TEDGlobal 2007: Session 4: Issa Diabate
Ivorian architect Issa is a partner in Koffi-Diabate Architects. His work marries African urbanity with local solutions. Exasperated with the worship of ethnicity, his goal as a designer is to create classic objects that travel easily. He shows a sketch by an artist of the city of Lagos, imagined 20 years ago. In seeking out […]
TEDGlobal 2007: Session 4: Kwabena Boahen
Session 4 is entitled: Emergent Design Kwabena Boahen, PhD, is a Ghanaian bioengineer working at Stanford University. He received his first computer while growing up in Accra, Ghana. He starts out his presentation with a famous quote by Alan Turing, the father of modern computing, “In 30 years, it will be as easy to ask […]
TEDGlobal 2007: Session 3: Idris Mohammed
One of those moments at TEDGlobal that made me feel jazzy inside was when two performers from the Zip Zap Circus School came on stage to entertain us. I didn’t know what to expect because I’ve never heard of them before. Rest assured, I will be on the lookout for future performances back in South […]
TEDGlobal 2007: Session 3: Eleni Gabre-Madhin
I cannot believe the first day of TEDGlobal is over. We had a dinner party sponsored by Google on Monday evening, and today it’s jam-packed. Later, I’m attending a lunch sponsored by Google.org, where they’ll mention some projects they are involved with in Africa. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, is an Economist who is working to set up […]
TEDGlobal 2007: Session 2: Newton Aduaka
Newton Aduaka is the filmmaker responsible for the award-winning film Ezra, told through the eyes of a young Sierra Leonean. It illuminates one of the most harrowing consequences of the civil war: the recruitment of child soldiers. Three clips from his movies were shown in quick succession. The final clip is from a movie where […]