As predicted, Lukashenko “won” re-election in Sunday’s polls in Belarus, taking 82% of the votes – his nearest rival, Alexander Milinkevich got 6%. But US… Read More »What should the EU – or the US – do about Belarus?
One of the most elegant, poetic and thoughtful writers in the African blogosphere is my friend Koranteng Ofosu-Amaah. I occasionally suffer conceptual whiplash reading his… Read More »Assigned reading from Koranteng
My Global Voices colleague Hao Wu (who wrote on GV as Tian Yi) has been held in detention in China since February 22nd. He was… Read More »Free Hao Wu
More quick notes from my favorite continent: – Can’t place Bangui on a map? It’s okay – so little is written about the Central African… Read More »Quick notes from the Continent
Three interesting Africa-centric projects that came into my inbox today: – NYU medical students are supporting a center for plastic surgery at Korle-Bu teaching hospital… Read More »Three Africa-focused projects
Alvin Snyder, former broadcast journalist, now a senior fellow at USC’s Center on Public Diplomacy, is troubled by the participation of US bloggers in Al… Read More »Blogging Al Jazeera – A dilemma? Or a critic’s agenda?