When is a famine not a famine?
President Mamdou Tandja of Niger has told journalists that his nation is not facing a famine, but “food shortages”, which are not unusual in nations… Read More »When is a famine not a famine?
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Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
The BBC sponsors African blogs
cross posted at Global Voices The BBC has a long tradition of encouraging readers and listeners of their Africa service to talk about their views… Read More »The BBC sponsors African blogs
Linux on the Silver Screen in Amman
I mentioned last week that Amman is becoming an amazingly geeky city. The new release from filmmakers Omar Saleh and Rifqi Assaf illustrates my point… Read More »Linux on the Silver Screen in Amman
Responding to Famine in Niger
There’s a good discussion taking place on the Omidyar network about the current famine in Niger. Sue Braiden, who is actively involved with the discussion,… Read More »Responding to Famine in Niger
African bloggers cover the G-8!
UK NGO Panos has done something very exciting – they’ve brought a group of top African journalists to Edinburgh to cover the G-8 summit, and… Read More »African bloggers cover the G-8!
Africa stories around the MSM
The upcoming G-8 summit and Blair’s declared focus on Africa has inspired a great deal of Africa-focused reporting in mainstream media, some of it pretty… Read More »Africa stories around the MSM