There’s an understandable tendency to pin some blame on Belgium for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda: Belgium’s policy of indirect rule empowered Tutsis over Hutus,… Read More »Belgian Priest may face death penalty for “role” in Rwandan genocide
If you take just a cursory glance at the headlines from Africa, it’s easy to get the impression that the continent is torn apart by… Read More »Blessed are the Peacemakers
The aftermath of Katrina is – understandably – squeezing coverage of international stories out of many US newspapers. Mubarak’s re-election might have been a good… Read More »From Mali to Paris: Migration, Remittance and Cotton
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gives an extraordinary interview to WWL-AM, a New Orleans radio station. He’s extremely critical of the disaster response thus far,… Read More »New Orleans Mayor Interview
Emmanuel Bensah somehow manages to make me nostalgic for tro-tros, the overcrowded, sweaty, unsafe minivans that serve as transport for most urban Ghanaians. His photo… Read More »Road Trip! Tales from the road in Ghana and DRC
In a pile of recent (terrific!) posts on Roba Al-Assi’s blog, “And Far Away” (don’t miss the one about her pink hair) is a great… Read More »Slingshot: Meet the Palestine Lyrical Front