With North Korea’s announcement of a nuclear test – and the accompanying seismic event on the Korean peninsula, it seems somewhat unrealistic to ask people… Read More »Neglected conflicts, counterbalanced (?) by more hopeful thoughts
With US mid-term elections right around the corner, the really ambitious political thinkers aren’t focused on Foleygate or The Man from Macaca: they’re handicapping the… Read More »Weinberger ’08 – Because the Leader of the Free World should be a Mensch
I made the argument a couple of days ago that urban wireless was a place where African companies were innovating quickly, citing Accra and Bamako… Read More »Wireless versus wireline in Bamako, Mali
Houghton Mifflin’s “The Best American Series” are widely bought and gifted in my extended family – Rachel usually receives the Best American Poetry, while I… Read More »Nakedness and Power
Zambian elections took place today, pitting incumbent president Levy Mwanawasa against three rivals, including Michael Sata, a strong candidate who led in some pre-election polls.… Read More »Zambian elections today
The last port in southern Somalia uncontrolled by the Union of Islamic Courts was Kismaayo, close to the Kenyan border. UIC forces took control of… Read More »This week’s Somalia update