One of the reasons I’ve found it hard to take the World Summit on the Information Society too seriously is the fact that the second… Read More »No press censorship here. Nothing to see. Move along now.
International mobilization in reaction to the December 26th tsunami has been inspirational and impressive. Sri Lanka’s social service minister recently announced that the nation had… Read More »The unequal distribution of global generosity
“For so long Africa has had a bad image – this is eloquest testimony that Africa can create solutions to its own problems ” –… Read More »A rare bit of good news from Togo
I’m a bad blogger. Between three weeks in India, followed immediately by travel to Boston and San Francisco, my aggregator is crowded with stories I’ve… Read More »Africa roundup
Africa’s longest-serving dictator, Gnassingbe Eyadema, died a few hours ago while out of the country for medical treatment. Anyone hoping that this would end almost… Read More »Eyadema is dead. Long live Eyadema
A great story from Ory from her recent travels in Kenya: • Conversation I had in Kenya (actually this took place more than once): ◦… Read More »How did that happen?