The estimable Andrew Heavens – independent journalist and author of the excellent Meskel Square blog (required reading for anyone paying attention the East Africa) –… Read More »Plagarism is the sincerest form of flattery
The good folks at Christian Science Monitor have done a small – but very interesting – survey, talking to ticketholders for Live 8 concerts and… Read More »What concertgoers know about Africa… and Africans know about Live 8
I spend a good chunk of my waking hours grousing about how little attention most people pay to Africa. And then everyone pays attention for… Read More »“Bono and Brad Pitt Need Your Help!”
A few weeks back, the elections in Ethiopia looked like a great victory for supporters of increased openness and democratization. Reporting on the apparent increase… Read More »Andrew Heavens blogs the violence in Ethiopia
I feel compelled to link to an article that’s getting lots of play in the African blogosphere this week. I found it through Ory, who… Read More »Scavenger hunts, ugly Americans, and other options
Talk to anyone who lives in, works in, comes from or cares about Africa and eventually the topic of “brain drain” will come up. Large… Read More »Brain Drain and a Cross-Continent Debate