Following Ugandans on foot as they #walk2work
My occasional internet addiction finally proves useful as I follow the news in Uganda, where Museveni’s biggest challenger in the February elections is now…
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Sometimes, even newspapers call it like it is
Via the indefatigable @blakehounshell, this amazing moment of journalistic honesty — in the URL, not the story. (Though the story’s pretty funny.) http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/utter-PR-fiction-but-people-love-this-shit-so-fuck-it-lets-just-print-it-2269573.html UPDATE:…
Read MoreOf peacebuilding, debt relief, and other professional fun
It’s been quiet here lately, as I work too much and then sleep it off. But here’s what’s been going on: I have a…
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Today is the 17th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide, and Kigali is quiet, as it has been every year I’ve witnessed…
Read MoreLet’s play, “Why is this news?”
In this report from Uganda (slow down! 20 clicks a month!) we learn that: A man tried to steal a motorcycle in Kampala. A…
Read MoreUganda finds easiest Security Council sanctions loophole ever
In order to comply with UN sanctions, Uganda froze the assets of Tropical Bank, “99.6875 percent” owned by Libya, according to Bloomberg. (The other…
Read MoreWhy you should pay for the New York Times
So as of March 28, my favorite past-time and yours (to judge from what I can infer of my readership) is about to get…
Read MoreNow on the calendar: “Ivory Coast on the Brink,” DC
At the Brookings Institution, March 22, 4:30-6:00 p.m. RSVP here. While the eyes of the world have been focused on the political and humanitarian…
Read MoreCan pay-for-performance save US Aid? Why Tina Rosenberg didn’t convince me
Tina Rosenberg trumpeted Cash on Delivery (CoD) in 1500 words in the New York Times recently, and I’m really confused about why. Here’s the…
Read MoreLove that DIY aid? Here’s a chance to show it
This is the kind of private-life post that I generally prefer to leave out of my blogging, but sometimes exceptions need to be made….
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