I came across Afriville.com today on Digg and was intrigued. As I researched this website I began to learn more and more about a whole Africa 2.0 movement. Whether I read criticism or encouragement, both sides seem to be driven by a passion for developing awareness around African Web 2.0 sites and applications. Look for posts about this topic in the near future.

Back to Afriville.com…
Afriville.com started out as a social networking site similar to MySpace (a place to meet friends, look at photos, give comments, look for events happenings) however it is now more similar to YouTube then MySpace. Most content on the site consists of video and audio that is user generated.

Afriville is self described as “…a place designed to stimulate the African man or woman, through the tools of social communication whether its meeting people, sharing opinions on the forum, starting groups on issues important to you…” While Afriville is still in Beta it plans to expand to other states within Africa and other countries including the US. Some additional features users can expect in the future are a photo sharing and browsing platform, an African stock & share discussion application and an African Blog Aggregator.

Afriville’s mission is most beautifully stated by its creator: “I have a dream, a wish to live to see, a dream of a continent saving itself through the minds and hardwork of its youth. War , poverty and socio-economic conditions has dispersed Africans all around the world. Afriville is the place to reunite all Africans, and REBUILD our beloved continent.”