A selection of @Abocco tweets May 2009
What happened in my diary in May 2009? We have an idea thanks to Twitter archive :-)@retornam was at the Stanford African Business Forum. Went well - sabf.stanford.edu— Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) May...
View ArticleA selection of @Abocco tweets from June 2009
What happened in my diary in June 2009? We have an idea thanks to Twitter archive :-)A selection of @Abocco tweets from June 2009does anyone know anyone who works at the Ghana Embassy? I am going...
View ArticleA selection of @Abocco tweets from July 2009
What happened in my diary in July 2009? We have an idea thanks to Twitter archive :-)Watching 'the king is mine' wit my brother was super. Can't say da same about d movie. Seriously, what's this big...
View ArticleA selection of @Abocco tweets from August 2009
What happened in my diary in August 2009? We have an idea thanks to Twitter archive :-)i have just one wish right now. to get an endless supply of food. and am not even hungry. sigh.— Ato Ulzen-Appiah...
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Watching a success story grow - Setriakor Kobla Nyomi
The first time I heard of +kobla nyomi was when he'd gone to participate in the Google Internship program in Zurich in 2010. For an Ashesi student, it's a regular occurrence for one to do an internship...
View Article#KenyaAt50 trends on Twitter: Kenya, pamoja twasonga mbele
Today is the 50th anniversary of Kenya's independence. #KenyaAt50 has been trending on Twitter today. Kenyans on Twitter can get it. #KOT! I've changed my name on Twitter to David Ochieng Mwangi, my...
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Recounting my Kenyan half-life on #KenyaAt50
I really got to know a lot more about Kenya when I first went to MIT. Two of my best friends during my time there were Kenyan, +Eric Mibuari & +Edward Mabonga. We used to do homework together. We...
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Indomie is dominating in Ghana: getting new fans for it
I've become a fan of Indomie this year. I needed to have supper one night, and it was late. I wanted something affordable. Open Sesame. Welcome Indomie. I mean the one that's been prepared and sells in...
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To move to go to Togo is a goto move
Yesterday as I was leaving the Meltwater Incubator, I saw a gentleman I knew jogging (running) like he was going somewhere far he wouldn't get to quickly if he walked. I knew who he was. I drove the...
View ArticleIn with the High, Chilly Mashed Kenkey, out with the Low
Yesterday, after getting Indomie with +Esi Cleland-Yankson, she asked that we go get something to drink as well. So we walked to the nearby Kuuks Market at American House to buy some drinks. Not...
View ArticleBienvenue à Lome - Premiere post à Togo
I walked into Togo yesterday. It was kinda surreal crossing the border to go to Togo. This was the first time I was in a Francophone African country. Finally. I thought about being in a country whose...
View ArticleLome by night - partying in Togo
Life is short. My time in this African country is shorter. This is a mantra I developed with my Google colleague +Ayite Gaba and one I live by when visiting African countries. Thanks to +Wilfried...
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What I managed to mange in Togo
Ne dis à personne que j'adore manger! Don't tell anyone that I love to eat! Msiniseme kama anapenda kula! I was keen on trying different Togolese dishes while in Lome last weekend. The first place I...
View ArticleMoney matters in visiting Togo
When I told some of my family members that I was going to Lome one evening, one of my cousins warned me about getting the appropriate documentation for when I was going to cross the border. I had heard...
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The event to attend and follow on December 23 - Barcamp Accra 2013
+Barcamp Accra is here again. This would be the 28th Barcamp the +GhanaThink Foundation has organized as part of its +Barcamp Ghana program. More than 240 tickets are gone, and there are just over 60...
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Ride with me, don't be scared, I'm a good guy
Today, I gave a few people free rides like I've done manytimes this year. There was nothing really special about today that made me do so. It wasn't because today is a Waakye Wednesday or that I bought...
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Major developments in the Ghanaian Tech Scene in 2013 - Part 1
Today at the #MomoAccra end-of-year party at +233 Jazz Bar & Grill, +Nana Fosu directed me, the host, to talk through some major developments that happened on the tech scene in Ghana. Lovely idea....
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Major developments in the Ghanaian Tech Scene in 2013 - Part 2
I was invited to host the #MomoAccra (Mobile Monday) end-of-year party at +233 Jazz Bar & Grill together with Dorothy Gordon, the Director-General at the KACE-AITI. The main organizer, +Nana Fosu...
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GhanaThink & Ahaspora combine to mentor SHS students in Ghana
It's been really great see the +Junior Camp Ghana program take off this year almost from nowhere. +Nathaniel Alpha +nathaniel ALPHA & +Nutakor Eldad came to +Barcamp Ho 2012 with another Ketasco...
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Previewing and reviewing '1 Night In Vegas'
Earlier this year, +Oral Ofori got in touch with me about the '1 Night in Vegas' movie. I hadn't heard about it yet. It was a +Koby Maxwell production. I'd seen Koby's first movie, Paparazzi - Eye in...
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