Checking in from Highway Africa
Grahamstown is awfully far from anywhere I’ve been before on the African continent – I mean that both literally and figuratively. From Johannesburg, it’s a… Read More »Checking in from Highway Africa
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Advance critique of the Indaba
A number of African bloggers have pointed out that many of the speakers at the Digital Citizen Indaba in Grahamstown later this week aren’t bloggers,… Read More »Advance critique of the Indaba
Apartheid Museum
I hadn’t known what to expect from the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. I’ve been to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC, and spent my… Read More »Apartheid Museum
Where I am, where I’m not
I’m in London, on a 30 hour layover between flights, long enough to let me visit colleagues at Reuters, meet Rachel Rawlins (Global Voices managing… Read More »Where I am, where I’m not
Understanding the Wonga Coup
“‘Knocking off a bank or an armored truck,’ he said, ‘is merely crude. Knocking off an entire republic has, I feel, a certain style.’” –… Read More »Understanding the Wonga Coup
How will China influence Zambia’s elections?
A major topic of conversation in the African blogosphere over the past 18 months has been the increasing influence of China in Africa. Several of… Read More »How will China influence Zambia’s elections?