Cote d’Ivoire lurches towards civil war
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) was West Africa’s economic success story in the early 1990s. When I lived in Ghana in 1993-4, Ivory Coast was where… Read More »Cote d’Ivoire lurches towards civil war
Berkman welcomes Dan Gillmor
It’s Dan Gillmor’s first day as a Berkman Fellow, and many members of the extended Berkman family have come out to welcome him to the… Read More »Berkman welcomes Dan Gillmor
Monday Africa Roundup
I’m spending Monday catching up on all the work I’d intended to do over the weekend before I got distracted by a series of surprisingly… Read More »Monday Africa Roundup
What to watch in the Ugandan election
My friend and colleague Janet Haven writes that she’s heading to Uganda this week, to the Tactical Technology Africa Source conference. I’m doubly sorry that… Read More »What to watch in the Ugandan election
A Tale of Two Protests: an update on one
A couple of months back, I wrote a post called “A Tale of Two Protests”, about an anti-DRM protest in New York City and a… Read More »A Tale of Two Protests: an update on one
Ger, 2005-6
A major part of our annual New Year’s party is a large-scale construction project. The past three years, we’ve been building Mongolian-inspired gers, circular, portable… Read More »Ger, 2005-6