http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/06/cornielle-ewango-african-superhero/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/06/cornielle-ewango-african-superhero/comment-page-1/#comment-1185897 » Monday Inspiration: Corneille Ewango 54BEATS - ONLINE MAGAZINE: The Heart, Mind and Voice of Africa Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:25:20 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1482#comment-1185897 [...] He also goes over his life story, which personifies courage and endurance in the face of difficult circumstances. If you are not able to view the video, you can read a summary by EthanZ. [...] [...] He also goes over his life story, which personifies courage and endurance in the face of difficult circumstances. If you are not able to view the video, you can read a summary by EthanZ. [...]

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/06/cornielle-ewango-african-superhero/comment-page-1/#comment-370176 …My heart’s in Accra » Judging a magazine by its cover Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1482#comment-370176 [...] The message of the cover is that Africa is important and sexy because important and sexy people care about it and are willing to lend their “talent” and celebrity appeal to the “cause”. This tends to piss off my friends who are begging the world to think of Africa less as a cause and more as a continent, particularly as a continent open for business. How hard would it have been for Vanity Fair to pair some of these well-meaning celebrities with actual Africans working to build businesses, repair hospitals and save forests? Put Corniele Ewango on the cover and let Brad Pitt look up to him, an actual superhero, someone who has risked his life numerous times to preserve the forests of the eastern DRC. Put Madonna on the cover with William Kamkwamba, the remarkable Malawian youth who built a windmill to power his family’s house. (Wait, scratch that - she’d probably adopt him.) [...] [...] The message of the cover is that Africa is important and sexy because important and sexy people care about it and are willing to lend their “talent” and celebrity appeal to the “cause”. This tends to piss off my friends who are begging the world to think of Africa less as a cause and more as a continent, particularly as a continent open for business. How hard would it have been for Vanity Fair to pair some of these well-meaning celebrities with actual Africans working to build businesses, repair hospitals and save forests? Put Corniele Ewango on the cover and let Brad Pitt look up to him, an actual superhero, someone who has risked his life numerous times to preserve the forests of the eastern DRC. Put Madonna on the cover with William Kamkwamba, the remarkable Malawian youth who built a windmill to power his family’s house. (Wait, scratch that – she’d probably adopt him.) [...]

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/06/06/cornielle-ewango-african-superhero/comment-page-1/#comment-354759 Cornielle Ewango, African Superhero - AfricanLoft Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:05:37 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1482#comment-354759 [...] Original by Ethan Zuckerman (Blog: My Heart’s in Accra) writes from TEDGlobal conference in Arusha, Tanzania. June, 2007 [...] [...] Original by Ethan Zuckerman (Blog: My Heart’s in Accra) writes from TEDGlobal conference in Arusha, Tanzania. June, 2007 [...]

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