Africa

Some posts and photos of work and travel in Africa from Matt Shearer

Working at the BBC East Africa Bureaux – Nairobi, Kenya

February 2, 2015BBC Connected Studio, BBC News Labs, TravelAfrica, BBC East Africa Bureaux, Jonathan Chapman, Kenya, Laura Harrison, Mary Lusiba, Miriam Quansah, Nairobi, Richard CallerMatt Shearer

Last Friday, and today, we have been working from the BBC East Africa Bureaux in Nairobi. Lovely office and charming staff.

Remote working at Lake Nakuru – Great Rift Valley, Kenya

February 1, 2015BBC Connected Studio, BBC News Labs, TravelAfrica, Andy Poulton, Great Rift Valley, Kenya, Lake Nakuru, Laura Harrison, Lynsey Smith, Mark Flashman, National Park, Richard Caller, Safari, Sam KomboMatt Shearer

In the run-up to the Nairobi #newsHACK, we spent the day today working on strategy and preparation in the wonderful surrounds of Lake Nakuru National Park.

Remote working at Cafe Ubuntu – Maai Mahiu, Kenya

January 31, 2015BBC Connected Studio, BBC News Labs, Collaboration Work, TravelAfrica, Cafe Ubuntu, Great Cafes, Great Rift Valley, Kenya, Laura Harrison, Maai Mahiu, Mark Flashman, Richard Caller, Sam KomboMatt Shearer

Today we spent at Cafe Ubuntu in Maai Mahiu working on BBC News Labs strategy, and on preparation for the Nairobi Connected Studio #newsHACK event.

Nairobi Connected Studio #newsHACK – Tech Briefing

January 29, 2015BBC Connected Studio, BBC News Labs, Collaboration Work, Stage Appearences, Travel#newsHACK, Africa, Cynara Vetch, iHub, Josiah Mugambi, Kenya, Laura Harrison, Nairobi, Richard CallerMatt Shearer

We just ran the Tech Briefing for the “Connected Studio: World Service – Africa” event, at the iHub in Nairobi. This covered Juicer, Content API, FrontLine SMS, and WeChat.