I was pleased to see this story about death tolls in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the first page of Reddit this morning. The… Read More »5.4 million dead in Congo. Believe it or not, it could have been worse.
Like many of you, I’ve been following the events in Kenya closely the past three weeks. One way to measure the continuing protest and unrest… Read More »Kenya: mapping the dark and the light
Amanda Atwood was complaining a week back about Zimbabwe’s $750,000 notes: “most of us aren’t very comfortable operating in base 75,” and even those who… Read More »Mugabe makes more Zim millionaires
Firoze Manji from Fahamu and Pambazuka News gave the Fill the Gap conference a thorough overview of the current crisis in Kenya. He was last… Read More »Fill the Gap II, and an update on the Kenyan situation
My 2008 is off to a running start, with my first transatlantic flight in the second week of the new year. I’m in the Netherlands… Read More »Fill the GAP – Netherlands
One major concern in the aftermath of Kenya’s disputed elections has been the possibility that the media is undercounting the dead and injured in incidents… Read More »Digital activists find ways to help Kenya