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November 2007

  • Real life interrupts

    For those of you who have been following this blog, I just want you to know that I will be away from the "editorial desk" for a few days. And since this is a one-man show at the moment,...
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    CHOGM not Uganda's spotlight

    The Commonwealth Heads of State Meeting of 2007 is being described as a success. During the three-day summit, the organisation suspended Pakistan from its ranks and produced a climate plan.
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    Opening Africa: Adopting Web Standards on the Continent

    By Silumesii Maboshe The Web Standards debate is a heated one. There are experts around the world who advocate global standards adoption, but for Africa it is not that simple. The "standards...
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    Editorial update: new contributors and Nowpublic.com

    CitizenUganda has made some great strides in a few short weeks. Following a successful upgrade to our publishing platform here, it is time to make some changes to how our content is produced and...
  • Uganda on Amazon

    Amazon has been sending me a ridiculous amount of junk mail (they call them newsletters) lately. The company figures that because of my past purchases, they have a good idea of what I might be...
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    Breaking away from templates

    The development of a blogging community usually has a couple of stages. In the first stage, bloggers discover the power of the medium, particularly its ability to help them distribute their ideas....
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    Reclaiming the African brand

    You have probably heard about Bono's Vanity Fair issue on Africa. The Irish rocker caused quite a stir when he chose to use 21 celebrities and 20 different magazine covers. His hope was that this...
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    Blogging in Uganda (Part 6): Ugandan Insomniac

    For something that is supposed to come naturally, sometimes sleeping can be a difficult task. Imagine being wide awake at night while others purr and grunt in blissful oblivion. That can be...
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    Uganda, Congo and why the oil will flow

    Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have not always treated each other with a great deal of respect. But now that oil has been discovered in Lake Albert, that has only made things more...
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    Avoiding clichés

    The images that you see in this header are a very important part of the site's design. They are my way of expressing what is both fun and quirky about Uganda in a manner that captures your attention...