Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been one of the brightest hopes for Nigeria. A former World Bank vice-president, she left the Bank in 2003 to return… Read More »Cut Corruption. Pay Debt. Accept Kudos. Get Fired.
VANITY FAIR : FEATURES : GENERAL “Incredibly, Marr has only four armed fighters at his disposal to defend about a quarter of the continental United… Read More »links for 2006-08-03
Some of my more loyal readers may have noticed that this site has been unreachable a few times in the past week or so. Given… Read More »A geeky mystery – and what the heck is gravee?
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Poverty-stricken Rwanda puts its faith and future into the wide wired world An optimistic story about Rwanda’s embrace of… Read More »links for 2006-08-02
Paul Salopek has a truly remarkable set of articles in the Chicago Tribune: A Tank of Gas, A World of Trouble. A two-time Pulitzer winner… Read More »The real costs of a tank of gas
Head Heeb has an important post expressing skepticism about the DRC elections. He points out that Etienne Tshisekedi’s party, the largest opposition party, was disqualified… Read More »DRC: On the other hand…