was the director for TED Global 2007 that took place in Arusha,Tanzania.In addition he is a member of the TED fellowship team.His interests include sustainable technologies in the developing world and paradigm breaking technologies in general. His blog, Timbuktu Chronicles seeks to spur dialogue in areas of entrepreneurship, technology and the scientific method as it impacts Africa. "Timbuktu is a city unsullied by the worship of idols...a refuge of scholarly and righteous folk, a haunt of saints and ascetics, and a meeting place of caravans and boats" -Al-Sa'Di
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