Brain Drain and a Cross-Continent Debate
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
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Corporate Social Responsibility means, amongst other things, not arming militias
Human Rights Watch issued an amazing report today, titled “The Curse of Gold”, which focuses on the role of multinational mining companies in supporting the… Read More »Corporate Social Responsibility means, amongst other things, not arming militias
Free Speech, Humanitarian Aid and Rape in Darfur
Sudan’s state prosecutor, Mohamed Farid, has ordered that Paul Foreman, head of the Dutch branch of Médecins Sans Frontières’s team in Sudan, be arrested in… Read More »Free Speech, Humanitarian Aid and Rape in Darfur
The Ghanaian Success Story
I’ve been reading the feed for the del.icio.us “ghana” tag for the past few months – it’s a great way to keep up with Ghana… Read More »The Ghanaian Success Story
Children’s Drawings from Darfur
In February 2005, Human Rights Watch sent researchers Dr. Annie Sparrow and Olivier Bercault to Chad to talk with refugees who’d fled from the bombings… Read More »Children’s Drawings from Darfur
End of the week roundup
A quick roundup of stories I’ll be watching over the weekend: Severo Moto, leader-in-exile of Equatorial Guinea’s main opposition party, has disappeared. A central figure… Read More »End of the week roundup