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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009The good folks at AfriGadget have something interesting lined up in Ghana later this year. Read more at: AfriGadget » Blog Archive » Maker Faire Africa: Ghana, Aug 13-15.
Pot, meet Kettle
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009Pope wants Africans to change their “sorcery” brand. But when it comes to their role in Africa’s development, don’t all such brands including the Pope’s leave much to be desired?
How to stop the drug wars | The Economist
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009For a liberal commonsensical approach to the folly we call the War On Drugs, see this: How to stop the drug wars | The Economist.
Hobbesian riddims on the Guinea coast
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009What happens when the narco-folk infiltrate the state.
Take a fricking hike, Bono
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Catch up with Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo who is attracting a lot of press for her new book that forcefully calls for cutting the aid umbilical cord between Africa and donors. A tad doctrinaire but I must say that I am in full agreement with the notion that true material development of the sort that [...]
White Elephants In The Making?
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009Is this the best use of $1 billion dollars in such a poverty stricken place? Even if it is for the number one sport in the world. You make the call.
Weep For Me, Mother Africa
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Take a look at these eye-opening pictures of Africans striving to “make it” to Europe. An indictment of the failure of the modern African nation-state to take care of its citizens.
Changing Corrupt Societies
Monday, January 26th, 2009It is self-evident that corruption does not benefit society as a whole. Take a look at this picture and see how poorer and less livable places on this globe go hand in hand with levels of corruption.
For more insight into how exactly corruption hurts the development of countries, see here. You will come away with [...]
The African Green Revolution: Both Sides
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009This article on global warming caught my eye for one reason. It mentions how African soils are very depleted; this of course contributing to the low levels of agricultural productivity on the continent. Global warming is only going to make this worse. Quite a few heavyweights are pushing for a new African Green Revolution. See [...]
Odds-N-Ends: Jan12-2009
Monday, January 12th, 2009Evocative pictures of Ghana by these gentleman; a small sample can be seen here but you will need to click on Past Exhibitions and then Sankofa Series once you get to their site.
Akosua Busia’s take on Nat Turner; wonder what sort of movie she would make if she turned her attention to her Old Man’s [...]