Since comments on this blog aren’t syndicated, I wanted to post an excellent comment just posted by Jeff Sharlet of The Revealer, a terrific weblog… Read More »Comments from Jeff Sharlet of The Revealer

The UN’s Department of Public Information is publishing a fascinating list, titled Ten Stories the World Should Hear More About. The site listing these stories… Read More »Ten Stories the World Should Hear More About

There are moving and beautiful pictures coming in from Khartoum as northern and southern Sudanese come together to celebrate the end of the Sudanese civil… Read More »Sudan in Pictures

Jim Moore is asking good questions about interest – and lack of interest – in the blogosphere about Sudan. He observes that Feedster mentions of… Read More »Paying Attention to Sudan

Meera Selva, writing for CSM, has a heartening piece about land reform in Nairobi. Nairobi’s slums, like those in many African cities, provide housing for… Read More »Land Reform in Nairobi

BBC correspondent Mohammed Adow reports that Somali diplomatic passports are widely available for sale in Nairobi. Adow reports that the passport seller – who sees… Read More »Reason #137 why failed states are a dangerous thing