Taylor slips away. Again.
Update: They got him. And now he’s in Sierra Leone being guarded by UN-helmeted Mongolians. And we all know, you don’t want to mess with… Read More »Taylor slips away. Again.
Bombs and Blogs in Addis Ababa
A year ago, Meles Zenawi was being celebrated as part of a generation of “new African leaders”, cracking down on corruption, expanding democracy and leading… Read More »Bombs and Blogs in Addis Ababa
Assigned reading from Koranteng
One of the most elegant, poetic and thoughtful writers in the African blogosphere is my friend Koranteng Ofosu-Amaah. I occasionally suffer conceptual whiplash reading his… Read More »Assigned reading from Koranteng
Quick notes from the Continent
More quick notes from my favorite continent: – Can’t place Bangui on a map? It’s okay – so little is written about the Central African… Read More »Quick notes from the Continent
Three Africa-focused projects
Three interesting Africa-centric projects that came into my inbox today: – NYU medical students are supporting a center for plastic surgery at Korle-Bu teaching hospital… Read More »Three Africa-focused projects
Hearing Kenyan Voices
I got a note from Ory this morning pointing me to a pretty good article in Nairobi’s Daily Nation about the rise of Kenyan blogs.… Read More »Hearing Kenyan Voices