http://www.bbcafricaslowdown.com A week of special programming from the BBC Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:20:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As with so many things in Africa the people here often simply make do. When it comes to Africa, Apple's website lists a a number of countries where the iPhone is officially available from South Africa to Egypt, Kenya to Senegal. One country which is not on the list is Tanzania, ... http://www.bbcafricaslowdown.com/?p=370 Africa's entrepreneurial spirit is alive.  And frankly, this is nothing new. In September 2001, while images of New York's tumbling towers were being shown on a loop on all television screens in Mogadishu, business leaders there were not too much concerned about geo-politics - yet. Instead they kept telling me they were looking forward to paying ... http://www.bbcafricaslowdown.com/?p=358 If you've ever wondered just what it's like inside an IMF conference on Africa in the economic slowdown then look no further. This video was recorded 11th March 2009 in Dar es Salaam. http://www.bbcafricaslowdown.com/?p=353 It’s only a handful of times that I have felt this. It’s what I call a Mandela moment – being aware of living through something historical and extraordinary. Back then it was my 14-year-old self sitting at home in Johannesburg and just about comprehending that the white-haired man walking out ... http://www.bbcafricaslowdown.com/?p=340 What price life's little luxuries? That's not an idle question here in Ethiopia. As a landlocked country (Eritrea got the seaports) Ethiopia has just one way to the sea -- through the seriously congested port of Djibouti. It seemed a like a good idea at the time ... http://www.bbcafricaslowdown.com/?p=326 Last night's World Have Your Say was a tricky programme. Power surges and power cuts not to mention low-flying bats all formed hazards that needed to be avoided. Still, we managed to get several Tanzanians on air at the Coco Beach bar and heard their views on the impending crisis. Special ... http://www.bbcafricaslowdown.com/?p=299 It's the concluding "conversation" here in Dar es Salaam. The moderator has asked for frank and feisty remarks. She must know Bob Geldof is in the audience. 11:05 A question has been posed: "Washington-lead governance is over? Do you agree?" 11:06 Not many in support of the motion which was posed by ... http://www.bbcafricaslowdown.com/?p=246 Jeffrey Sachs is a special advisor to the UN's Ban Ki Moon. He's one of the key speakers here at the IMF conference in Dar es Salaam . . . . . .  and is famous for hectoring governments to keep their promises of aid to Africa. I put it to ... http://www.bbcafricaslowdown.com/?p=232 Two men playing this ancient game in Slipway north of Dar es Salaam. It's easy to think everyone in Africa is worried about the economic crisis which we in the developed countries report on a great deal but many here in Tanzania haven't even heard of the phrase and when asked ... http://www.bbcafricaslowdown.com/?p=235 Like many east African countries Tanzania has a sizeable ethnic Indian middle-class. Ranjiv Kapur is a film maker who's been living in Dar es Salaam for 9 years. He described the frustrations of getting staff and doing business in Tanzania during the economic crisis. Click here to listen to Ranjiv (3 ... http://www.bbcafricaslowdown.com/?p=208