Monday, January 14th, 2013
Whew, Mali. French air raids against Islamist positions in Mali began Thursday night, and the dust hasn’t settled yet. The news is changing fast, but, three things emerge from the haze. First, fierce fighting in the North and the East, with French forces in the lead, will open up a whole new set of dangers.
Monday, December 31st, 2012
There are times we shake our heads or roll our eyes. When we could not invent some of the things that we spot in the media. For some reason especially New York Times journalists can’t help themselves...
Monday, May 14th, 2012
From a series of tweets I did on the New York Times story “Rebranding Africa” which you can read here.
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
The Obama administration announced last week its nomination of Anthony Lake to serve as the new head of UNICEF. Current Executive Director Ann Veneman, a Bush appointee, announced she would not seek a second term in an...
Introducing: Angolan singer Aline F...
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Stakes is High*
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Struggles over memory in South Afri...
11 Jun 2012 at 8:00 am
The Speculation about Bokassa
6 Dec 2010 at 2:00 pm
10 things we learned from the Afric...
12 Sep 2012 at 1:00 pm
The Farafina Creative Writing Works...
11 Sep 2012 at 3:30 am
Africa and the Biennial: Regard Ben...
3 Dec 2012 at 11:00 am
The Lagos preacher and the football...
25 Feb 2012 at 9:00 am
February 11, 1990
11 Feb 2012 at 6:00 am
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
Vogue Italia’s “Rebranding Africa” disaster
Everybody’s trying to rebrand Africa, and it isn’t going so well. Vogue Italia’s latest issue — boosted by great billowing gusts of editorial hot air from both the New York Times and the Guardian — is called...