Against universalism, or at least flirting that way
In a NYT article about Bill Gates’ venture into teacher evaluation, I’m stuck on this sentence: Researchers and educators involved in the project described…
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Recently in the Great Lakes…
I took the American Thanksgiving holiday last Friday, so here’s two weeks’ worth of interesting bits from Africa’s Great Lakes… Rwanda offers shares and loan…
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Rwanda is accused of obstructing trade in electro-wielded black tubes from Uganda. No word on what those are. Police intercept a car carrying 2.3…
Read MoreAre women less corrupt then men?
Last week, I contributed a short piece to the Christian Science Monitor magazine cover story about women breaking through glass ceilings in politcs around…
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These things are pretty
As I remain distracted in the real world, here is something pretty I just found on my hard drive. These are about to be…
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Why 300 Million More People are Suddenly Poor
Kigali, Rwanda — In November, 300 million more people around the world were suddenly poor – on paper, at least. The latest numbers on…
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In Rwanda, Women Run the Show
Kigali, Rwanda — When Béata Murekatete was growing up in rural Rwanda, she never would have imagined she’d end up working for Parliament.
Read MoreUgandan journalist missing, held by anti-terrorism force, sources say
Ugandan radio journalist Arafat Nzito disappeared last week, and human rights observers in Uganda think he is being held by the country’s Joint Anti-Terrorism…
Read MoreFor what a flag?
I blogged earlier on the debate over Malawi’s flag, with a quick tone that angered two commenters. So I’m going a second round, incorporating…
Read MoreMalawi’s flag war
So the Catholic Church and the Malawian president are facing off over… a flag. The president recently decided to change the flag, without much…
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