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Dig-Africa

DigAfrica (for "Digital Africa") is a list for discussing "latest digital news in Africa." It was set up by Chifu wa Malindi in early 2001 and is quite active. I have contributed since early 2004. The full list archives are online, but unfortunately are not open. A list of my postings to this list follow, but they too are not accessible except by list members (I've suggested that this policy be changed, but need to make the case again):

2004

Language localizations (Re: Google Launches .na Website) , Feb 29, 2004 7:26 pm
FYI: Audacity free/opensource audio editor , Mar 4, 2004 10:09 pm
FYI: "Localization in African Languages" , Mar 6, 2004 9:17 pm
Microsoft & African languages , Mar 18, 2004 3:34 pm
Kiswahili spellcheck dictionary , Mar 28, 2004 9:32 pm
Fwd: S. African languages promoted through technology , Apr 1, 2004 8:25 am
Trilingual "Cape Gateway" , Apr 10, 2004 5:02 pm
Fwd: "Microsoft plans Kiswahili software for East Africa" , Apr 25, 2004 4:50 pm
Fwd: PPGIS Preliminary Program ... , Jun 2, 2004 5:24 am
Re: Lagos Partners Microsoft to Build Digital Villages , Jun 2, 2004 5:24 am
Fwd: Question re. Emerging Network of Software Developers in Africa , Jun 2, 2004 5:55 am
Translate.org.za , Jun 4, 2004 5:54 am
"ICT for Development in Africa" (3 volumes) , Jun 6, 2004 12:16 pm
"Twinux" , Jun 27, 2004 1:05 pm
"Isolezwe" Zulu language newspaper online , Jul 6, 2004 9:25 pm
Fwd: Breaking down language barriers (fwd) , Jul 13, 2004 3:01 am
Fwd: 26th Unicode Conference - Sept 7-10, 2004 - San Jose, CA , Jul 16, 2004 11:29 am
Fwd: Conf on Preserving African Languages, Nov 4-7 '04 , Jul 22, 2004 4:55 am
Fwd: Linux Igbo Translation Project , Jul 22, 2004 4:55 am
Fwd: Language Barrier in Info Society (fwd) , Jul 30, 2004 9:40 am
Fwd: Africa List now active at Unicode.ORG , Aug 20, 2004 3:26 am
Fwd: OpenOffice.org released in 3 South African languages , Aug 28, 2004 9:45 am
FWD: Africa Becoming Dump for High-Tech Products, Says Osuji , Aug 28, 2004 5:25 pm
NITDA keyboard , Aug 28, 2004 5:25 pm
SomiTek (Re: Fwd: OpenOffice.org released in 3 South African languages) , Aug 31, 2004 9:15 am
Localization lite: Audio e-mail programs for Africa? , Sep 1, 2004 10:09 am
Re: Localization lite: Audio e-mail programs for Africa? , Sep 2, 2004 9:48 am
Re: Localization lite: Audio e-mail programs for Africa? , Sep 3, 2004 6:39 pm
FYI: PICTA Bulletin , Sep 14, 2004 8:17 pm
Fwd: Yeomans Award for Local Content (fwd) , Sep 15, 2004 4:51 pm
Fwd: Uganda gets Mozilla Web browser in Luganda , Sep 16, 2004 5:07 am
Re: [A12n-forum] Fwd: Uganda gets Mozilla Web browser in Luganda , Sep 17, 2004 9:51 am
Google-Kenya in Swahili , Oct 1, 2004 12:45 am
Re: [A12n-forum] Re: Google-Kenya in Swahili , Oct 10, 2004 5:13 am
Re: [A12n-forum] Skype for Pocket PC Phones , Oct 10, 2004 5:14 am
Internet-based Learning of African Languages: The Case of Camerounian Languages , Oct 12, 2004 5:07 am
Re: Kiswahili: Pluralistic approach to language learning only answer , Oct 18, 2004 9:35 am
Seeking advice on Unicode events for Africa , Oct 23, 2004 3:36 am
"Ghana to become ICT hub, says Kan-Dapaah" , Oct 28, 2004 5:12 am
"Language summit connects governments & industry" , Oct 28, 2004 5:12 am
Fwd: New website: APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor , Oct 29, 2004 1:42 pm
Fwd: NAFTJ to Help Weave Technology With Traditions , Oct 29, 2004 1:44 pm
Fwd: Accessibility workshop - Dec 5 - Cape Town - Internet Society , Nov 5, 2004 5:44 pm
ICANN Meetings, Cape Town, South Africa, 1-5/12/2004 , Nov 5, 2004 5:44 pm
NYTimes article on African languages & ICT , Nov 12, 2004 11:03 pm
Fwd: CIPACO - Workshop on international ICT policies , Nov 15, 2004 9:19 pm
Between the lines (Re: NYTimes article on African languages & ICT) , Nov 16, 2004 9:35 am
After the "sprint": LocalisationDev.org invites your input , Nov 25, 2004 5:11 pm
"Microsoft goes Wolof" , Dec 5, 2004 10:13 am
ALIN-EA: Indigenous knowledge in African languages , Dec 5, 2004 10:13 am
Kilinux releases Jambo OpenOffice , Dec 6, 2004 6:50 am
Kamusi Project (Internet Swahili Dictionary) has new look & features , Dec 11, 2004 11:07 am
UbuntuLinux localization portal , Dec 16, 2004 9:23 pm
Fwd: Announcing Pootle: an online translation tool , Dec 17, 2004 1:49 pm
ICANN workshop on IDNs, 1 Dec. 2004 , Dec 19, 2004 5:07 pm
MS in Nigeria (localizing in Hausa, Igbo & Yoruba) , Dec 19, 2004 5:07 pm
Fwd: Swahili software (free) for children , Dec 24, 2004 8:07 am
Re: Paradigm's African languages word processor/translator , Dec 29, 2004 1:37 pm

2005

Open the DigAfrica archives? , Jan 11, 2005 4:10 am
Re: Open the DigAfrica archives? , Jan 11, 2005 5:56 pm
CFP: UNESCO-IFAP funding for projects , Jan 11, 2005 5:57 pm
Re: Uganda to Shine At ICT Meet , Jan 18, 2005 11:22 am
FYI: Tectonic.co.za , Feb 5, 2005 5:47 pm
Fwd: Kenyan school turns to handhelds (BBC) , Feb 28, 2005 10:30 pm
"Africa in Cyberspace" (UNESCO Freedom of expression follow-up) , Mar 14, 2005 3:10 pm
Re: "Africa in Cyberspace" (UNESCO Freedom of expression follow-up) , Mar 14, 2005 3:39 pm
"Microsoft to Expand Operations in Uganda" , Mar 28, 2005 3:45 pm
Fwd: The Tech Museum Awards Global Call For Nominations (fwd) , Apr 1, 2005 10:37 am
Software localization efforts in Africa? , Apr 17, 2005 2:01 am
"Multilingualism ... in Cyberspace," Bamako, 6-7 May , Apr 19, 2005 5:50 am
Jekebaara - Malian web site in Bambara launched , Apr 26, 2005 8:33 am
GenARDIS Small Grants Fund , Apr 29, 2005 4:38 am
Re: "Multilingualism ... in Cyberspace," Bamako, 6-7 May , May 13, 2005 3:17 am
"Namibia Urged to 'Listen Up' to IT" , May 14, 2005 5:59 am
Fwd: Paid Volunteering with Geekcorps , May 18, 2005 3:47 pm
Re: GT Moves to Revolutionarise Rural Communication , May 26, 2005 9:47 am
Fwd: World Wide Web Consortium Lowers Membership Fee for Organizations in Developing Countries , May 26, 2005 10:00 am
Fwd: Job opportunities - OneWorld Africa , May 31, 2005 3:51 pm
Casablanca Statement on ICT Localisation in Africa , Jun 21, 2005 5:07 pm
UNDP-APDIP's IOSN publishes FOSS Localization Primer , Jul 1, 2005 11:34 am
Africa Source II, Sept. 2005, Uganda , Jul 19, 2005 11:36 am
LLSTI (TTS in Ibibio, Swahili, Zulu) , Jul 19, 2005 11:53 am
Re: Africa Source II, Jan. 2006, Uganda , Jul 19, 2005 3:56 pm
Fwd: LRC Best Global Website Award - Deadline Extension , Aug 10, 2005 10:20 am
Fwd: Government creates tech dictionary (South Africa) , Oct 3, 2005 8:51 pm
MS to Present Windows Essentials in Nigerian Languages , Oct 11, 2005 7:40 am
Fwd: Africa Source II - extended deadline October 24th , Oct 16, 2005 3:09 pm
Fwd: Africa: Free/Libre and Open Source Software on the move.... , Oct 20, 2005 5:33 am
CIPESA questions re IDNs , Nov 3, 2005 7:44 pm
GRASS in Africa? , Nov 9, 2005 7:51 am
"Internet: A New Space for African Languages" , Nov 19, 2005 1:19 pm
Re: About 230 rural communities to get ICT centres in Ghana , Nov 27, 2005 8:38 pm
Fwd: Kiswahili software set for launch , Dec 14, 2005 3:54 am
Re: A year in the life of open source in South Africa , Dec 16, 2005 4:14 pm

2006

Re: Are indigenous languages dead? - 2006: Year of African Languages , Jan 2, 2006 10:45 am
Afrotecnik blog , Jan 2, 2006 11:21 am
LRC Best Global Website Award 2006 , Jan 18, 2006 2:36 pm
Angolan govt to raise $96 million for Information Society Plan , Feb 1, 2006 6:48 am
Fwd: Multilingualism in Cyberspace , Feb 5, 2006 9:46 am
Fwd: Re: IDLELO 2 Conference: Invitation , Feb 14, 2006 8:00 am
International Mother Language Day (21/2) & languages on the internet , Feb 17, 2006 5:53 pm
"Changing the world, one word at a time" (FOSS & localization) , Mar 13, 2006 6:22 pm
Re: Locale for African Languages, extended deadline 19th March , Mar 16, 2006 11:44 am
Kasahorow Communication Group (Ghana) , Apr 1, 2006 12:18 am
Nokia cellphones in Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo... , Apr 12, 2006 5:19 pm
MS Translating Windows into Zulu, Setswana & Afrikaans , Apr 28, 2006 2:16 am
"Africa Trails In Internet Usage" , Jun 3, 2006 2:44 am
Seminar on African localization, Washington, DC, 22-6-06 , Jun 15, 2006 1:35 pm
"MS focuses on African competitiveness" , Jul 11, 2006 8:57 pm
"Technology the solution, says Gates" , Jul 11, 2006 9:11 pm
Conf. of Internat'l Assoc. for Translation & Intercultural Studies (Cape Town) , Jul 11, 2006 9:18 pm
Localizing cellphones & SMS in African languages , Jul 11, 2006 9:32 pm
Re: Does Ghana need a Museum of Science & Tech? , Jul 28, 2006 9:51 pm
"AfrophoneWikis" - developing African language Wikipedias , Aug 10, 2006 2:53 am
Software Freedom Day (9/16) in South Africa , Sep 15, 2006 5:29 pm
Re: ICTs: transforming agricultural extension? , Oct 8, 2006 10:40 pm
Re: ICTs: transforming agricultural extension? , Oct 29, 2006 10:45 pm
Re: Landlocked country may soon become top ICT hub in Africa , Oct 31, 2006 8:35 pm
Re: Why electronic media is an important tool for Africas democratisation , Nov 4, 2006 11:32 pm
FW: Youth and Internet Governance Consultation , Nov 20, 2006 1:57 pm
South African language innovators win top African ICT award , Nov 28, 2006 2:17 pm
2007 - Year of Unicode in Africa? , Dec 24, 2006 1:36 am

2007

iPhone & the "both-and" dimension of ICT , Jan 20, 2007 4:39 pm
Re: Grants offered to help shape Internet , Jan 20, 2007 5:49 pm
Re: Africa: Current Updates on Information Technology , Feb 1, 2007 9:03 pm
Re: iPhone & the "both-and" dimension of ICT , Feb 4, 2007 1:20 am
FW: Resource-Scarce Languages - ELECTRONIC RESOURCES & PEOPLE NEEDED , Feb 10, 2007 3:03 pm
"ICT Can Transform the Lives of African Women" (Ghana) , Apr 19, 2007 4:40 pm
African languages, translation & localization , Apr 22, 2007 6:14 pm
Re: Nokia, Siemens show commitment to Africa , Jul 2, 2007 6:51 pm
FW: Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Unicode , Jul 2, 2007 6:56 pm
FW: Funding Opportunities for Localisation Research , Jul 13, 2007 2:27 pm
Africa, Offline: Waiting for the Web" (Rwanda) , Jul 23, 2007 2:27 pm
Integrating ICT4D & L10n in Africa (Q&A) , Sep 18, 2007 5:31 pm
TalkaSoft-Soro - Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba learning software , Oct 17, 2007 6:39 am
"UNECA Champions Local Language On Net" , Dec 15, 2007 8:58 am

2008

Re: US grad student seeking info [ICT4D & L10n ], Jan 10, 2008 12:54 am
"Wireless Networking in the Developing World" (2nd ed.) , Mar 13, 2008 3:08 pm
"Why Microsoft Swahili Version Failed" (Kenya) , Mar 13, 2008 6:18 pm
CNN: Keyboard and Software for South African Languages , Mar 19, 2008 11:27 pm
ICANN IDN Wiki now in Amharic... , Mar 20, 2008 1:32 am

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