Overheard:

“At least he will introduce the Egyptians to the form-fitting black t-shirt.”

“If the Egyptians I know in New York City are any guide, the form fitting black t is not going to be a revelation … He should fit right in.”

Watch Al Jazeera English instead. Here.

Further Reading

Kwame Nkrumah today

New documents looking at British and American involvement in overthrowing Kwame Nkrumah give us pause to reflect on his legacy, and its resonances today.

Goodbye, Piassa

The demolition of an historic district in Addis Ababa shows a central contradiction of modernization: the desire to improve the country while devaluing its people and culture.