Journalism gets tough in East Africa
The Committee to Protect Journalists is on the ball these days, raising warnings about threats against journalists in the DRC and in Kenya and…
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The year’s last Great Lakes redux
Since Kenya has declared the Monday after Christmas a normal work day, I thought I’d pitch in and give a roundup colossal enough to…
Read MoreDo conflict minerals need Christmas?
Judging from my google alerts, the Christmas hook was what the conflict mineral campaign really needed to take off. If I open another story…
Read MoreDear Harvard Kennedy School kid, just what exactly are you reading?
I caught this New Times piece about a group of Harvard kids who toured Rwanda and met with the president. One of them told…
Read MoreOne refugee’s quest to get to America — and the new lives of the family that did
I’ve enjoyed my online silence, which did indeed make me more productive, but this piece jolted me back into the game… In 2009, the…
Read MoreRecently 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…
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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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 MoreHappy Birthday 1325, or, Why women in Burundi won’t let me be cynical about (some) UN resolutions
If you’ve never been to a birthday party for a Security Council resolution, well, get out your party shoes. Today is the 10th anniversary…
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