Nelson Mandela's words of wisdom

Nelson Mandela may be gone physically, but his presence still remains and is felt both in South Africa and around the world where his ...

Nelson Mandela 1918-2013

In history there are a few unique figures to whom we look as models for humanity. Truly rare individuals, whose very lives embody the h...

Meet BRCK: A Backup Generator Built for the Internet, Certified by Africa

Imagine that you had an important research paper to complete. You sit down at your workstation, fire up Google, and begin gathering in...

The truth about 419: Most scammers aren't Nigerian, but pretend to be

I remember being told by my mother and father as a young boy to never give my name or address to any strangers who called our telephone,...

African Dynamo is Mobile

African Dynamo began as a simple blog. I started the site back in August to share what I believe is one of my true gifts in writing, and...

Regional Integration is key to Africa's growth

O ver the past decade, Africa’s commitment to regional economic integration has moved closer to reality with the continent’s total...

Android for everyone! How Google plans to gain a billion new users

From its inception, Google's Android platform has sought to provide the most versatile mobile OS for everyday users, using op...

Perspective on Africa: ALD interviews Gabriel Negatu

In this interview Julie Gichuru from ALD sits down with Gabriel Negatu, Director of the Eastern African Regional Center of the Afri...

And the Winner is...Nobody

For the 3rd time in five years no African leader received the $5,000,000 Mo Ibrahim prize for leadership and excellence. Created by Su...

RapidSMS: Innovative Program for Mobile operating systems

RapidSMS is a free and open-source framework for rapidly building mobile services for scale.The tool is built with Python and Django (t...

Can you hear me now? How smartphones save lives in Africa

Disease tracking and monitoring in Africa has been difficult in the past, but a boom in cell phone adoption has created an opportunit...

In Africa, Blackberry is still King

In Africa, Blackberry has become the most popular smartphone in a booming market. While Blackberry’s stock may have dropped as low as...

Balancing the load: The software managing Kenya's Biggest Dam

A research team led by Sankar Arumugam at N.C. State has developed computer modeling software that improves water flow management at...

Our Global Waste Problem

Africa's Father of the Internet: How Dr. Nii Quaynor Brought Africa Online

The year was 1990, the World's fledgling telecommunications network had yet to bring vast swaths of the global population online. T...

Five (Best) Sites for African News

Keeping up with all the news coming out of Africa can still be a bit of a task on the net these days. I find great stories about the ...

The Cure: How an Anti-Fungal cream may lead to a cure for HIV

Ciclopirox is a drug commonly prescribed by dermatologists as a cream or lotion to treat skin infections caused by fungus. Researche...

Common currency: the drive toward monetary unity in Africa

In 2012, Muammar Gaddafi was ousted as the leader of Libya. This event was the culmination of unrest due to a long list of grievances...

Africa Is the Next China: three trends driving its economic explosion

Africa has remained economically stagnant for a long time, but that is all set to change. For decades, African economies have under perf...

Introducing African Dynamo, where we cover business, technology, politics, economics and health in Africa

Welcome to African Dynamo! This website is dedicated to the exploration of all things Africa. We'll be following trends in bus...