One of my main reasons for attending Davos was to participate in a session on media criticism titled, provocatively, “We’re News, They’re Propaganda”. When it… Read More »Iraq, the Black Hole

Joi Ito’s decision to blog about the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos has convinced me that it’s not a bad idea to weigh in… Read More »Talking about Africa in Switzerland

I’m barely a day removed from Ghana and there’s half a dozen stories I still want to tell. But now I’m in Davos, encountering dozens… Read More »The Curse of the Over-Full Life

While Ghana’s one of the most peaceful countries in Africa these days, this was not always the case. From independence in 1957 through the mid-1980s,… Read More »Reconciliation

One of the legendary digital divide stories is about a service in Ethiopia that allows one to buy goats over the Internet. You make a… Read More »Ghanabuys

For the last four years, I’ve been a regular at Frankie’s Hotel in Osu, Accra. While not the most luxurious hotel in town, it’s one… Read More »Ama and the Jewelry Store