Three Africans Shine in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List

succesThis year’s Forbes’ 30 under 30 list is brimming with ‘black excellence’. From entrepreneurs, to scientists, to media personalities and athletes, it is refreshing to see how much impact the black community is having on the world. What is most exciting is the three star Africans who have been featured on the list. Among this year’s finalists are Augusta Umamanzu-Nna (18), Kwame Onwuachi (26) and Yaa Gyasi (27). Continue reading

Sérieusement LinkedIn n’est pas Facebook!

linkedinLinkedIn est un site pour les professionnels. Quant à Facebook, il est pour tout le reste, tout ce que vous voulez. Et même, sur Facebook, j’ai très peu d'”amis” Facebook et si je ne vous connais pas personnellement, ne m’envoyez pas une invitation.

Voici un bel artice qui nous explique pourquoi LinkedIn n’est pas Facebook et pourquoi il ne fait pas mélanger les genres.

LinkedIn is not Facebook…seriously, it’s not
I have been noticing a trend that people are starting to post things on LinkedIn that appear….better suited for a social media site like Facebook. I know this is not a new topic, but it keeps happening. Suite

Cours gratuit – World Bank MOOC on Citizen Engagement

nationsThe World Bank Group is bringing a third delivery of the free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Citizen Engagement to be launched on February 7, 2017.

Following two successful offerings in 2015 and 2016 to over 26,000 participants around the world, this latest version of the course includes a fifth module that looks at Citizen Engagement in practice. Developed jointly by the World Bank Group Open Learning Campus (OLC), the Citizen Engagement Secretariat, the Governance Global Practice and the Social, Urban and Rural and Resilience Global Practice, this free 5-week course is hosted by edX.  It has been developed in partnership with the London School of Economics (LSE), the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), Participedia and CIVICUS. Continue reading

Ludwig vous aidera à perfectionner votre anglais

img_0693Vous aurez beau essayer, vous ne parlerez jamais aussi bien anglais qu’une personne dont c’est la langue maternelle. Il y aura toujours une tournure de phrase ou un mot qui fera tiquer les anglophones. Un site propose de pallier cet écart. Il s’appelle Ludwig et promet de corriger votre anglais à l’écrit. Continue reading