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Vanessa’s at TED:Global in Tanzania this week.

Here’s a roundup of blogging about the debate between Bono and Andrew Mwenda about the merits of giving aid to Africa…

Here’s the TED Blog which showcases current blogging coverage of TED:Global.

Below is a short list of info bites and quotes Vanessa sent us yesterday.

• Zip Zap Circus from South Africa. “Change will come from young people led by their imaginations”
• Idris Mohammad- We need a lot more private capital invested in Africa that demands high returns on investment. — The G8 should create a fund of funds to be invested in Africa- not donated.
• Jacqueline Novogratz- Listening isn’t only about patience, it’s about learning to ask better questions. Dignity is more important to the human spirit than wealth
• George Ayittey- 40% of money made in Africa is invested outside of Africa. (not sure of that fact)
• Kwabena Boahen- the brain processes data with a hundred thousand times less energy than our computers process the same amount of data.
• John Kihia- 2 out of every 3 jobs in Africa are provided by small businesses.
• Alieu Conteh- Against all odds, he got DR Congo connected to cell network in the middle of the rebel work (including getting all four rebel leaders to let him connect the areas they controlled) and the company is now worth 1.6 billion dollars.
• Spencer Wells- We can all have our DNA tested as a part of his new National Geographic human geneology project via a kit sent to you (for the low, low price of $100) in the mail.
• Simon Mwacharo- 85% of Kenyans do not have grid tied power. (that means they could skip the lame energy production systems we’ve used and go straight to sustainable sources of power)
• Jane Goodall-We have a choice about how we are going to live today. The poor do not have a choice. We have to make the right decisions so that the poor will one day have a choice. — The Chimp population was at 1 million at the turn of the century and it is currently at approximately 150,000. — We have hope because 1) we have choices 2) nature is resilient and 3) the human spirit is resilient

Jason