Why Football Matters in Liberia
With a 4-0 win over Cape Verde yesterday, Ghana clinched its first-ever berth in the World Cup finals, slated for next year in Germany. Ghana’s… Read More »Why Football Matters in Liberia
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October 2005
I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke
A few months ago, when airwaves were abuzz with talk about Africa because of the G8 meeting in Gleneagles and the Live 8 concerts, I… Read More »I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke
Bhutan: Not everyone is happy with the Hermit Kingdom
The New York Times ran an article yesterday considering a number of strategies being used to augment measures of national income – notably Gross Domestic… Read More »Bhutan: Not everyone is happy with the Hermit Kingdom
Somali pirates dump rice, keep cement
The MV Semlow, hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast, appears to have been released, along with its cargo. Reuters reports that the ship is… Read More »Somali pirates dump rice, keep cement
Geekcorps pride – the kids have done good…
It’s been a little over a year since I stopped working on Geekcorps, and I’m finally getting to the point where I don’t get introduced… Read More »Geekcorps pride – the kids have done good…
Thinking about the sub-$100 laptop
I’ve been meaning to weigh in on recent developments on the sub-$100 laptop project Nicholas Negroponte is spearheading. While I join nearly everyone else in… Read More »Thinking about the sub-$100 laptop