‘Support unborn African babies’

A Belgian organization (backed by a smart advertising agency) “is calling on unborn babies in Belgium, to do something about the thousands of unborn babies in Africa that do not survive their own birth.” They’re stretching it a bit with the geographical focus since the raised funds will go to hospitals in Togo, if we’re to believe the campaign’s video. Pregnant Belgian mothers “have been recruited to use the in utero movements of their unborn children to paint pictures.” You can bid on the works afterwards. Alternatively, ordering an ‘unborn artist’ do-it-yourself kit will work: 10 Euros a pack will get your unborn started and support an African.

We can never start too young, can we?

Further Reading

Sovereignty beyond the nation

A new history of the interwar Latin American left recovers the rich debates over race and self-determination that shaped the region’s anti-imperial politics—and still resonate today.

Fields of dependency

As the US-Israel war on Iran disrupts fertilizer supply, Africa’s reliance on imported inputs exposes the deeper political economy driving food insecurity.

Whose progress?

A new documentary reveals how Ethiopia’s manufacturing push redistributes land, labor, and opportunity—delivering gains for some while displacing others.