What if Tanja got it right?
When Niger’s president Mamadou Tanja declared that his nation wasn’t facing a famine, but local food shortages, his statements were met with widespread skepticism. (See… Read More »What if Tanja got it right?
The plight of the bilingual blogger…
A confession: like many bloggers, I go through stretches where I compulsively check my “status” – the number of other bloggers linking to this blog… Read More »The plight of the bilingual blogger…
Akamai and Global News Consumers
Akamai – a high-volume web hosting company – has added an interesting new feature to their site, a meter that tracks global news consumption. According… Read More »Akamai and Global News Consumers
Travel Writing
I’ve been a frequent international traveller since I was twenty years old, and I’ve been keeping journals of those trips the whole time. A few… Read More »Travel Writing
“Sedition” in Uganda – more attacks on press freedom in East Africa
Yesterday, a reader reminded me that Ethiopia is not the only country in East Africa cracking down on the press in ways that are inappropriate… Read More »“Sedition” in Uganda – more attacks on press freedom in East Africa
The Failing States Index, and the question of why some states that should fail, don’t
Foreign Policy’s most recent issue features a Failed States Index, a listing and map of the sixty nations they believe are most likely to collapse,… Read More »The Failing States Index, and the question of why some states that should fail, don’t