William Easterly, an economics professor at NYU, has an excellent column in Monday’s Washington Post titled, “The West Can’t Save Africa”. Easterly points out that… Read More »The West Can’t Save Africa… but maybe some US MBAs can…
It’s snowing in Western Mass. for the second day in a row and I’ve been watching the Winter Olympics in the background this weekend. Like… Read More »An Ethiopian winter medalist? When Addis freezes over…
If you’re an American frustrated with your ability to get your chief law enforcement officer to answer questions about the National Security Agency’s warantless wiretapping… Read More »The Githongo Dossier – Kenya reacts to scandal
Sleepless in Sudan, a brilliant blogger who has been chronicling her experiences as an aid worker in Darfur, Sudan, is going offline. She’s accepted a… Read More »Still Sleepless, No Longer in Sudan
My friend Martin Varsavsky just announced some amazing news: his new company, FON, has just accepted €18 million in investment from an all-star list of… Read More »FON, and why sharing WiFi’s a cool technology for Africa
Lydia Polgreen, writing about Ghanaian food in the New York Times, gets it RIGHT. Great food is one of the main reasons to come to… Read More »Mmmm… Kelewele…